Clinical Predictors of Rapid Gastric Emptying in Patients Presenting with Dyspeptic Symptoms

Editor's Choice! Functional dyspepsia (FD) represents a spectrum of diseases for which few biomarkers exist. Cifuentes et al from the Cleveland Clinic identified an important FD subgroup who had rapid gastric emptying. https://t.co/8RcQmPOUOd

The amount of liquid emptied by stomach over one hour correlates with different disease states. Gomez et al report that faster than normal gastric emptying rates correlate with nausea, vomiting, weight loss & underlying diabetes & prior fundoplicat