GERD is often diagnosed simply by finding no improvement in heartburn symptoms in response to lifestyle changes and acid reflux medication. Gastroenterologists may also arrange the following investigations:
Trading blocs. A regional trading bloc is a group of countries within a geographical region that protect themselves from imports from non-members. Trading blocs are a form of economic integration, and increasingly shape the pattern of world trade. There are several types of trading bloc:
1. fanatic-a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject--Winston Churchill. fiend. enthusiast, partizan, partisan-an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity.