Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2008
A 10-year-old girl complains about abdominal pain that is arising and getting worse after eating rough or spicy food. She complains also about sour eructation, heartburn, frequent constipations, headache, irritability. She has been suffering from this for 12 months. Objectively: the girl's diet is adequate. Tongue is moist with white deposit at the root. Abdomen is soft, painful in its epigastric part. What study method will help to make a diagnosis?
Answer options
- Fractional examination of gastric juice
- Intragastral pH-metry
- Contrast roentgenoscopy
- Biochemical blood analysis
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Correct answer
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Explanation
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is gold standard for GERD.
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