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==Signs/symptoms==
==Signs/symptoms==
The pain may be relieved by eating.<ref name="pmid1265440">{{cite journal |author=Möllmann KM, Bonnevie O, Gudmand-Höyer E, Wulff HR |title=Nosography of X-ray negative dyspepsia |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=193–7 |year=1976 |pmid=1265440 |doi=}}</ref>
Some patients may have chest symptoms such as heartburn or reflux.<ref name="pmid8224642">{{cite journal |author=Talley NJ, Weaver AL, Tesmer DL, Zinsmeister AR |title=Lack of discriminant value of dyspepsia subgroups in patients referred for upper endoscopy |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=105 |issue=5 |pages=1378–86 |year=1993 |pmid=8224642 |doi=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2021764">{{cite journal |author=Johnsen R, Bernersen B, Straume B, Førde OH, Bostad L, Burhol PG |title=Prevalences of endoscopic and histological findings in subjects with and without dyspepsia |journal=BMJ |volume=302 |issue=6779 |pages=749–52 |year=1991 |pmid=2021764 |doi=}} [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?pubmedid=2021764 Fulltext]</ref>
Some patients may have chest symptoms such as heartburn or reflux.<ref name="pmid8224642">{{cite journal |author=Talley NJ, Weaver AL, Tesmer DL, Zinsmeister AR |title=Lack of discriminant value of dyspepsia subgroups in patients referred for upper endoscopy |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=105 |issue=5 |pages=1378–86 |year=1993 |pmid=8224642 |doi=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2021764">{{cite journal |author=Johnsen R, Bernersen B, Straume B, Førde OH, Bostad L, Burhol PG |title=Prevalences of endoscopic and histological findings in subjects with and without dyspepsia |journal=BMJ |volume=302 |issue=6779 |pages=749–52 |year=1991 |pmid=2021764 |doi=}} [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?pubmedid=2021764 Fulltext]</ref>


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
The pain may be relieved by eating.<ref name="pmid1265440">{{cite journal |author=Möllmann KM, Bonnevie O, Gudmand-Höyer E, Wulff HR |title=Nosography of X-ray negative dyspepsia |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=193–7 |year=1976 |pmid=1265440 |doi=}}</ref>
The accuracy of the [[''H. pylori'']] breath test for detecting [[peptic ulcer disease]] is:<ref name="pmid9135516">{{cite journal |author=McColl KE, el-Nujumi A, Murray L, ''et al'' |title=The Helicobacter pylori breath test: a surrogate marker for peptic ulcer disease in dyspeptic patients |journal=Gut |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=302–6 |year=1997 |pmid=9135516 |doi=}}</ref>
* [[sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]] 93%
* [[specificity (tests)|specificity]] 60%


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:11, 11 October 2007

Signs/symptoms

The pain may be relieved by eating.[1]

Some patients may have chest symptoms such as heartburn or reflux.[2][3]

Diagnosis

The accuracy of the ''H. pylori'' breath test for detecting peptic ulcer disease is:[4]

References

  1. Möllmann KM, Bonnevie O, Gudmand-Höyer E, Wulff HR (1976). "Nosography of X-ray negative dyspepsia". Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 11 (2): 193–7. PMID 1265440[e]
  2. Talley NJ, Weaver AL, Tesmer DL, Zinsmeister AR (1993). "Lack of discriminant value of dyspepsia subgroups in patients referred for upper endoscopy". Gastroenterology 105 (5): 1378–86. PMID 8224642[e]
  3. Johnsen R, Bernersen B, Straume B, Førde OH, Bostad L, Burhol PG (1991). "Prevalences of endoscopic and histological findings in subjects with and without dyspepsia". BMJ 302 (6779): 749–52. PMID 2021764[e] Fulltext
  4. McColl KE, el-Nujumi A, Murray L, et al (1997). "The Helicobacter pylori breath test: a surrogate marker for peptic ulcer disease in dyspeptic patients". Gut 40 (3): 302–6. PMID 9135516[e]