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==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
Gastroesophageal reflux disease must be differentiated from:<ref name="pmid6710074">{{cite journal| author=Sugimachi K, Inokuchi K, Kuwano H, Ooiwa T| title=Acute gastritis clinically classified in accordance with data from both upper GI series and endoscopy. | journal=Scand J Gastroenterol | year= 1984 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 31-7 | pmid=6710074 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6710074  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25901896">{{cite journal| author=Sipponen P, Maaroos HI| title=Chronic gastritis. | journal=Scand J Gastroenterol | year= 2015 | volume= 50 | issue= 6 | pages= 657-67 | pmid=25901896 | doi=10.3109/00365521.2015.1019918 | pmc=4673514 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25901896  }} </ref><ref name="pmid16819502">{{cite journal| author=Sartor RB| title=Mechanisms of disease: pathogenesis of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol | year= 2006 | volume= 3 | issue= 7 | pages= 390-407 | pmid=16819502 | doi=10.1038/ncpgasthep0528 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16819502  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2789799">{{cite journal| author=Sipponen P| title=Atrophic gastritis as a premalignant condition. | journal=Ann Med | year= 1989 | volume= 21 | issue= 4 | pages= 287-90 | pmid=2789799 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2789799  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25133039">{{cite journal| author=Badillo R, Francis D| title=Diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. | journal=World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther | year= 2014 | volume= 5 | issue= 3 | pages= 105-12 | pmid=25133039 | doi=10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i3.105 | pmc=4133436 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25133039  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17956071">{{cite journal| author=Ramakrishnan K, Salinas RC| title=Peptic ulcer disease. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2007 | volume= 76 | issue= 7 | pages= 1005-12 | pmid=17956071 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17956071  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17985090">{{cite journal| author=Banasch M, Schmitz F| title=Diagnosis and treatment of gastrinoma in the era of proton pump inhibitors. | journal=Wien Klin Wochenschr | year= 2007 | volume= 119 | issue= 19-20 | pages= 573-8 | pmid=17985090 | doi=10.1007/s00508-007-0884-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17985090  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15621988">{{cite journal| author=Dicken BJ, Bigam DL, Cass C, Mackey JR, Joy AA, Hamilton SM| title=Gastric adenocarcinoma: review and considerations for future directions. | journal=Ann Surg | year= 2005 | volume= 241 | issue= 1 | pages= 27-39 | pmid=15621988 | doi= | pmc=1356843 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15621988  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21390139">{{cite journal| author=Ghimire P, Wu GY, Zhu L| title=Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2011 | volume= 17 | issue= 6 | pages= 697-707 | pmid=21390139 | doi=10.3748/wjg.v17.i6.697 | pmc=3042647 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21390139  }} </ref>
* '''The table below differentiates Gastritis from other conditions:'''<ref name="pmid6710074">{{cite journal| author=Sugimachi K, Inokuchi K, Kuwano H, Ooiwa T| title=Acute gastritis clinically classified in accordance with data from both upper GI series and endoscopy. | journal=Scand J Gastroenterol | year= 1984 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 31-7 | pmid=6710074 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6710074  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25901896">{{cite journal| author=Sipponen P, Maaroos HI| title=Chronic gastritis. | journal=Scand J Gastroenterol | year= 2015 | volume= 50 | issue= 6 | pages= 657-67 | pmid=25901896 | doi=10.3109/00365521.2015.1019918 | pmc=4673514 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25901896  }} </ref><ref name="pmid16819502">{{cite journal| author=Sartor RB| title=Mechanisms of disease: pathogenesis of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol | year= 2006 | volume= 3 | issue= 7 | pages= 390-407 | pmid=16819502 | doi=10.1038/ncpgasthep0528 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16819502  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2789799">{{cite journal| author=Sipponen P| title=Atrophic gastritis as a premalignant condition. | journal=Ann Med | year= 1989 | volume= 21 | issue= 4 | pages= 287-90 | pmid=2789799 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2789799  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25133039">{{cite journal| author=Badillo R, Francis D| title=Diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. | journal=World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther | year= 2014 | volume= 5 | issue= 3 | pages= 105-12 | pmid=25133039 | doi=10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i3.105 | pmc=4133436 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25133039  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17956071">{{cite journal| author=Ramakrishnan K, Salinas RC| title=Peptic ulcer disease. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2007 | volume= 76 | issue= 7 | pages= 1005-12 | pmid=17956071 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17956071  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17985090">{{cite journal| author=Banasch M, Schmitz F| title=Diagnosis and treatment of gastrinoma in the era of proton pump inhibitors. | journal=Wien Klin Wochenschr | year= 2007 | volume= 119 | issue= 19-20 | pages= 573-8 | pmid=17985090 | doi=10.1007/s00508-007-0884-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17985090  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15621988">{{cite journal| author=Dicken BJ, Bigam DL, Cass C, Mackey JR, Joy AA, Hamilton SM| title=Gastric adenocarcinoma: review and considerations for future directions. | journal=Ann Surg | year= 2005 | volume= 241 | issue= 1 | pages= 27-39 | pmid=15621988 | doi= | pmc=1356843 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15621988  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21390139">{{cite journal| author=Ghimire P, Wu GY, Zhu L| title=Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2011 | volume= 17 | issue= 6 | pages= 697-707 | pmid=21390139 | doi=10.3748/wjg.v17.i6.697 | pmc=3042647 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21390139  }} </ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
{| style="border: 0px; font-size: 90%; margin: 3px;" align="center"
! rowspan="3" |Disease
| colspan="13" style="background: #4479BA; text-align: center;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Differential Diagnosis'''}}
! rowspan="3" |Cause  
|+
! colspan="9" |Symptoms
| rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Disease'''}}
!Diagnosis
| rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Cause'''}}
! rowspan="3" |Other findings
| colspan="9" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Symptoms'''}}
| style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Diagnosis'''}}
| rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Other findings'''}}
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Pain
| colspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Pain'''}}
! rowspan="2" |Nausea
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Nausea & Vomiting'''}}
&
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Heartburn'''}}
 
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Belching or Bloating'''}}
Vomiting
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Weight loss'''}}
! rowspan="2" |Heartburn
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Loss of Appetite'''}}
! rowspan="2" |Belching or  
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Stools'''}}
Bloating
| rowspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Endoscopy findings'''}}
! rowspan="2" |Weight loss
! rowspan="2" |Loss of  
Appetite
! rowspan="2" |Stools
! rowspan="2" |Endoscopy findings
|-
|-
!Location
| rowspan="1" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Location'''}}
!Aggravating Factors
| rowspan="1" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Aggravating Factors'''}}
!Alleviating Factors
| rowspan="1" style="background:#4479BA; padding: 5px 5px;" align="center" |{{fontcolor|#FFF|'''Alleviating Factors'''}}
|-
|-
![[Acute gastritis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Acute gastritis]]
|
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* [[NSAIDS]]
* [[NSAIDS]]
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|Food
|Food
|[[Antacids]]
|[[Antacids]]
|?
|
|?
|
|?
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|?
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|[[Melena|Black stools]]
|[[Melena|Black stools]]
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* Pangastritis or antral [[gastritis]]
* [[Pangastritis]] or antral [[gastritis]]
* [[Gastric erosion|Erosive]] (Superficial, deep, hemorrhagic)
* [[Gastric erosion|Erosive]] (Superficial, deep, hemorrhagic)
* Nonerosive (''[[H. pylori]]'')
* Nonerosive (''[[H. pylori]]'')
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
![[Gastritis|Chronic gastritis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Gastritis|Chronic gastritis]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* [[Alcohol]]
* [[Alcohol]]
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|Food
|Food
|[[Antacids]]
|[[Antacids]]
|?
|
|?
|
|?
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|?
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|?
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|''[[H. pylori]] [[gastritis]]''
|''[[H. pylori]] [[gastritis]]''
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
![[Atrophic gastritis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Atrophic gastritis]]
|
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* [[Autoimmune disease]]
* [[Autoimmune disease]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|?
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|?
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|?
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|''[[H. pylori]]''
|''[[H. pylori]]''
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* [[Iron deficiency anemia]]
* [[Iron deficiency anemia]]
Autoimmune gastritis diagnosis include:
*Autoimmune gastritis diagnosis includes:
* Antiparietal and anti-IF antibodies
**Antiparietal and anti-IF antibodies
* [[Achlorhydria]] and hypergastrinemia
**[[Achlorhydria]] and hypergastrinemia
* Low serum [[vitamin B12|cobalamine]]
**Low serum [[vitamin B12|cobalamine]]
|-
|-
![[Crohn's disease]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Crohn's disease]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* [[Autoimmune disease]]
* [[Autoimmune disease]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|?
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|?
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* Chronic [[diarrhea]] often bloody with [[pus]] or [[mucus]]
* Chronic [[diarrhea]] often bloody with [[pus]] or [[mucus]]
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* [[Anemia]] ([[pernicious anemia]])
* [[Anemia]] ([[pernicious anemia]])
|-
|-
![[GERD]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[GERD]]
|
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* Lower esophageal sphincter abnormalities
* Lower esophageal sphincter abnormalities
* [[Hiatal hernia]]
* [[Hiatal hernia]]
* Abnormal esophageal contractions
* Abnormal esophageal contractions
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* [[Antacids]]
* [[Antacids]]
* Head elevation during sleep
* Head elevation during sleep
|?
|


(Suspect delayed gastric emptying)
(Suspect delayed gastric emptying)
|?
|
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Esophagitis]]
* [[Esophagitis]]
* Barrette esophagus
* [[Barrette's esophagus]]
* [[Strictures]]
* [[Strictures]]
|Other symptoms:
|Other symptoms:
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* Barrette esophagus
* Barrette esophagus
|-
|-
![[Peptic ulcer disease]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
|
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* ''[[H. pylori]]''
* [[Smoking]]
* [[Smoking]]
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* [[Right upper quadrant pain]]
* [[Right upper quadrant pain]]
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'''[[Duodenal ulcer]]'''
'''[[Duodenal ulcer]]'''
*Pain aggravates with empty stomach
*Pain aggravates with empty stomach
'''[[Gastric ulcer]]'''
'''[[Gastric ulcer]]'''
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* [[Duodenal ulcer]]
* [[Duodenal ulcer]]
:*Pain alleviates with food
:*Pain alleviates with food
|?
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|?
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Biopsy]]
* [[Biopsy]]
|-
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![[Gastrinoma]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Gastrinoma]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* Associated with [[MEN type 1]]
* Associated with [[MEN type 1]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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(suspect [[gastric outlet obstruction]])
(suspect [[gastric outlet obstruction]])
|?
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[CT]] and [[MRI]]
* [[CT]] and [[MRI]]
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![[Gastric Cancer|Gastric Adenocarcinoma]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Gastric Cancer|Gastric Adenocarcinoma]]
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* ''[[H. pylori]]'' infection
* ''[[H. pylori]]'' infection
* Smoked and salted food
* Smoked and salted food
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* [[Melena|Black stools]], or blood in stools
* [[Melena|Black stools]], or blood in stools
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* Frequent [[burping]]
* Frequent [[burping]]
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![[Gastric lymphoma|Primary gastric lymphoma]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |[[Gastric lymphoma|Primary gastric lymphoma]]
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* ''[[H. pylori]]'' infection
* ''[[H. pylori]]'' infection
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Overview

Differentiating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease from other Diseases

Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis
Disease Cause Symptoms Diagnosis Other findings
Pain Nausea & Vomiting Heartburn Belching or Bloating Weight loss Loss of Appetite Stools Endoscopy findings
Location Aggravating Factors Alleviating Factors
Acute gastritis Food Antacids - Black stools -
Chronic gastritis Food Antacids - H. pylori gastritis

Lymphocytic gastritis

  • Enlarged folds
  • Aphthoid erosions
-
Atrophic gastritis Epigastric pain - - - - H. pylori

Autoimmune

Crohn's disease - - - - -
  • Mucosal nodularity with cobblestoning
  • Multiple aphthous ulcers
  • Linier or serpiginous ulcerations
  • Thickened antral folds
  • Antral narrowing
  • Hypoperistalsis
  • Duodenal strictures
GERD
  • Spicy food
  • Tight fitting clothing

(Suspect delayed gastric emptying)

- - - - Other symptoms:

Complications

Peptic ulcer disease

Duodenal ulcer

  • Pain aggravates with empty stomach

Gastric ulcer

  • Pain aggravates with food
  • Pain alleviates with food
- - - Gastric ulcers
  • Discrete mucosal lesions with a punched-out smooth ulcer base with whitish fibrinoid base
  • Most ulcers are at the junction of fundus and antrum
  • 0.5-2.5cm

Duodenal ulcers

Other diagnostic tests
Gastrinoma - -

(suspect gastric outlet obstruction)

- - - Useful in collecting the tissue for biopsy

Diagnostic tests

Gastric Adenocarcinoma - - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • Multiple biopsies are taken to establish the diagnosis
Other symptoms
Primary gastric lymphoma - - - - - - - Useful in collecting the tissue for biopsy Other symptoms


GERD must be differentiated from other causes of dysphagia, odynophagia and food regurgitation such as esophageal adenocarcinoma and esophageal stricture.

Manifestations Diagnostic tools
Achalasia
  • Dysphagia for solids and liquids is the most common feature, being seen in 91 % and 85% of patients respectively[11]
  • Regurgitation of undigested food occurs in 76-91% of patients[11]
  • Cough mainly when lying down in 30%[11]
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy findings include a dilated esophagus with residual food fragments, normal mucosa and occasionally candidiasis (due to the prolonged stasis).
  • Barium swallow shows the characteristic bird's beak appearance.
Barium swallow showing bird's beak appearance - By Farnoosh Farrokhi, Michael F. Vaezi. - Idiopathic (primary) achalasia. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2007, 2:38(http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2040141), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2950922
GERD
  • Retrosternal burning chest pain.
  • Cough and hoarseness of voice.
  • May present with complications such as strictures and dysphagia.
  • Upper GI endoscopy shows the complications such as esophagitis and barret esophagus.
  • Esophageal manometry may show decreased tone of the lower esophageal sphincter.
  • 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring may be done to confirm the diagnosis.
Barret's esophagus - By Samir धर्म - taken from patient with permission to place in public domain, Copyrighted free use, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1595945
Esophageal carcinoma
  • Dysphagia
  • Odynophagia- fluids and soft foods are usually tolerated, while hard or bulky substances (such as bread or meat) cause much more difficulty
  • Weight loss
  • Pain, often of a burning nature, may be severe and worsened by swallowing, and can be spasmodic in character
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Upper GI endoscopy and esophageal biopsy the gold standard for the diagnosis of esophageal
CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2587715
Corckscrew esophagus
  • Retrosternal chest pain that presents with or without food intake.
  • The condition is not progressive and not causing complications.
  • Barium swallow shows the characteristic corckscrew appearance of the esophagus.
Corckscrew esophagus - Case courtesy of Radswiki, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 11680
Esophageal stricture
  • Patient may present with the symptoms of the underlying GERD.
  • Dysphagia and odynophagia.
  • Barium esophagography provides information about the site and the diameter of the stricture before the endoscopic intervention.
Peptic stricture - By Samir धर्म - From en.wikipedia.org, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1931423

References

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