Gastric Emptying Study Center - Clearwater, FL
Clearwater Gastroenterologist Doctors for Gastric Emptying StudyType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Clearwater * Gastroenterology Consultants Of Clearwater  Advanced Digestive Care  Gastroenterology Consultants Of Clearwater  Gastroenterology Consultants Of Clearwater  John H Ahn MD  Louis Aviles MD  Bay Area Gastroenterology  Center For Digestive Healthcare  Center for Digestive Care Inc  Center for Digestive Care Inc  Gastroenterology & Oncology Assoc  Bay Area Gastroenterology  Center for Digestive Care Inc  Eric D Weston MD FACG  Diagnostic Clinic Countryside Clearwater  Florida Center For Gastroenterology  Florida Center For Gastroenterology  Florida Center For Gastroenterology  Florida Center For Gastroenterology  Satinderpal S Sondhi MD  Morton Plant Mease Primary Care  Suncoast Internal Medicine Consultants  Gulfcoast Gastroenterology Consultants  A J Bidani MD  Florida Center For Gastroenterology  Heidi E Goldberg MD  Gulfcoast Gastroenterology Consultants  Gulfcoast Gastroenterology Consultants  Gulfcoast Gastroenterology Consultants  Gulfcoast Gastroenterology Consultants  Gulfcoast Gastroenterology Consultants  Advanced Gastro & Liver Care PA  Iyunni V S Nath MD PA  Madhu Goyal MD  Bay Pines VA Medical Center  Center for Digestive Care Inc  Robert H Wharton MD  Center for Digestive Diseases  Paul E McRae MD  Center for Digestive Diseases  Girish B Patel MD  Dwarka G Nath MD PA  Joseph A Boulay Jr. MD PA  Pediatric Gastroenterology  Optium Care  Gastroenterology Specialists of Tampa  Gastroenterology Associates of West Florida  Gastroenterology Associates of West Florida  Gastroenterology Specialists of Tampa  Gastroenterology Associates of West Florida  Satish Patel MD  Maxwell Rent MD  Sreenivas Prasad Vangara MD  Malleswari S Vangara MD  Drs Whitaker, Weintraub, Prockop & Grizzard  Gastroenterology Specialists of Tampa  Pediatric Gastroenterology  John Isaac Delgado MD  John Q Stauffer MD Palma CEIA Medical Group  HealthPoint Medical Group  Colin T Chircop MD  Gerald H Dominguez MD  Norman B Edgerton Jr. MD PA  Leopoldo Grauer MD FACG  Morris R Hanan MD PA  HealthPoint Medical Group  HealthPoint Medical Group  David R Heiman MD PA  Roland David Shepard MD  Lifelink Healthcare Institute  Gerardo F Palacios MD PA  USF Physicians Group Gastroenterology  USF Physicians Group  USF Physicians Group Gastroenterology  USF Physicians Group  USF Physicians Group Gastroenterology  USF Physicians Group Gastroenterology  James A Haley VA Medical Center  UCH Gastroenterology Center  UCH Gastroenterology Center  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Eugene A Ward MD  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Florida Medical Clinic PA  Ishwari Prasad MD  Tiyyagura Reddy MD  Venu Lakshminarasim MD  Ronald L Barbour MD & Emmanuel Mompi MD  Imad Nakshabendi MD PA  Ashok K Dhaduvai MD  Sun Coast GI Associates  Richard J Eatroff MD PA Clearwater, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Gastric Emptying StudyRead the Gastric Emptying Study article » What is a gastric emptying study?A gastric emptying study is a procedure that is done by nuclear medicine physicians using radioactive chemicals that measures the speed with which food empties from the stomach and enters the small intestine. Gastric emptying studies are used for testing patients who are having symptoms that may be due to slow and, less commonly, rapid emptying of the stomach. The symptoms of slow emptying are primarily nausea, vomiting, and abdominal fullness after eating. The symptoms of rapid emptying are diarrhea, weakness or light-headedness after eating after eating. How is a gastric emptying study done? For a gastric emptying study, a patient eats a meal in which a solid component of the meal (for example, scrambled egg), a liquid component of the meal (for example, water), or both, are mixed with a small amount of radioactive material. A scanner (acting like a Geiger counter) is placed over the patient's stomach to monitor the amount of radioactivity in the stomach for several hours after the test meal is eaten. As the radioactively-labelled food empties from the stomach, the amount of radioactivity in the stomach decreases. The rate at which the radioactivity leaves the stomach reflects the rate at which food is emptying from the stomach Some medications such as narcotic pain relievers and anticholinergic medications can cause delay emptying of the stomach, while other medications such as metoclopramide (Reglan) and erythromycin can cause rapid emptying of the stomach. Medications that slow emptying of the stomach can give a falsely abnormal test result, while medications that speed up emptying of the stomach can give a falsely normal result. Therefore, medications that affect emptying of the stomach should be withheld for 48-72 hours before performing emptying studies. Abnormally high blood glucose (sugar) levels also can slow emptying of the stomach. Ther... Recommended Reading Related to Gastric Emptying StudyWhat causes belching?The ability to belch is almost universal. Belching, also known as burping (medically referred to as eructation), is the act of expelling gas from the stomach out through the mouth. The usual cause of belching is a distended (inflated) stomach caused by swallowed air. The distention of the stomach causes abdominal discomfort, and the belching expels the air and relieves the discomfort. The common reasons for swallowing large amounts of air (aerophagia) are gulping food or drink too rapidly, anxiety, and carbonated beverages. People are often unaware that they are swallowing air. "Burping" infants during bottle or breastfeeding is important in order to expel air in the stomach that has been swallowed with the formula or milk. Excessive air in the stomach is not the only cause of belching. For some people, belching becomes a habit and does not reflect the amount of air in their stomachs. For others, belching is a response to an... Other Related Gastric Emptying Study ArticlesEmergency Contact for Clearwater
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