Table 8.
Summary of diagnostic tools for diabetic gastroparesis
| Diagnostic tools for DGp | |
|---|---|
| Presence of symptoms | Abdominal imaging |
| Abdominal bloating | Plain radiograph |
| Abdominal pain | Computed tomography |
| Anorexia | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Early satiety | Endoscopy |
| Nausea | Esophagoduodenostomy |
| Postprandial fullness | Gastric emptying studies |
| Vomiting | Scintigraphy |
| Weight loss | Breath tests |
| Laboratory studies | Ultrasound |
| Antinuclear antibody | Manometry |
| Complete blood count | Electrogastrography (EGG) |
| Complete metabolic panel (including renal function and anion gap to rule out ketoacidosis) | |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | |
| Rheumatoid factor | |
| Thyroid-stimulating hormone | |
| Urinalysis | |