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Feb 06, 2009
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Aspirated Barium into lungs
My 89 year old grandfather went in for an upper GI this morning. During the process fo digesting the
Barium
Barium enema
Barium ingestion
Upper gi and small bowel series
, he aspirated some into his lungs. When they did a chest x-ray, they found that he did in fact aspirate
barium
Barium enema
Barium ingestion
Upper gi and small bowel series
into his lungs, in addition the xray showed that he also has severe emphysema and partially collapsed lung. He has never been a smoker. He also is a
diabetic
Diabetes foot care
Diabetic blood circulation in foot
Diabetic emergency supplies
Diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar coma
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic retinopathy
Hba1c
Infant of diabetic mother
Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum - abdomen
. He was put on antibiotics and was given an inhalerto use every 4 hours. Should he see a Pulmonologist or a Gastroenterolgist?
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