Clinical Evaluation of Functional Dyspepsia

Clinical features of functional dyspepsia.

the effect of functional/notional approach on the proficiency level of efl learners and its evaluation through functional test

in fact, this study focused on the following questions: 1. is there any difference between the effect of functional/notional approach and the structural approaches to language teaching on the proficiency test of efl learners? 2. can a rather innovative language test referred to as "functional test" ge devised so so to measure the proficiency test of efl learners, and thus be as much reliable an...

Effect of Apium graveolens and Trachyspermum copticom on clinical symptoms of patients with functional dyspepsia

Objectives:This study aimed at investigating the effect of Iranian traditional remedy prepared from Apium graveolens and Trachyspermum copticom (AT) on the severity and frequency of symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). Material and Methods:In total, 150 FD patients were included in this randomized double-blind trial, based on the ROME III diagnostic criteria, and they were divid...

Functional Dyspepsia

Dyspepsia is a common clinical condition associated with a complex of upper abdominal symptoms including: upper centered discomfort or pain, feeling of abdominal fullness, early satiety, abdominal distention and bloating, belching, and nausea. The exact prevalence of dyspepsia in the general population is not known, but it is estimated that as many as 25% to 40% of adults experience symptoms of...

Endoscopy-Guided Evaluation of Duodenal Mucosal Permeability in Functional Dyspepsia

OBJECTIVES The pathophysiology of functional dyspepsia (FD) is not fully understood. Impaired duodenal mucosal integrity characterized by increased mucosal permeability and/or low-grade inflammation was reported as potentially important etiologies. We aimed to determine the utility of a recently developed simple catheterization method to measure mucosal admittance (MA), the inverse of mucosal i...