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Measurement of gastric emptying rate of solids by means of a carbon-labeled octanoic acid breath test

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The octanoic acid breath test is a reliable noninvasive test to measure gastric emptying rate of solids and would be applicable to field testing.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 1993-06-01. It has received 929 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Breath test & Gastric emptying.

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Role of impaired gastric accommodation to a meal in functional dyspepsia

TL;DR: Impaired relaxation of the proximal stomach to a meal is present in a high proportion of patients with functional dyspepsia and is associated with symptoms of early satiety, and restoring gastric accommodation with a fundus-relaxing drug improves early satieties.
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Clinical Guideline: Management of Gastroparesis

TL;DR: Current approved treatment options, including metoclopramide and gastric electrical stimulation (GES), do not adequately address clinical need and attention should be given to the development of new effective therapies for symptomatic control.
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American Gastroenterological Association technical review on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis

TL;DR: A literature review and the recommendations herein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Committee and were approved by the Committee on May 16, 2004, and by the AGA Governing Board on September 23, 2004 as mentioned in this paper.
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Technical review on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis

TL;DR: This literature review and the recommendations herein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Committee and were approved by the Committee on May 16, 2004 and by the AGA Governing Board on September 23, 2004.
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Basic principles of ROC analysis

TL;DR: ROC analysis is shown to be related in a direct and natural way to cost/benefit analysis of diagnostic decision making and the concepts of "average diagnostic cost" and "average net benefit" are developed and used to identify the optimal compromise among various kinds of diagnostic error.
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Geometric method for measuring body surface area: A height-weight formula validated in infants, children, and adults†

TL;DR: Estimates of body surface area were made based on measurement of 81 subjects, ranging from premature infants to adults, and closer agreement was obtained with the equations and nomograms of Body, Brody, Faber and Melcher, and Sendroy and Cecchini, although minor deviations were noted in some age ranges.
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Regulation of hepatic fatty acid oxidation and ketone body production.

TL;DR: The role of Exogenous Fatly Acids in the Control of Ketogenesis and Applications of the Model are examined.
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Medium-chain triglycerides: an update

TL;DR: A review of the literature on the medical and nutritional use of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) since 1970 is presented with additional discussions on the various modifications and applications of the MCTs in the synthesis of certain structured lipids.
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The Interdigestive Motor Complex of Normal Subjects and Patients with Bacterial Overgrowth of the Small Intestine

TL;DR: These studies establish the presence and define the characteristics of the normal interdigestive motor complex in man and suggest that bacterial overgrowth may be due to a specific motility disorder i.e., complete or almost complete absence of the interdigested motor complex.
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