| DIAGNOSIS |
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| • | History
of heartburn without other symptoms of |
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| serious disease |
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| • | Empiric
trial of medication without testing |
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| • | Testing
for those who do have persistent or |
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| unresponsive
heartburn or signs of tissue injury |
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| • | CBC, H.
pylori antibody |
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| • | Barium
swallow |
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| • | Endoscopy
for severe or atypical symptoms |
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