A patient brought to my attention the other day that there was an article in the NYT on June 29, 2009 regarding non-acid reflux . Overall, the article is good, but readers should keep in mind that heartburn and other symptoms below the shoulders may NOT be present! Furthermore, the usual reflux medications may not work. Read the NYT article here . Read more about reflux here .
Showing posts with label gastroesophageal. Show all posts
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July 04, 2009
December 07, 2008
Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance (MII) Testing for Non-Acidic Reflux
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Image by Wikipedia 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. MII testing is extremely important to evaluate those patients with persis…
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