Dyspepsia - Diagnosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Toxic epidermal necrolysis and neutropaenia: complications of omeprazole.

30 Jul 2009 Worldwide, proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are one of the most frequently prescribed drugs; however, up to 70% of patients taking these drugs have no appropriate indication. Although PPI are relatively well tolerated, they are not free from ... Read more...

Managing dyspepsia.

30 Jul 2009 The prevalence of dyspepsia in the general population is as high as 40%, and its management represents a considerable financial burden to the health care system. Causes of dyspepsia amenable to medical therapy include peptic ulcer and functional ... Read more...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders: past and present.

7 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Chronic abdominal pain is a common complaint in childhood and adolescence. Despite decades of clinical observations and research, it still poses a challenge to pediatric health care professionals. The aim of this review is to highlight ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dyspepsia - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• In-flight medical emergencies. 24 Sep 2009
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis and neutropaenia: complications of omeprazole. 30 Jul 2009
• Managing dyspepsia. 30 Jul 2009
• Functional gastrointestinal disorders: past and present. 7 Jul 2009
• Short- and long-term management of heartburn and other acid-related disorders: development of an algorithm for primary care providers. 29 Jun 2009
• Comparison of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasonography, and fecal elastase 1 in chronic pancreatitis and clinical correlation. 29 Jun 2009
• Should we step-up or step-down in the treatment of new-onset dyspepsia in primary care? 30 May 2009
• New epidemiologic evidence on functional dyspepsia subgroups and their relationship to psychosocial dysfunction. 27 May 2009
• [The diagnostic value of 24-hour bile reflux monitoring in patients with functional dyspepsia] 29 Apr 2009
• [Electrogastrography in various clinical forms of functional dyspepsia] 29 Apr 2009
• [Evaluation of the number of enterochromaffin cells in gastric mucosa in subjects with functional dyspepsia] 29 Apr 2009
• Functional abdominal pain: all roads lead to Rome (criteria). 29 Apr 2009
• Functional abdominal pain in children: new understanding, diagnostic criteria, and treatment approaches. 29 Apr 2009
• Minimum clinically important difference for the Nepean Dyspepsia Index, a validated quality of life scale for functional dyspepsia. 26 Apr 2009
• Do patients in rural Malawi benefit from upper gastrointestinal endoscopy? 30 Mar 2009
• The combination of annular pancreas and duodenum inversum presenting with delayed gastric emptying, pain, and feeding intolerance. 29 Mar 2009
• Anxiety is associated with uninvestigated and functional dyspepsia (Rome III criteria) in a Swedish population-based study. 24 Mar 2009
• [Pathophysiology and therapy of functional dyspepsia] 27 Feb 2009
• Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia. 27 Feb 2009
• Functional dyspepsia: not all roads seem to lead to rome. 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Dyspepsia'

Definition: Impaired digestion, especially after eating.

Descriptor UI: D004415

Alternative terms: Dyspepsia; Dyspepsias; Indigestion; Indigestions;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.821.236;