METHOD OF PREDICTING UNFAVOURABLE COURSE OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61B10/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to therapy and gastroenterology. Clinical symptoms and risk factors are determined from life anamnesis: presence of dry cough, presence in anamnesis of chronic obstructive lung disease, presence in anamnesis of bronchial asthma, regular intake of broncholytic medications, presence of tickling in throat, presence in anamnesis of chronic diseases of ENT organs (laryngitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, recurring otitis media), expression of cardialgia, regular intake of beta-blockers, regular intake of calcium antagonists, remotedness of endured myocardial ischemic attack. Their gradations and numerical values are determined, after which prognostic coefficients are determined. On the basis of comparison of prognostic coefficients values, risk of unfavourable course of gastroesofageal reflux disease is predicted.

EFFECT: method allows to increase accuracy of prediction.

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