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Font Paragraph Styles Jim is a truck driver who is on the road for long hours. He admits to eating "unhealthy foods and often stops at fast food restaurants after his late shifts, choosing cheeseburgers, French fries, and pizza most often. He does not drink alcohol because his job requires him to drive at a moment's notice, but he does drink coffee throughout the day to keep awake during his odd hours. He has a history of intermittent heartburn, but the chest pain is getting more frequent and more severe, so he decides to seek treatment. List and describe 3 risk factors that Jim has for GERD. Support your answer with a source. Jim is at risk for developing a complication known as Barrett's esophagus. Briefly describe the pathophysiology of this condition. Support your answer with a source. After two weeks, the OTC medication Jim tried isn't helping, so his doctor wants to perform a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a light and camera to look for inflammation inside the esophagus and test for Barrett's esophagus. What is this procedure called? Ambulatory acid probe test Esophageal manometry Upper endoscopy

Answer 1

Jim's

risk factors for GERD are are

eating unhealthy food,

drinking too much caffeine products inadequate sleep.

Barrett's esophagus occurs when the oesopagus is exposed to too much stomach acid. When this acid refluxes in GERD

This is Ambulatory acid probe test used to check GERD by checking the pH of the oesophagus.