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Electrogastrogram - The
3CPM Company   
What is EGG - What does it do?
The
Electrogastrogram (EGG)
The
Electrogastrogram provides a
non-invasive measurement of gastric electrical activity ranging from
normal 3 cycle per minute(3CPM) to gastric dysrhythmias (bradygastria,
tachygastria, mixed dysrhythmias)

Types of patients that would benefit
from the procedure
Patients With:
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Unexplained* nausea and vomiting
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Unexplained* Dyspepsia (upper
abdominal discomfort, bloating, distention, early satiety)
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GERD plus(+) Dyspepsia symptoms
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Gastroparesis
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*Normal upper endoscopy, abdominal
Ultrasound
Unexplained Nausea & Its Impact
Gastroenterologists frequently see patients with unexplained nausea
and other vague dyspepsia symptoms. This is not surprising because
functional dyspepsia affects almost 25% the population. |