GERD: A fresh look at a common problem in primary care
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 Montreal Definition and Classification of GERD, published in 2006, provides an evidence-based and globally applicable definition, and supports a patient-centred and symptom-driven approach to the assessment of GERD.
The present article describes the use of the Montreal Definition in the diagnosis and management of GERD in the primary care setting.
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