Tag: epigastric pain

REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Epigastric Pain

by Ellsworth Wright posted June 1, 2022 No Comments

Take Home Points Patients don’t necessarily know what’s important – ask lots of questions, find out if they’ve been taking a ton of NSAID’s or Tylenol for their pain and now they have an ulcer or hepatitis Keep a broad …

Abdominal and GastroinstestinalEndocrine, Metabolic, Fluid, and ElectrolytesInfectious Disease

Antacid Monotherapy vs GI Cocktail: Are You On or Off the Wagon?

by Amanda Hall, DO posted January 13, 2022 No Comments

Background: Dyspepsia and epigastric pain are common emergency department (ED) complaints affecting one in four adults annually. Twenty percent of these patients have an organic cause while 80% have functional dyspepsia (Moayyedi 2017). Antacids are often a first-line treatment in …

Abdominal and Gastroinstestinal