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Test the pH of the water with pH test strips.[40] It should measure between 5.8 and 6.5.
The weighted Schoenfeld residuals had a global PH test P = 0.02 and an individual PH test P = 0.01, indicating a violation of PH).
§ 862.1120 Blood gases (PCO2, PO2) and blood pH test system.
"The pH test must be run in the field because the sample has to be analyzed within 15 minutes," he said, adding that the person conducting the pH test must be an employee of a state-certified lab.
In another study, results of Nissen fundoplication in NERD patients with normal preoperative pH test were compared with NERD patients and abnormal pH test.80 The authors demonstrated that those with normal pH test have significantly worse subjective outcomes after Nissen fundoplication compared with patients having abnormal preoperative pH test results.
Outcomes of antireflux surgery in patients with normal preoperative 24-hour pH test results.
The pH test is invasive, inconvenient to patients, and not readily available.
Many NERD patients with mildly abnormal pH test (4.2% <% total time <7%) demonstrate a limited response to PPI once daily, almost similar to what has been observed in patients with functional heartburn (normal pH test).
The pH test has also demonstrated some clinical value in distinguishing patients with the hypersensitive esophagus (normal pH test but positive SI) from those with symptoms that are likely to be caused by non acid-reflux related stimuli.
After the pH test is performed in the field, the remaining tests are performed in the laboratory, and the most common, Mr. Klein said, is for bacteria in the water.
Although 48 had pulmonary symptoms suggesting aspiration, only eight had evidence of aspiration during the pH test and nine had evidence of potential aspiration.
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