370 Can Subjective GERD Questionnaires Predict Abnormal Findings in pH Impedance Testing?

Dual pH with Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance Testing in the Evaluation of Subjective Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms.

OBJECTIVES Minimal data exist to define the use of contemporary dual pH with multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) probes integrating both pharyngeal acid and impedance sensors to evaluate laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) symptoms in a laryngology clinic population. This study was performed to review a series of patients tested with dual pH-MII for suspected LPR symptoms and to analyze pH-MII...

Can vaginal pH predict menopause?

OBJECTIVE To review the role of vaginal pH in the diagnosis of menopause. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amir University Hospital, Semnan, Iran from March 2008 to March 2009 on 200 women (100 non-menopausal and 100 post-menopausal) from 45-65 years old. The pH paper was placed directly in contact in the lower third ...

Mucosal impedance discriminates GERD from non-GERD conditions.

BACKGROUND & AIMS Current diagnostic tests for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are suboptimal and do not accurately and reliably measure chronicity of reflux. A minimally invasive device has been developed to assess esophageal mucosal impedance (MI) as a marker of chronic reflux. We performed a prospective longitudinal study to investigate MI patterns in patients with GERD and common non...

Can Subjective Well-Being Predict Unemployment Duration?

This paper uses 16 waves of panel data from the British Household Panel Survey to evaluate the role of subjective well-being in determining labor market transitions. It confirms a previous finding in the literature: individuals report a fall in their happiness when they lose a job, but they report a smaller fall when they are surrounded by unemployed peers, an effect called the ”social norm”. T...

Prognostic Values of Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH Monitoring in Newborns with GERD Symptoms