Medical Student Cheater: Gastroesohageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Gastroesohageal Reflux Disease (GERD)


Gastroesophageal reflux is a normal physiologic phenomenon experienced intermittently by most people, particularly after a meal. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when the amount of gastric juice that refluxes into the esophagus exceeds the normal limit, causing symptoms with or without associated esophageal mucosal injury (ie, esophagitis).

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