Discomfort centred in the upper abdomen and felt to originate from the gastroduodenum

S/S

pain, bloating, burping, early satiety, GER

1. [Epigastric pain](https://oasis-creek-b29.notion.site/1d790d2bab6a81078e9ecf1279f0a046) → Chronic Abdominal Pain
2. [Epigastric burning](https://oasis-creek-b29.notion.site/1d790d2bab6a819688d7dfdde2adcccd)
3. Early Satiety
4. [Post-prandial fullness](https://oasis-creek-b29.notion.site/1d790d2bab6a815f8a74d0f8f4ccdd50)

DDx

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Approach

• Isolate GER -> trial of PPI first, screen for H. pylori

• GER_Plus (GER and another sign) -> screen for H. pylori </aside>

• PUD - Peptic Ulcer Disease → H. pylori

• Functional Dyspepsia

• GERD

• Upper GI Malignancy, e.gf. Gastric Cancer