RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 373
OP 383
DO 10.3949/ccjm.91a.23078
VO 91
IS 6
A1 Araujo-Duran, Jorge
A1 Chatterjee, Arjun
A1 Garg, Samita
YR 2024
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/91/6/373.abstract
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.