PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | esophagitis |
| Symptom | C0422833|ent symptoms |
| Sentences | 1 |
| PubMedID- 23364971 | This treatment is already being performed at several centers, and is clinically practical and effective in resolving patient symptoms.16,17 in cases of asymptomatic reflux esophagitis, we first recommend life-style modifications such as small, frequent meals and sitting in an up-right position before prescribing a ppi, because long-term use of a ppi can have some adverse effects, such as infectious respiratory complications or nutritional deficiencies.18,19 if patients present with reflux symptoms without reflux esophagitis, then we prescribe a ppi to reduce the reflux symptoms. |
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