GERD		Cimetidine
Acid Reflux; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD); Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Gastroesophageal ...		Tagamet; Tagamet HB

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Diagnosing GERD starts with a physical examination as well as a thorough medical history Heartburn and acid reflux disease can cause similar symptoms however treatments for

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into 5 different arms Four arms will have IV pantoprazole at various doses 80 mg every 8 hours 80 mg every 12 hours 40 mg every 12 hours 40 mg every day compared against IV cimetidine Slide IV Pantoprazole for Patientss in the ICU This study looked at the time to reach pH over 4 and then the percentage of time to maintain at that high pH Because the number of patients

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in the United States we have cimetidine ranitidine famotidine and nizatidine If we look at PPIs we have omeprazole lansoprazole rabeprazole pantoprazole and esomeprazole Slide 10 Gold Standard Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease When each one of these was introduced there was a different standard for comparison For example when cimetidine was

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no consensus as to which is the best way to prevent stress related ulcers in the critical care unit In this study sucralfate antacid and IV PPI have been used together with H2 blockers Slide Randomized Study Comparing Sucralfate Cimetidine and Placebo There were actually no clear prospective randomized control studies comparing one agent to the other This is the only

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