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==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
=== | ===Scintigraphy=== | ||
* Gold standard | |||
===Breath Test=== | ===Breath Test=== | ||
After ingestion of a meal containing a small amount of [[isotope]], breath samples are taken to measure the presence of the isotope in carbon dioxide, which is expelled when a person exhales. The results reveal how fast the stomach is emptying. | After ingestion of a meal containing a small amount of [[isotope]], breath samples are taken to measure the presence of the isotope in carbon dioxide, which is expelled when a person exhales. The results reveal how fast the stomach is emptying. | ||
===SmartPill=== | ===SmartPill (Wireless motility capsule test)=== | ||
Approved by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) in 2006, the SmartPill is a small device in capsule form that can be swallowed.The device then moves through the digestive tract and collects information about its progress that is sent to a cell phone-sized receiver worn around your waist or neck. When the capsule is passed from the body with the stool in a couple of days, you take the receiver back to the doctor, who enters the information into a computer. | Approved by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) in 2006, the SmartPill is a small device in capsule form that can be swallowed.The device then moves through the digestive tract and collects information about its progress that is sent to a cell phone-sized receiver worn around your waist or neck. When the capsule is passed from the body with the stool in a couple of days, you take the receiver back to the doctor, who enters the information into a computer. | ||
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Overview
Other Diagnostic Studies
Scintigraphy
- Gold standard
Breath Test
After ingestion of a meal containing a small amount of isotope, breath samples are taken to measure the presence of the isotope in carbon dioxide, which is expelled when a person exhales. The results reveal how fast the stomach is emptying.
SmartPill (Wireless motility capsule test)
Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006, the SmartPill is a small device in capsule form that can be swallowed.The device then moves through the digestive tract and collects information about its progress that is sent to a cell phone-sized receiver worn around your waist or neck. When the capsule is passed from the body with the stool in a couple of days, you take the receiver back to the doctor, who enters the information into a computer.