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[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 54 points 6 days 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 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If it was an x-ray, isn't it a little weird to use a radioactive probe (or contrast agent)? I thought that for GI things it is usually a just contrast agent that absorbs x-rays really well... barium or some shit.

[-] SoleInvictus 8 points 6 days ago

You're correct, it's a barium solution. I've drank it myself, it's moderately gross.

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