Method for testing for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Details Method for testing for gastroesophageal reflux disease Method for testing for gastroesophageal reflux disease

1997-08-20

1999-09-14

Gilbert, Samuel

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

128898, A61B 500

Patent

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059514680

ABSTRACT:
An easy, safe and inexpensive procedure to testing the presence of esophageal acid sensitivity in a patient involves having the patient swallow a controlled quantity of a weak acid solution and a similar-tasting controlled quantity of a neutral solution and recording the reactions or symptoms experienced by the patient during the drinking of each solution. The acid solution only should affect the sensitivity of the esophageal lining in patients with esophageal acid sensitivity, providing heartburn and other related symptoms to include non-cardiac chest pain, but should not have any significant effect on patients without esophageal acid sensitivity. The neutral solution may be altered to simulate the taste of the acid solution and reduce the effect the taste of the solutions may have on the test results.

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