THE VALUE OF THE ACID TEST MEAL: A STUDY OF NORMAL PERSONS AND OF PERSONS WITH DUODENAL ULCER

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Abstract
The method permits measurement of the reductions of the conc. of acid chloride in the test fluid during the test period, of the excess of acid or alkaline material in the combined fluids that enter the stomach, and of the effectiveness of the factor of dilution. It does not permit measurement of the total amt. of acid secreted, of the total amt. of alkali that enters the stomach, or of the total neutralization of acid chloride during the test period. It is an excellent method for the clinical demonstration of effectiveness of duodenal regurgitation in reducing acidity of the gastric contents and it demonstrates that this reduction is partly attributable to dilution and partly to neutralization.

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