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[Dysphagia] barium and gastrographin


  • Subject: [Dysphagia] barium and gastrographin
  • From: mvesel at cfl.rr.com (Mary Vesel)
  • Date: Thu Nov 3 03:50:47 2005

I had a patient one time that could not take barium.  We used gastrografin.  Our radiologist was extremely concerned about any aspiration of the gastrografin into the lungs, bacause of the damage it can do.  

Mary Vesel
speech path
Atlantic Shores and Melbourne Terrace


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