Table 1

Differential Diagnosis for GERD^*

Category of Manifestation	Differential Diagnosis of GERD
Gastrointestinal	Hirchpsrung’s Disease Colic Peptic Ulcer Disease Intussusception Midgut volvus malrotation Meconium Ileus Intestinal Atresia/Stenosis Pyloric Stenosis Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Infection	Otitis Media Gastroenteritis Hepatitis Meningitis Sepsis Urinary Tract Infection
Respiratory	Asthma Apnea Foreign Body Aspiration
Other	Dysfunctional parent-child interactions Cow’s milk protein allergy Metabolic Disorder Rumination Syndrome

^*Modified from Orensterin and colleagues (13).