Definition: A specialist procedure that a healthcare professional can use to confirm acid reflux disease over a period of time. The test monitors when symptoms occur most frequently and whether symptoms are caused by excess acid levels. This test is carried out at specialist hospitals.
Ambulatory pH Monitoring
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Updated February 05, 2006
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