Non Erosive Reflux Disease has been recognized as a form of GERD only in the recent decade and is considered an important achievement of help the patients of specific type of GERD to get the right treatment. While the definition of NERD has not changed over the years but its better recognition has not enabled the doctors to correctly identify the patients of NERD and make the count right. With Esophageal Impedence +pH monitoring it has become easy now to diagnose and assess the patients of NERD. Though therapeutic modalities still focus on acid suppression treatments but there is a growing awareness among the medical community at large that other therapeutic strategies should also be considered for NERD.
Showing posts with label Acid Reflux Diagnostic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acid Reflux Diagnostic. Show all posts
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Diagnostic tests for severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases (GERD) in very few cases is so severe that your doctor prescribes tests for it. There are only a few types of Acid Reflux which require medical intervention. If you are affected by such a type of Acid Reflux then your doctor will prescribe you one or more of the tests to see how severely damaged your esophagus is and what type of intervention is required for you. Let's see the tests which are done in severe cases of Acid Reflux: