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Esophageal pH monitoring
Esophageal pH monitoring is a diagnostic test that measures esophageal acidity over one to four days, using a nasal catheter or wireless capsule, to quantify gastroesophageal reflux.
Facial electromyography
Facial electromyography (facial EMG) records the electrical activity of facial muscles with surface or needle electrodes, to diagnose facial palsy and measure emotion in research.
Food insecurity screening
Food insecurity screening is the practice of asking patients validated questions to identify households lacking reliable access to enough food, most often in primary care, pediatric, and emergency settings.
Gastric Acidity Determination
Gastric acidity determination, also called gastric analysis or stomach acid test, measures free and total acid in stomach contents via tube aspiration and titration or telemetric pH capsules, quantifying basal and maximal acid output in mEq/hr.
Grooved Pegboard Test
The Grooved Pegboard Test is a neuropsychological test of fine motor speed and dexterity in which 25 keyed pegs are inserted one hand at a time.
High-resolution manometry
High-resolution manometry (HRM) is a diagnostic technique measuring pressure along the gut with up to 36 sensors about 1 cm apart, chiefly for esophageal motility disorders.
Home spirometry
Home spirometry is forced expiratory lung function testing performed by patients at home with portable spirometers, mainly to monitor asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, and lung transplant function.
Pulmonary artery catheterization
Pulmonary artery catheterization, also called right heart catheterization, threads a balloon-tipped Swan-Ganz catheter through the right heart to measure pressures and cardiac output at the bedside.
Sleep diary
A sleep diary is a self-report log of bedtime, awakenings, and rise time kept daily for one to two weeks, the accepted standard for measuring sleep in insomnia care.
Social Communication Questionnaire
The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), formerly the Autism Screening Questionnaire, is a 40-item yes/no parent questionnaire that screens children over age 4 for autism spectrum disorder.