ALARM Symptoms Dyspepsia Cancer - Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with dyspepsia?

Yes

Does the patient have anemia, unexplained by other causes?

Yes

Has the patient experienced a nonintential loss of weight?

Yes

Does the patient have anorexia?

Yes

Has the patient had the recent onset of progressive symptoms?

Yes

Number of months with progressive symptoms

months

Does the patient have melena or hematemasis?

Yes

Does the patient have dysphagia?

Yes

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Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of ALARM symptoms present

Is a more extensive workup for possible underlying malignancy warranted in this patient?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- The Hong Kong Index of Dyspepsia

Complication Detection
- The Hong Kong Index of Dyspepsia

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

ALARM Symptoms Indicating Possibility of Cancer in Patient with Dyspepsia

Purpose: To identify a patient with dyspepsia who may have an underlying malignancy using the ALARM symptoms.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10