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early satiety
Etiology:
- depression
- malignancy
- myelofibrosis
- dyspepsia
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastroparesis
- gastric outlet obstruction
- intestinal obstruction
- blind loop syndrome
- massive splenomegaly
- hypervolemia
- ascites
- advanced age
Pathology:
- weight loss
- malnutrition
- anemia
Special laboratory:
- upper GI endoscopy (1st procedure of choice) [1]
Radiology:
- CT of chest, abdomen & pelvis may identify malignancy
General
satiety
sign/symptom
References
- NEJM Knowledge+ Gastroenterology