Managing heartburn and reflux in primary care.

This article describes an algorithmic approach to caring for patients presenting with heartburn and reflux, including empiric treatment with acid-suppression therapy and a data-driven approach to diagnostic testing. This article also reviews the efficacy and safety profile of the widely available and commonly used proton pump inhibitors. Refining our approach to diagnostic testing can reduce time to diagnosis, better control patients' symptoms, and limit complications of longstanding disease. Copyright © 2024 American Academy of Physician Associates.

Citation

Delaney Provenza, Christopher Gillette, Brian Peacock, Jared Rejeski. Managing heartburn and reflux in primary care. JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2024 Mar 01;37(3):24-29

Mesh Tags

Substances

PMID: 38349081

search → result