Preparing for your esophageal manometry | veterans affairs

This exam measures pressures and movement of your esophagus as you swallow (peristalsis). QUESTIONS AFTER READING THIS? Call the GI Triage Line at 720-723-6166, Monday – Friday and leave a

message. An RN will call you back within 48 hours, or on Monday if you call on the weekend. For questions at night or on weekends, call 303-399-8020, select “0” and ask for the GI doctor on

call. WHAT IS AN “ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY (OR MOTILITY) STUDY”? * This exam measures pressures and movement of your esophagus as you swallow (peristalsis). * To do this, a small flexible probe

is guided through your nose and down into your esophagus. * You will then be asked to swallow sips of water over a brief time during the study. * You will not be sedated for this exam, so

you do *not* need a driver. 24 HOURS BEFORE YOUR STUDY Unless we’ve told you otherwise, STOP taking these medications: * Amitriptyline (Elavil) * Anisotropine (Valpin) * Atropine (Atropen) *

Clidinium (Librax) * Clidinium bromide (Quarzan) * Desipramine hydrochloride (Norpramin) * Dicyclomine hydrochloride (Bentyl) * Diltiazem (Cardizem) * Doxepin (Sinequan) * Fluoxetine

hydrochloride (Prozac) * Glycopyrrolate (Robinul) * Hyoscyamine (Levsin) * Imipramine (Tofranil) * Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) * Metoclopramide (Reglan) * Nifedipine (Procardia) *

Nitroglycerin * Nortriptyline (Pamelor) * Phenobarbital (Donnatal) * Propantheline (Pro-Banthine) * Sertraline (Zoloft) * Sildenafil (Viagra) * Sorbitrate isorbide (Sorbitrate) *

Thioridazine (Mellaril) * Urecholine (Bethanecol) * Vardenafil (Levitra) * Verapamil (Isoptin, Calan, Covera) THE DAY OF YOUR ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY * Stop eating and drinking SIX HOURS before

your appointment time! * Come to your appointment 30 minutes beforehand. * The GI Lab is on the 3rd floor of building D, Mount Harvard. Take elevator number 1 to the 3rd floor, and our

waiting room will be on the east side of the building.