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What is Barium Swallow Study?

A barium swallow is a test that may be used to determine the cause of painful swallowing, difficulty with swallowing, abdominal pain, bloodstained vomit, or unexplained weight loss.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 4 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
to see if my airway is being protected 1 1 Efficacy_major
Diagnostic assessment 1 0
Urethral Stricture 1 0
Choking on food 1 0

See all 2 patients currently having Barium Swallow Study

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Barium Swallow Study

Hospitalization 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Barium Swallow Study

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 1 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Barium Swallow Study

Very
 1 33%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Barium Swallow Study

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 27, 2012.