2020 Online Salon
Functional Dyspepsia
Project Details
- Entrant Name: John Karapelou
- Membership Type: Professional Submission
- Address: South Euclid, Ohio USA
- Client: American Family Physician
- Copyright: 2019 John W. Karapelou
- Medium/software used: Photoshop, Lightwave, Keyshot
- Final presentation format: Medical journal cover art
- Primary Audience: Primary Care / Internal Medicine
Project Description
To depict a person experiencing epigastric pain, possible causes, and some treatment options that might be recommended in the primary care setting. Pain region shown on the main figure. An endoscope is shown examining the stomach for possible causes, a test that can be ordered to be performed by a gastroenterologist. Helicobacter pylori bacterium is shown near the stomach as a possible cause of gastritis, ulcers, or even certain cancers. No pathology was to be shown in the stomach, however. Foods high in FODMAPs (types of carbohydrates poorly absorbed in the small intestine and ferment in the colon) are depicted here with a sign to avoid them in the diet as a way to eliminate that as a source of digestive discomfort. Two medications as treatment options shown here are a proton pump inhibitor (OTC) and a prokinetic (Rx only).
