Fauquier Hospital Now Offers 24 Hour Multichannel pH and Impedance Testing for Reflux!

As far as we know,  Virginia Hospital Center's Heartburn Center  in Arlington, VA and now  Fauquier Hospital  are the only places in Northern Virginia that offers 24 hour Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance (MII) testing to look for non-acidic reflux. Oftentimes, this test is combined with pH probe testing and manometry to measure the more traditional acid reflux as well as esophageal motility.  These tests are important when working up patients with symptoms of chronic cough , globus , phl…

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What a 24 Hour Multichannel pH and Impedance Testing Looks Like

I often order a special test called "24 hour Multichannel pH and Impedance Testing" when working up patients with symptoms of chronic cough , globus , phlegmy throat , and/or throat clearing . This test measures any non-acid and well as acid reflux along with muscle contractility of the esophagus continuously over a 24 hour period of time. The catch is that a catheter needs to be placed through the nose and into the stomach AND left in place for 24 hours. Patients often ask what t…

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