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Last updated: 11/24/2009
Upper endoscopy
Persons are instructed not to eat or drink for 6 hours before an upper endoscopy. A mild sedative may be given to patients who are unusually nervous.
Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring
No special...
preparations are needed for this test. A short-acting anesthetic spray is sometimes used to relieve any discomfort associated with placing the electrodes.
Barium esophagography
The patient should not eat or drink for 6 hours before a barium test.
Esophageal manometry
The patient should take nothing by mouth for 8 hours prior to the test. The doctor may use an anesthetic spray to reduce the throat irritation caused by the manometry tube.
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