Gastric Emptying Study Center - Mount Prospect, IL
Mount Prospect 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 Mount Prospect * Advocate Medical Group Arlington Heights  Therapeutic Endoscopy Associates PC  Therapeutic Endoscopy Associates PC  Fahey Medical Center  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Northwest Gastroenterologists  Riverside Medical  Drs Kane, Misawa & Spiess LLC  K Krishnankutty MD  Drs Kane, Misawa & Spiess LLC  Drs Kane, Misawa & Spiess LLC  Eduardo Villa MD  Thomas G Neumann MD  Evanston Hospital Gastroenterology  North Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc  North Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc  North Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc  North Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc  Evanston Hospital Gastroenterology  Evanston Hospital Gastroenterology  North Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc  John M Wieland MD  Mark E Dubin MD  Digestive Disease Associates of the North Shore  Gastrenterology & Liver Disease Associates  Gastrenterology & Liver Disease Associates  Gastrenterology & Liver Disease Associates  Gastrenterology & Liver Disease Associates  Joseph Lagattuta MD  Elmhurst Clinic Gastroenterology  Elmhurst Clinic Gastroenterology  Elmhurst Clinic Gastroenterology  Paul Fahrenbach & Arun Ohri MDs  Paul Fahrenbach & Arun Ohri MDs  Northwest Healthcare  Dyer GI Clinics of Illinois  Northwest Healthcare  Northwest Healthcare  George Zahrebelski MD  Jeffrey J Glass MD  MidWest Digestive Disease Specialists  MidWest Digestive Disease Specialists  MidWest Digestive Disease Specialists  MidWest Digestive Disease Specialists  Gerard A Sublette MD & Christopher Boutin MD  Lake Shore Gastroenterology  Gerard A Sublette MD & Christopher Boutin MD  Lake Shore Gastroenterology  Gloria J Caruso MD PC  Ravinia Associates Ltd  Ravinia Associates Ltd  Ravinia Associates Ltd  Sinha Chunduri MD  Manuel C Iglesias MD  Midwest GI Associates  Ashok Jilhewar MD  Drs Kane, Misawa & Spiess LLC  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Associates In Gastroenterology & Liver Disease LLC  Associates In Gastroenterology & Liver Disease LLC  Associates In Gastroenterology & Liver Disease LLC  Associates In Gastroenterology & Liver Disease LLC  Associates In Gastroenterology & Liver Disease LLC  Jan H Faibisoff MD  North Shore University Healthcare System  North Shore University Healthcare System  Mohammad Bawani MD  Mohamad Z Sait MD Ltd  Northshore Center for Gastroenterology  Northshore Center for Gastroenterology  Northshore Center for Gastroenterology  Loyola University Medical Center  Loyola University Medical Center  Loyola University Medical Center  Loyola University Medical Center  Loyola University Medical Center  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Gastroenterology Consultants of the North Shore  Gastroenterology Consultants of the North Shore  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Group  Gastroenterology Group  Digestive Health Services SC  Digestive Health Services SC  MidWest Digestive Disease Specialists  Digestive Health Services SC  Lake Shore Gastroenterology  Lake Shore Gastroenterology Mount Prospect, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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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 StudyDiabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) » Diabetes facts
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