A patient is having a procedure that involves passing a tube through the oral pharynx into the stomach and recording barometric pressure through a transducer. This procedure most accurately describes a(n):
a. endoscopy
b. barium radiology study.
c. esophageal manometry study.
d. Bernstein test.
e. urea breath test.
c
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