Gastric Emptying Study Center - North Bergen, NJ
North Bergen 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 North Bergen * Midtown Medical Care Center  Drs Zapiach & Ramos  Drs Zapiach & Ramos  Gastro Care  Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates  Peter Caride MD  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  R K Reddy MD  Elias M Pascual MD  Riverview Gastroenterology LLC  Paul Stoopack MD  Liberty Medical  Alaa S Eldin MD  Murray S Hamada MD  Forest Research Institute  Jersey City Medical Center Gastroenterology  Riverview Gastroenterology LLC  Drs Acierno & Beaty  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Rutherford Gastroenterology Associates PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Wood Ridge Medical Associates  United Medical PC  Vincent Rigoglioso MD  Executive Health  Charles Riccobono MD  Mark Waxman MD  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Chul S Hyun MD  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Medical Care Institute  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Medical Care Institute  Internal Medicine Associates of Bergen County PC  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Simon Kahn MD  New Jersey Physicians LLC  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Michael E Casser MD  New Jersey Physician  John C Hahn MD  Hudson Digestive Health Center PA  Hudson Digestive Health Center PA  New Jersey Physician  Renee J Cabaleiro MD  Essex Gastroenterology Associates  Harry M Friedland MD  Essex Gastroenterology Associates  Essex Gastro Associates PA  Essex Gastro Associates PA  Jennifer Brown DO  Jennifer Brown DO  Robert R Gialanella MD  Robert R Gialanella MD  Daniel Manzi MD  Medical Multispecialty Association PA  Ashok Gupta MD  Piotr Huskowski MD  Sandhya Shah MD & Rajan Shah MD  Wien Medical Group LLC  Jay Zelinski DO  William J Focazio MD  St Joseph Hospital  Anil Agarwal MD  Forest Healthcare Associates PC  Vitaly A Fishbein MD  New Jersey Physicians  University Hospital Digestive Diseases  UMDNJ Department of Medicine  University Hospital Digestive Diseases  The Park Medical Group PA  Walid J Baddoura MD  Premier Surgical Group PA  John J Farkas MD  Ramesh C Gupta MD North Bergen, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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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