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Mistakes in dyspepsia and how to avoid them

Mark Fox

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Dyspepsia is upper abdominal discomfort with diverse causes including functional dyspepsia, GORD, peptic ulcer disease, and malignancy, and its management is challenging due to broad definition, lack of specific treatments, and psychosocial factors.

  • Dyspepsia presents with epigastric pain, bloating, early satiety, belching, nausea, and heartburn arising from the upper gastrointestinal tract.
  • Common causes include functional dyspepsia, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease, and malignancy.
  • Endoscopy is not always necessary for diagnosis, and clinical guidelines recommend considering clinical presentation without alarm symptoms.
  • Management challenges include the broad definition of dyspepsia, lack of specific treatments, and psychosocial issues.
  • The material addresses 10 common mistakes in diagnosis and treatment, relevant for clinicians managing dyspepsia.
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Abstract

2024 update: Mark Fox
2016 version: Mark Fox

Dyspepsia refers to upper abdominal discomfort that can arise from the upper gastrointestinal tract, with symptoms including epigastric pain, bloating, early satiety, belching, nausea, and heartburn. It is commonly caused by functional dyspepsia, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), peptic ulcer disease, or malignancy. Endoscopy is not always necessary for diagnosis, and clinical guidelines recommend considering clinical presentation without alarm symptoms. The management of dyspepsia is challenging due to its broad definition, lack of specific treatments, and psychosocial issues. Here, I discuss 10 common mistakes in diagnosis and treatment.

Topics

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Published

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Introduction

Chronic nausea and vomiting are symptoms of a wide range of gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal conditions. Diagnosis can be challenging and requires a systematic and well-structured approach. If the initial investigation for structural, toxic and metabolic disorders is negative, digestive motility and gut-brain interaction disorders should be assessed. United European Gastroenterology (UEG) and the European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) identified the need for an updated, evidence-based clinical guideline for the management of chronic nausea and vomiting.

Methods

A multidisciplinary team of experts in the field, including European specialists and national societies, participated in the development of the guideline. Relevant questions were addressed through a literature review and statements were developed and voted on according to a Delphi process.

Results

Ninety-eight statements were identified and voted following the Delphi process. Overall agreement was high, although the grade of scientific evidence was low in many areas. Disagreement was more evident for some pharmacological treatment options. A diagnostic algorithm was developed, focussing on the differentiating features between gastrointestinal motility and gut-brain interaction disorders with predominant nausea and vomiting.

Conclusion

These guidelines provide an evidence-based framework for the evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic nausea and vomiting.

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Introduction
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Methods
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Results
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Conclusion
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Mistakes in metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and how to avoid them

Sarah Townsend, Philip Newsome

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Abstract

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is a subclassification of steatotic liver disease (SLD), defined as the presence of excess triglyceride storage in the liver in conjunction with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor and no other discernible cause.1 Cirrhosis secondary to MASH is the most common cause of liver disease in the world and is the fastest-growing indication for liver transplantation, but it also has a >50% recurrence rate post-transplantation.

Topics

Hepatobiliary

Citation

Townsend SA and Newsome PN. Mistakes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and how to avoid them. UEG Education 2017; 17: 39–41.

Published

2024

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Mistakes in metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and how to avoid them

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Sarah Townsend Sarah Townsend, Philip Newsome

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