Dumping Syndrome Workup

  • Author: Alan BR Thomson, MD; Chief Editor: Julian Katz, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jan 26, 2010
 

Laboratory Studies

  • Signs and symptoms can be elicited with the glucose challenge test (50 g oral glucose).
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Other Tests

  • A positive result from a hydrogen breath test after ingestion of glucose is also 100% sensitive.
  • A gastric emptying study may be helpful to document rapid gastric emptying.
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Procedures

  • An endoscopy or a barium study can be helpful in discerning the anatomy.
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Alan BR Thomson, MD  Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Canada

Alan BR Thomson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alberta Medical Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Canadian Medical Association, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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Sukhdeep Padda, MD  Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Sukhdeep Padda, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology

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Francisco Ramirez, MD, FACG  Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona

Francisco Ramirez, MD, FACG is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology

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Thomas Aguirre, MD  Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona

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Vivek V Gumaste, MD  Associate Professor of Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine; Adjunct Clinical Assistant, Mt Sinai Hospital; Director, Division of Gastroenterology, City Hospital Center

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Alex J Mechaber, MD, FACP  Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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Julian Katz, MD  Clinical Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania

Julian Katz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American Geriatrics Society, American Medical Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, American Trauma Society, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Physicians for Social Responsibility

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