Retrosternal Burning & Regurgitation

💻️ Webinar - Basics of AI for Medical Students

We’re hosting our first ever public webinar: 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

We’ll cover:

• What is AI? - the basics

• ​How AI ‘works’ - diving into what modern models do

• ​AI in medicine - the latest tech and what’s coming in clinical medicine

Details:

Date: Thursday 18th September

Time: 6-7pm BST

PS. The webinar is only open to medical students (from anywhere in the world).

Register here

🗒️ Question

A 50 year old man presents with a 4 month history of retrosternal burning pain and regurgitation occurring after meals and when lying down. He reports that his symptoms disrupt his sleep. He denies weight loss or difficulty swallowing.

On examination, his abdomen is soft and non-tender. Cardiovascular and respiratory examinations are normal.

What is the most appropriate initial management?

(A) Lifestyle modifications and antacids

(B) Proton pump inhibitors

(C) Endoscopy

(D) H2 receptor antagonists

(E) Referral to gastroenterology