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Live From the GI Conference: News you can use

I guess that I am a "GERDNERD." The NASPGHAN conference sessions have been so interesting. I have selected a few sessions to report on that are of interest to parents:  Session#1: Clinical course of gastroparesis in children. The researchers reviewed the charts of children who had undergone testing for gastroparesis or delayed... Read moreChevron
posted 10/26/2007, comments (0)|
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Educating Child Care Professionals About Pediatric GERD

There were several messages on the PAGER Association Parent Forums this week on the topic of going away for the weekend when you have a baby with reflux.  It is a big deal to go away and find someone to care for you high-need baby. It brought back memories of when I finally decided that it was time to get away for the weekend and leave the... Read moreChevron
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Live From the GI Conference: Day 1

Journal Entry: Day 1 I am full of excitement about going to the NASPGHAN Conference today but first I need to attend to the many little things that a mother has to do before leaving town for a few days. 6:30am: I drive the carpools to school, distribute the overnight bags, medicine and the emergency contacts list to the kind neighbors... Read moreChevron
posted 10/26/2007, comments (0)|
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Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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GERD Disguised

Two new studies presented at the 72nd American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting highlighted the sometimes confusing connections between gastroesophageal reflux and seemingly unrelated problems such as severe chest pain and chronic cough.   In one experiment, researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston studied... Read moreChevron
posted 10/25/2007, comments (0)|
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Is there any definitive test to diagnose reflux?

As to whether there is any definitive test to diagnose reflux disease, the gold standard for diagnosing reflux is a 24-hour pH monitor. The reason for that is that while an upper endoscopy can show the presence of esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus); most patients with symptoms of reflux do not have esophagitis on endoscopy. That is... Read moreChevron
posted 10/22/2007, comments (0)|
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