Gastric filling and emptying function tests

Gastric filling and gastric emptying function tests can be detected by real-time ultrasound. Real-time ultrasound detection of gastric emptying is safe, reliable, easy to repeat, and economical. The subjects fasted the night before, and consumed 500 ML 37 ° C warm orange juice the next morning and scanned the abdominal skin with an ultrasound probe. Each scan was performed once every 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 40 minutes after drinking water. The patient remains inhaled while scanning. Basic Information Specialist classification: Digestive examination classification: ultrasound Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: fasting Tips: Check the night before fasting. Normal value The emptying of the liquid in the stomach is logarithmic linear. The half-life of liquid emptying in the stomach is 9.0 - 40.1 (average 22.0 ± 2.6) min. Clinical significance Abnormal results: the half-life of gastric emptying was shortened, and the gastric volume was significantly reduced after drinking water. Need to check the crowd: patients with gastric motility disorders. Low results may be diseases: stagnation, functional dyspepsia, gastric disease precautions Taboo before the test: fasting the night before the test. Note when checking: 1. The water should reach about 37 degrees. 2. The operator is familiar with the operation of the ultrasound. Inspection process The subjects fasted the night before, and consumed 500 ML 37 ° C warm orange juice the next morning and scanned the abdominal skin with an ultrasound probe. Each scan was performed once every 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 40 minutes after drinking water. The patient remains inhaled while scanning. The volume of the stomach was calculated. First, the cross section of the stomach was measured, and every 1 cm was a fault. The image was recorded in the video tape to measure the area, and the long axis of the stomach was measured to calculate the stomach volume. Not suitable for the crowd No taboos. Adverse reactions and risks No complications.

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