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Recently diagnosed w/ gastroparesis by a solid gastric emptying study over 1 hr. emptying rate was 43% in that hr. how severe is this? tips for mgmt?

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??: Not sure if i understand. In the first hour of a solid-phase gastric emptying study, 43% emptying would be considered normal.

Answered 8/29/2013

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Depends on results: If 43% emptying was at one hour, then that would be normal. 43% emptying at two hours would be slow.

Answered 7/21/2013

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