This document discusses the common causes, treatment approaches, and alarm signs for dyspepsia. It notes that the most common causes are reflux esophagitis, duodenal ulcers, and gastric ulcers. The first treatment approach is to consider causes outside the GI tract and stop any contributing medications. Patients exhibiting alarm symptoms like bleeding or weight loss should be referred immediately. All new dyspepsia patients should receive abdominal exams and blood tests. Those over 55 or with persistent or recent-onset dyspepsia without alarm signs may also be referred. Helicobacter pylori is a common cause that can be diagnosed via invasive or non-invasive tests and treated with a PPI and antibiotics regimen. Functional
This document discusses the common causes, treatment approaches, and alarm signs for dyspepsia. It notes that the most common causes are reflux esophagitis, duodenal ulcers, and gastric ulcers. The first treatment approach is to consider causes outside the GI tract and stop any contributing medications. Patients exhibiting alarm symptoms like bleeding or weight loss should be referred immediately. All new dyspepsia patients should receive abdominal exams and blood tests. Those over 55 or with persistent or recent-onset dyspepsia without alarm signs may also be referred. Helicobacter pylori is a common cause that can be diagnosed via invasive or non-invasive tests and treated with a PPI and antibiotics regimen. Functional
This document discusses the common causes, treatment approaches, and alarm signs for dyspepsia. It notes that the most common causes are reflux esophagitis, duodenal ulcers, and gastric ulcers. The first treatment approach is to consider causes outside the GI tract and stop any contributing medications. Patients exhibiting alarm symptoms like bleeding or weight loss should be referred immediately. All new dyspepsia patients should receive abdominal exams and blood tests. Those over 55 or with persistent or recent-onset dyspepsia without alarm signs may also be referred. Helicobacter pylori is a common cause that can be diagnosed via invasive or non-invasive tests and treated with a PPI and antibiotics regimen. Functional
This document discusses the common causes, treatment approaches, and alarm signs for dyspepsia. It notes that the most common causes are reflux esophagitis, duodenal ulcers, and gastric ulcers. The first treatment approach is to consider causes outside the GI tract and stop any contributing medications. Patients exhibiting alarm symptoms like bleeding or weight loss should be referred immediately. All new dyspepsia patients should receive abdominal exams and blood tests. Those over 55 or with persistent or recent-onset dyspepsia without alarm signs may also be referred. Helicobacter pylori is a common cause that can be diagnosed via invasive or non-invasive tests and treated with a PPI and antibiotics regimen. Functional
Non-erosive GORD Functional (non-ulcer) dyspepsia First Approach 1. Consider : possible causes outside upper GI tract -Heart, lung, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, bowel
2. Consider drugs and stop if possible - Aspirin / NSAIDs, calcium antagonists, nitrates, theophyllines, etidronate, steroids ? Alarm Symptoms/ Signs* GI bleeding (same day referral) Persistent vomiting Weight loss (progressive unintentional) Dysphagia Epigastric mass Anaemia due to possible GI blood loss Thus all patients with new-onset dyspepsia should have abdominal examination and FBC
Refer if dyspepsia in 55+* year old With Alarm symptoms/signs
Without alarm symptom if : Unexplained : no cause known persistent : 4-6 weeks recent-onset : new-not a recurrent episode
Helicobacter pylori Gram negative bacteria S-shaped, ~ 0.5 x 3 m the genom of Hp encode 1500 proteins Some of the proteins are determinant of Hp mediated pathogenesis & colonization, such as : Hop protein Vac A Cag-PAI 8 introduction Medical community couldnt believe a bacteria could survive the acidity Marshall drank a petri dish of Hp, and 10 days later had endoscopy where found signs of gastritis and H pylori. estimated: 50% of the world is affected Developing nations: prevalence of adults peaks at more than 80% after age 20
2005: Marshall and Warren awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine 9 Pathogenesis Hp 10 Diagnosing Hp : -invasive -non invasive
Invasive test : endoscopy : Culture Histology Urease test
The preferred method of diagnosing Hp-by non invasive method-in pre and post treatment setting are : UBT stool antigen test
One week triple therapy
PPI (full dose) e.g. Omeprazole 2x20mg Clarithromycin 2x500mg Amoxycillin 2x 1000 mg
FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA Treatment Major challenge Most agent : limitted/no evidence of efficacy Testing for/eradicating Hp is a first line strategy irrespective of the symptom pattern MODALITIES OF TREATMENT 1.Epigastric pain antisecretory agent are recommended Antacids, bismuth, sucralfat --- no better than placebo 2.Postprandial fullness (early satiety) prokinetics Other treatment -psychological tx : promising (confer benefits on both pain&meal related symptoms) (Curr Treat opt Gastroenterol, 2007) WITH ALARM NO ALARM > 55 yo < 55 yo 1 month