Goal
After the completion of this training module, participants shall be able to:
- Understand and explain the fundamental physical principles of pH-impedance based monitoring devices
- Understand the indications for pH-impedance testing
- Understand when studies should be performed on versus off proton pump inhibitors
- Identify protocols to be followed in calibrating the pH-impedance probe and in setting up a study
- Analyze clinical 24-hr pH-impedance studies
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of symptom-reflux correlation
Highlights
The highlights of this training module are:
- A thorough background of the clinical need for 24-hr pH-impedance monitoring shall be discussed
- Uncommon referral sources, including ENT and cardiology referrals, shall be discussed
- Several examples of acidic, weakly acidic and non-acid reflux, consistent with the Montreal definition, will be described and their clinical relevance shall be discussed
- A clinical study shall be analyzed to describe the important features of the analysis software
- The importance of properly interpreting the symptom-reflux relationship shall be discussed and examples provided
- New methods of data visualization, like color contour plots of impedance, shall be discussed
Target audience
Physicians, Nurses, Nurse practitioners, Physicians assistants and other health care professionals.
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