If it was an x-ray, isn’t it a little weird to use a radioactive dye (or contrast agent)? I thought that for GI things it was usually a just contrast agent that absorbs x-rays really well… barium or some shit.
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AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
My mom has some kind of acid reflux issue. To diagnose, they had her swallow some radioactive thing and x-rayed her. It was so bad the doctor called in a whole flock of med students to watch the radioactive tracer yo-yo in her esophagus.
ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It was probably a contrast agent like you said, I don’t have any kind of medical background, I just know that it lit up under imaging and the med nerds thought it was interesting, lol.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
You’re correct, it’s a barium solution. I’ve drank it myself, it’s moderately gross.
Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I had a doctor call in students to look at a huge ball on my neck while I was waiting in the ER for my diagnosis. They shoveled my into different devices 3 times, at one point I saw 7 people crammed into the CT diagnostic room which was obviously made for not more than 3. Turned out I was an excellent example for a (at that point merely assumed) Stage 1 Lymphoma.
Happened about 8 years ago, am healthy now (thank you fellow german taxpayers 👍). Btw, don’t hesitate to ask for THC in the hospital if you suffer brutal Nausea & Emesis during chemo, it really helped me.
lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Glad to help! And if I ever need it, I know I can count on you too.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I have a feeling I’m going to be getting a lot of use out of this one soon
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