For NSAID-naive patients, use the test-and-treat strategy For chronic users of NSAIDs or aspirin, use the test-and-treat strategy; prescribe a PPI to patients with active peptic ulcer disease to ...

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common disorder, whose complications can result in hospitalization and death. Small studies have suggested that patients who have comorbid conditions have excess ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Four out of five cases of peptic ulcer disease are caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...

Acid suppression agents such as histamine (H2) blockers and, more recently, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), have altered ...

Tupper 7 reported that many patients with x-ray evidence of duodenal ulcer did not have distress that would have been recognized clinically as ulcer disease. Davis and McGlone 8 reported that ...

While H. pylori is undoubtedly an important factor in peptic ulcer disease and indigestion, it should be borne in mind that these problems can occur without infection by the organism. A test ...

Aim—To investigate the role physical activity may play in the incidence of peptic ulcer disease. Methods—The subjects were men (8529) and women (2884) who attended the Cooper Clinic in Dallas between ...

Triple therapy (w. amoxicillin + clarithromycin) for H. pylori eradication in duodenal ulcer disease. Short-term treatment and maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis (EE), symptomatic GERD.