Overview
By utilizing visual tools like concept maps, you can delve into disease processes at a deeper level. This “deep dive” will help you understand a disease more fully.
For this assignment, identify the risk factors, pathophysiology, and references for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Then, using the interactive activity below, provide a concept map of the risk factors and pathophysiology of GERD.
Include at least four risk factors and provide a brief description of each. Discuss the pathophysiology of GERD and include at least three resources cited in APA format. Refer to the concept map example provided in Week 4. You may add your APA-formatted resources in the nodes to which they pertain, or you may choose to create a separate node for the resources.