Gastrointestinal reflux disease

Contraindications GI disease, including dysphagia, frequent heartburn, gastrointestinal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, and ulcers inability to stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes renal impairment sensitivity to alendronate... 

Which statement is the scientific rationale for administering a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) to a client diagnosed with gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) ... 

An increase in midepigastric pain is a symptom of peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal reflux disease and does not indicate the effectiveness of the pancreatic enzyme. The client with chronic pancre-... 

On the pathophysiological side, hyperactive nNOS has been implicated in A/-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor-mediated neuronal death in cerebrovascular-stroke. Some disturbances of smooth muscle tone within the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., gastroesophageal reflux disease) may also be related to an overproduction of NO by nNOS in peripheral nitrergic nerves. 

ETEC enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease GI gastrointestinal... 

Gastrointestinal Gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal (Gl) bleeding, and abdominal distention. 

Smout AJPM Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Pathogenesis and Diagnosis in Champion MC, Orr WC (eds) Gastrointestinal Motility. Oxford, Blackwell Science, 2001, pp 46-63. 

G-CSP—granulocyte colony-stimulating factor GDP-GTP—guanine diphosphate and triphosphate GERD—-gastroesophageal reflux disease G1—gastrointestinal... 

Keywords Colon cancer functional dyspepsia functional gastrointestinal disorders gastroesophageal reflux disease Helicobacter pylori infection inflammatory bowel disease irritable bowel syndrome liver transplantation pharmacogenetics. 

H2 antagonists are clinically used in the treatment of acid-related gastrointestinal conditions. Specifically, these indications may include peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and dyspepsia. 

First Multi-Disciplinary International Symposium on Supraesophageal Complications of Reflux Disease. R. Shaker, Guest Editor. American Journal of Medicine 103(5A), 1997 (The whole issue deals with gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease). 

Gastrointestinal Gastroesophageal reflux disease, constipation, Gl bleeding, nausea, and vomiting. 

Endocrine disorders (diabetes, hyperthyroidism) Gastrointestinal (gastroesophageal reflux disease, ulcers) Neurologic (delirium, epilepsy, Parkinson s disease) Pregnancy Psychiatric... 

Cisapride, a serotonin4 receptor agonist (10 mg p.o. q.i.d.) with gastrointestinal prokinetic properties, is indicated in the symptomatic treatment of nocturnal heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux disease. 

Treatment of peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, and gastroesophageal reflux disease... 

The H2 antihistamines are used in the treatment of duodenal ulcers, gastric ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pathological hypersensitivity disorders, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critically III patients and are sold OTC for acid indigestion (45). 

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