Gastritis, Esophagitis and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Abstract

Gastritis, esophagitis, and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) present commonly with epigastric pain or dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is defined as "a predominant epigastric pain lasting at least 1 month" and "can be associated with any other upper gastrointestinal symptoms such as epigastric fullness, nausea, vomiting, or heartburn, provided epigastric pain is the patient's primary concern." [1]. The