Interní Med. 2011; 13(10): 406-408

Upper dyspeptic syndrome - guidelines for practice

doc.MUDr.Bohumil Seifert, Ph.D.

Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta, Ústav všeobecného lékařství 1. LF UK v Praze

Dyspeptic complaints are among the most common reasons to see a physician and their diagnosis and treatment represents a major

economic burden. Specialized care for patients with gastrointestinal complaints is not to be simplified in that there are gastroenterology

specialists to treat dyspeptic complaints. Given the prevalence of these complaints and particularly the predominance of functional

disorders, the role of general practitioners and their competency in this area is significant and urgent as is the need to optimize interdisciplinary

cooperation. In the recent years, a lot of effort has been put into creating guidelines and algorithms for patients with these

complaints in an attempt to rationalize approaches. For this year, the Society of General Practice of the Czech Medical Association of

J. E. Purkyně has ordered a second update of guidelines for general practitioners on Upper and Lower Dyspeptic Syndrome and a team

of authors has commenced work. The present article provides an overview of suggestions for update in four key areas: functional dyspepsia,

peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug gastropathy.

drug gastropathy.

Keywords: general practitioner, gastrointestinal disease, dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory

Published: October 1, 2011  Show citation