PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richter, Joel E.
TI  - Extraesophageal presentations of gastroesophageal reflux disease: the case for aggressive diagnosis and treatment
DP  - 1997 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 37--45
VI  - 64
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/1/37.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/1/37.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1997 Jan 01; 64
AB  - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has a number of extraesophageal presentations, including noncardiac chest pain, asthma, and laryngitis. Although 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring is the best test to diagnose GERD, an empiric approach to treatment, using an aggressive acid suppression regimen such as a proton-pump inhibitor, may be more cost-effective.