Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd). Gastroesophageal reflux disease guideline. This is the second wgo guideline published to complement world digestive health day (wdhd) themes the wgo’s aim in the guideline is to guide health-care providers in the best management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) through a concise document that provides recommendations based on the latest evidence and has been drawn up in a global expert consensus process focusing on the best.
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: an evidence-based consensus arq gastroenterol 2010;47:99–115 2008 asia-pacific consensus update: fock km, talley nj, fass r, et al asia-pacific consensus on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: update j gastroenterol hepatol 2008;23:8–22 doi. Likewise, questionnaires such as the reflux disease questionnaire (rdq) and gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (gerdq) have similar limitations when compared with physiological testing.12–14 however, in clinical practice, diagnosing and treating gerd based on typical symptoms is pragmatic and endorsed by societal guidelines,4 even. This guideline covers investigating and managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (gord) and dyspepsia in people aged 18 and over. it aims to improve the treatment of gord and dyspepsia by making detailed recommendations on helicobacter pylori eradication, and specifying when to consider laparoscopic fundoplication and referral to specialist services..