PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Araujo-Duran, Jorge
AU  - Chatterjee, Arjun
AU  - Garg, Samita
TI  - Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.91a.23078
DP  - 2024 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 373--383
VI  - 91
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/91/6/373.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/91/6/373.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2024 Jun 01; 91
AB  - Gastroparesis is a heterogeneous motility disorder characterized by nausea, vomiting, and postprandial fullness. Its diagnosis requires objective documentation of delayed gastric emptying of solid food and exclusion of mechanical obstruction. Its epidemiology is unclear, and the main causes are diabetes mellitus and idiopathic disease. Cardinal symptoms often co-occur. Management involves nutritional assessment, dietary changes, drug evaluation, glycemic control (for patients with diabetes mellitus), and symptom relief. In this review, we explore challenges nongastroenterologists may encounter and how they can use current recommendations to manage patients with gastroparesis.