Fast Five Quiz: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

B.S. Anand, MD

July 29, 2021

The presence of certain "alarm symptoms" should prompt further investigation because patients with these symptoms are more likely to have peptic strictures or esophagitis. Alarm symptoms include the following:

Dysphagia
Odynophagia
Hematemesis
Weight loss
Anemia

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Fast Five Quiz: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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