early satiety

Etiology

• depression
• malignancy
• myelofibrosis
• dyspepsia
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• gastroparesis
• gastric outlet obstruction
• intestinal obstruction
• blind loop syndrome
• massive splenomegaly
• hypervolemia
• ascites
• advanced age

Pathology

• weight loss
• malnutrition
• anemia

Diagnostic procedures

• upper GI endoscopy (1st procedure of choice)

Radiology

• CT of chest, abdomen & pelvis may identify malignancy

More general terms

• satiety
• sign/symptom