Ashley Simpson is a 31-year-old Hispanic woman who presents…
Ashley Simpson is a 31-year-old Hispanic woman who presents with an approximately one-year history of nearly daily heartburn and acid regurgitation. She denies dysphagia, weight loss, gastrointestinal bleeding, or other alarm symptoms. She is diagnosed with uncomplicated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and is started on a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). According to current clinical guidelines, what is the recommended duration of the initial PPI treatment trial before reassessing the need for continued therapy?