GerdQ Calculator for Likelihood of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Calculates the likelihood of GERD being present given responses to 6 symptom-related questions. <-- Days per week with burning feeling behind the breastbone (heartburn)?
<-- Days per week with stomach contents moving up to the throat or mouth (regurgitation)?
<-- Days per week with pain in the middle of the upper stomach area?
<-- Days per week with nausea?
<-- Days per week with trouble getting a good night's sleep because of heartburn or regurgitation?
<-- Days per week with the need for over-the-counter medicine for heartburn or regurgitation (such as Tums, Rolaids, Maalox, or other antacids), in addition to the medicine your doctor prescribed?
Score --> scorescore=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6) out of 18. Interpretation --> interpretationscore=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6);score>10?'89%':score>7?'79%':score>2?'50%':'0%' likelihood of GERD.
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references:
#1 Am Fam Physician. 2010 May 15;81(10):1278-1280.
#2 Jones R, Junghard O, Dent J, et al. Development of the GerdQ, a tool for the diagnosis and management of gastrooesophageal reflux disease in primary care. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009;30(10):1034

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