| Test |
Conditions
diagnosed |
Availability |
Contrast
Xray studies
|
|
|
UGI
|
Esophagitis
Peptic ulcer disease
Esophageal perforation
|
Widely
available |
Small bowel
follow-through
|
Small
bowel mass or stricture
Crohn's disease
Intussusception |
Widely
available
|
Abdominal
ultrasound
|
Cholecystitis
Appendicitis
Biliary duct obstruction
Cholelithiasis
|
Widely
available |
CT
abdomen
|
Pancreatitis
Intra-abdominal mass
Intra-abdominal bleeding |
Widely
available |
Gastric
emptying study
|
Gastroparesis
|
Widely
available |
EGD
|
GERD
Esophageal infections
Esophageal mass
Peptic ulcer disease
|
GI
referral |
24h
pH study/
Manometry
|
GERD,
esophageal dysmotility
Achalasia
|
GI
referral |
Electrogastrography
|
Gastric
dysmotility syndromes |
GI
referral |
Upper
GI tract manometry
|
Gastric/small
bowel dysmotility syndromes |
Tertiary
care centers |