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Use of proton pump inhibitor as a diagnostic test in NCCP
Author(s) -
WONG WAIMAN
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.04166.x
Subject(s) - medicine , proton pump inhibitor , test (biology) , diagnostic test , medical physics , pediatrics , paleontology , biology
Non‐cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is the most common extra‐esophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The proton pump inhibitor empirical trial (PPI test) is a simple non‐invasive, arcurate and cast‐saving test for evaluating patients with GERD‐related NCCP. The review will discuss the use of the PPI test as a diagnostic test for NCCP.