GI Motility Testing: A Laboratory and Office Handbook (PDF)

Drs. Henry P. Parkman, Richard W. McCallum, and Satish S.C. Rao’s team has painstakingly compiled a comprehensive article titled “Inside GI Motility Testing.” This book discusses multiple methods of evaluating patients in the GI tract laboratory. Each chapter is written with care and is illustrated with numerous drawings and studies, this provides a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

The passage discusses the most recent equipment and technology utilized in the GI tract movement testing, which grants readers knowledge of both typical and atypical patterns of manometry. Additionally, the book provides information about billing and coding associated with these procedures.

Some of the important topics in chapter 9 include Impedance Studies, High-Resolution Manometry, and Sensitivity Testing in the diagnosis of Esophageal Disease, Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy, Breath Testing for Carbohydrate Abnormalities, and Novel methods like the Wireless Motility Capsule that are intended to evaluate the regional and whole gut transit/motility. Additionally, the book describes Functional Brain Imaging in GI Neurophysiology, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Gastroparesis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation, and Fecal Incontinence.

The “GI Motility Testing Laboratory and Office Handbook” not only conveys knowledge about these diagnostic procedures, but also provides practical advice on how to effectively combine information about these procedures with the daily care of patients. This resource is essential to a variety of medical professionals, including surgeons, GI fellows, internists, physicians, technicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners. With its practical and informative approach, the handbook provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge necessary to provide increased care to patients with concerns regarding GI motility.