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Gastroparesis
- Definition
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Causes
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Post-surgical Gastroparesis
- Symptoms
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Postprandial fullness
- Diagnosis
- Gastric emptying scintagraphy
- Performed 2 hours post-radiolabeled intake
- Antroduodenal manometry
- Management: Nonpharmacologic
- Small, frequent meals
- Liquid meals are preferred
- Decrease fat intake
- Decrease fiber intake
- Management: Pharmacologic
- Antiemetics
- Prochlorperazine (Compazine)
- Promethazine (Phenergan)
- Ondansetron (Zofran)
- Prokinetics
- Metoclopramide (Reglan)
- Erythromycin
- References
- Parkman (2004) Gastroenterology 127:1589
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| Definition (MSH) | Chronic delayed gastric emptying. Gastroparesis may be caused by motor dysfunction or paralysis of STOMACH muscles or may be associated with other systemic diseases such as DIABETES MELLITUS. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| ICD9 | 536.3 |
| English | ATONY STOMACH, Gastric atonia, Gastric atony, Gastric Stases, Gastric Stasis, Gastroparalysis, Gastropareses, Gastroparesis, Gastroparesis syndrome, PARALYSIS GASTRIC, STOMACH ATONY |
| Spanish | atonÃa gástrica, atonia gastrica, estasis gástrica, estasis gástrico, estasis gastrica, estasis gastrico, gastroparesia, sÃndrome de gastroparesia, sindrome de gastroparesia |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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