GASTROPARESIS

Course overview

GASTROPARESIS IS AN UNCOMMON CONDITION IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY, HEALTHCARE BURDEN AND COULD HAVE POOR OUTCOMES DUE TO COMPLICATIONS AND MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE PROCESS. THIS TOPIC WILL REVIEW THE ETIOLOGY PLUS EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GASTROPARESIS. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAMS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENTATION, THUS IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH GASTROPARESIS.