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early satiety
Etiology:
- depression
- malignancy
- myelofibrosis
- functional dyspepsia*
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastroparesis (may be same aa functional dyspepsia) [3]
- gastric outlet obstruction
- intestinal obstruction
- blind loop syndrome
- massive splenomegaly
- hypervolemia
- ascites
- advanced age
* early satiety is a feature of functional dyspepsia
Pathology:
- weight loss
- malnutrition
- anemia
Special laboratory:
- upper GI endoscopy (1st procedure of choice) [1]
Radiology:
- CT of chest, abdomen & pelvis may identify malignancy
Management:
- see functional dyspepsia
General
satiety
sign/symptom
References
- NEJM Knowledge+ Gastroenterology
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025
- Pasricha PJ et al.
Functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis in tertiary care are interchangeable
syndromes with common clinical and pathologic features.
Gastroenterology 2021 May; 160:2006.
PMID: 33548234
https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(21)00337-1/fulltext
- Tack J et al.
Gastroparesis: A dead-end street after all?
Gastroenterology 2021 May; 160:1931.
PMID: 33621562
https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(21)00432-7/fulltext