TOWARD A SIMPLIFIED STRATEGY FOR MANAGING DYSPEPSIA: Use of simple diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori can reduce unnecessary investigation in … peptic ulcer disease.

May 14, 2011

TOWARD A SIMPLIFIED STRATEGY FOR MANAGING DYSPEPSIA: Use of simple diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori can reduce unnecessary investigation in … peptic ulcer disease.

Product Description
Pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen (ie, dyspepsia) accounts for a substantial number of patient visits to primary care physicians. In the United States, the prevalence of dyspeptic symptoms is about 25% (when patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms are excluded), but not all patients with dyspepsia present to a physician (1).

TOWARD A SIMPLIFIED STRATEGY FOR MANAGING DYSPEPSIA: Use of simple diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori can reduce unnecessary investigation in … peptic ulcer disease.