Category Archives: gastroenterology

Are we really training learners to manage diseases?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Ryan Madanick, MD

If you pay close attention to medical education and training, you have surely read something like this as an goal or learning objective: “Manage inflammatory bowel disease and its complications” However, this is not exactly what our goals should be. One push in the … Continue reading →

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I’ve heard it dozens of times: My gastroenterologist says s/he can’t do my endoscopy and colonoscopy on the same day. Sometimes it’s because it was considered too “dangerous”. Occasionally it’s because “that’s not the way we do it”. Sorry, that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Ryan Madanick, MD | 3 Comments

Doc, can I use this natural supplement?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

A little while back, I saw a patient in my reflux practice who had recently stopped her PPI and substituted licorice root to help keep her acid reflux symptoms under control. She told me that her symptoms were still under … Continue reading →

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DDW Day 4

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Well, it’s the last day of DDW.  I’m already here, so I’m actually creating this blogpost during one of the esophageal motility sessions.  I posted my video blog about yesterday’s sessions here. The one study that I forgot to include … Continue reading →

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DDW Day 3

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Yesterday was a good day for esophageal research and topics.  I attended a session on GERD pharmacotherapy and GERD diagnosis, and the poster session.  The video blog is (ahem) still uploading…I’ll get that link up here shortly. The very brief … Continue reading →

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DDW Day 2

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

So my first day of live tweeting from DDW went fairly well.  I only attended 2 sessions and presented my poster.  Unfortunately I didn’t get to see any other posters because of the amazing foot traffic at my poster that … Continue reading →

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DDW Day 1

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Today is the first day of DDW — Digestive Disease Week — in Chicago. This international 4-day conference is the biggest combined gastroenterology/hepatology conference. DDW attracts thousands of gastroenterologists, hepatologists, endoscopists, surgeons, and researchers from across the world. This will … Continue reading →

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A Physician’s View about Medical Necessity

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

“Doc, do I really NEED this medication?” In my practice, I seem to hear this question (or something like it) on a daily basis.  The question is not always about a medication, maybe it’s about a lab test or a … Continue reading →

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Would You Like Some Cyanide in Your Herbal Therapy?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

Like most allopathic physicians, I have no formal training in herbal medicine.  Nonetheless I tend to think that I have an open mind to non-Western therapies.  I do not discount their effects in various conditions, but they are not the … Continue reading →

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But I Have Reflux…

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ryan Madanick, MD

When I first started this blog, I promised topics about gastroenterology and esophageal problems.  So let me talk about one today.  I consider this the most fundamental issue I see in my office on a regular basis: the difference between … Continue reading →

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