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Archive for December, 2007
Gastric Bypass Surgery Riskiest for Those Who Need It Most
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Flu | 308 views No Comments »
The same health risks that make morbidly obese patients eligible for gastric bypass surgery also leave them susceptible to complications during and after the surgery, a study of 335 patients ... Read more..Are There Risks Associated With Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Flu | 316 views No Comments »
Yes. People who undergo this procedure are at risk for: Pouch stretching (stomach gets bigger overtime, stretching back to its normal size before surgery). Band erosion (the band closing off part of ... Read more..Weight Loss: Gastric Bypass Operations
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Flu | 238 views No Comments »
Gastric bypass operations combine the creation of a small stomach pouch to restrict food intake and construction of bypasses of the duodenum and other segments of the small intestine to ... Read more..Why Stomach Acid Is a Good Thing — and Why You Shouldn’t Pop Too Many Antacids
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 408 views No Comments »
The acid in your stomach is the real thing — powerful enough to burn a hole in this page. Typically, the stomach produces 1 to 2 quarts of gastric juices a ... Read more..GERD: A fresh look at a common problem in primary care
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 249 views No Comments »
Without clear, consistent terminology or a 'gold standard' for diagnosis, primary care physicians face uncertainty when making disease management decisions about patients presenting with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The ... Read more..Acidity and volume of the refluxate in the genesis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease symptoms
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 257 views No Comments »
Summary text While GERD symptoms are generally considered to be caused by acid reflux, data indicate that other mechanisms, such as weakly acidic reflux, bile, reflux volume and esophageal distension may ... Read more..Long-term treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease in routine care – results from the ProGERD study
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 300 views No Comments »
Summary text During 4 years of observation, as part of the ProGERD cohort study, the majority of patients with GERD were receiving long-term treatment with a PPI. Continuous PPI treatment was ... Read more..The Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease Impact Scale: a patient management tool for primary care
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 276 views No Comments »
Summary text This study found that the GERD Impact Scale (GIS) has good psychometric properties, with most physicians reporting that it facilitated clinical decision making. By helping patient–physician communication, the GIS ... Read more..The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (WPAI-GERD): responsiveness to change and English language validation
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 335 views No Comments »
Highlights of the month Effect of baseline symptom severity on patient-reported outc... Read more Responsiveness of measures of heartburn improvement in non-e... Read more Unspecified abdominal pain in primary care: the role of gast... Read more To ... Read more..The pathophysiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in GERD | 280 views No Comments »
Summary text This article reviews the available literature on the factors contributing to the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The author concludes that the pathophysiology of GERD is multifactorial, and ... Read more..