| upper GI series |
In medicine, an upper GI series consists of a series of X-ray images of the esophagus and stomach (the upper gastrointestinal, or GI, tract). The X-rays are taken after the patient drinks a contrast agent, typically a thick, chalky liquid containing a barium salt. (This test is sometimes called a barium swallow.) The barium outlines the stomach on the X-rays, helping the doctor find tumors or other abnormal areas. ...
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| upper respiratory infection |
The common cold is a mild viral infectious disease of the nose and throat; the upper respiratory system. Its symptoms are sneezing, sniffing, running/blocked nose (often these occur simultaneously, or one in each nostril), scratchy, sore, or phlegmy throat, coughing, headache, and a general feeling of unwellness; they last between 3 to 10 days, with residual coughing lasting up to 3 weeks. ...
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| upper GI series |
A series of x-rays of the upper digestive (gastrointestinal, or GI) system that are taken after a person drinks a barium solution, which outlines the digestive organs on the x-rays.
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| upper GI series |
(also called barium x-rays), A series of x-rays of the esophagus and stomach taken as the patient swallows a drink containing barium, a material that is visible on the x-rays.
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| uptake |
The process of phytoplankton of actively absorbing nutrients from the surrounding water column.
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