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GERD (DIAGNOSIS (Symptoms (Initial diagnosis : Patient describe symptoms,…
GERD
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AGGRAVATING FACTORS
Diet
(caffeine, fatty/spicy food, chocolate, coffee, peppermint, citrus, alcohol)
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External pressure
Pregnancy, tight clothing
TREATMENT
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PHARMACOLOGICAL
Antacids
Acid suppression
PPIs (omeprazole, esomeprazole)
H2R Antagonists (cimetidine, famotidine)
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION
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CHILDREN
-Vomiting (heartburn, cough, stridor)
-Aspiration (recurrent bronchopneumonia)
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Normally, the lower esophageal spinchter (LES) is closed. So there is no esophageal reflux.
In GERD, LES is weakened and opens, allowing abnormal reflux of gastric contents from the stomach into the esophagus.
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GROUP MEMBERS
AFIQ ASYRAF BIN DAUD
DARLINA INSYIRAH BINTI MOHD IDRIS JAYA MURALI
HANIS ADEEBA BINTI MAHAMAD RAHIMI
JOANNE CARMEN RASUL BINTI ABDULLAH
SITI AMIRAH BINTI MOHD AZMAN
