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Persistent heartburn should be taken seriously
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Persistent heartburn should be taken seriously
Thursday 1 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at heartburn, including its causes, symptoms and treatment, as well as how to distinguish it from a heart attack
TAMATI IS A 40-something-year-old Māori man who asks for treatment for his heartburn. He says it has got really bad lately and is happening most days.
References
1. Pope C (Tech Ed). Indigestion, Heartburn and Gastritis. Healthcare Handbook 2023–2024. Auckland, NZ: The Health Media Ltd; 2023.
2. New Zealand Formulary. 1.1 Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. NZF v138; 1 Dec 2023.
3. Mayo Clinic. Heartburn. 13 May 2022.
4. BPACnz. Stopping proton pump inhibitors in older people. 24 January 2019.
5. Medsafe. Medicines containing ranitidine and a potential impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). 26 January 2021.
6. Pharmac. H2 Antagonists. Community Schedule; December 2023.
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