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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Gastric Emptying, Delayed
• Brainstem tumors
• Drugs: anticholinergics, β-adrenergics, opiates
• Duodenal or pyloric channel ulcer
• Electrolyte imbalance: hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia
• Gastric pacemaker (i.e., tachygastria)
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Idiopathic
• Metabolic disorders: diabetes mellitus (DM), hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, pregnancy
• Neuromuscular disorders (myotonic dystrophy, autonomic neuropathy, scleroderma, polymyositis)
• Psychiatric disorders: anorexia nervosa, psychogenic vomiting
• Pyloric stricture
• Tumor of the distal stomach
• Vagotomy
• Viral infections
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