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  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia (HH)

    Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia (HH)

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    Dr. Taoufik

    A- Defining HH: The hiatal hernia is the protrusion of a portion of the stomach into the thorax through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. B- Set GERD: GERD is a physiological in all subjects. It is considered pathological only when it becomes symptomatic, unusually frequent, prolonged or complicated. It affects about 10% of the…

  • Nausea and vomiting

    Nausea and vomiting

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    Dr. Taoufik

    DIAGNOSIS: The diagnosis of nausea and vomiting is obvious. Both symptoms are often present together, but there nausea without vomiting without nausea and vomiting. The difficulty is the etiologic diagnosis. The characteristics of vomiting is to be specified by the examination or inspection; they can order food, watery, bilious, fécaloïde or hemorrhagic. Vomiting may cause…