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In conclusion, plain-film radiography and the UGI series are useful, easily obtained tests for screening the pediatric UGI tract and differentiating between medical and surgical disease. Ultrasound continues to develop as an initial test for evaluation of the vomiting infant because of its reliability in diagnosing HPS. Endoscopy remains the superior method for diagnosis of mucosal diseases given the limitations of single-contrast barium studies and the newcomer status of ultrasound. Although scintigraphy is the most sensitive and physiologic imaging method for evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux, the UGI series and endoscopy currently play dominant roles in the evaluation of the child with "significant" GERD. CT, MR imaging, and endoscopy are secondary procedures because of their preparation, sedation, monitoring requirements, and cost. Each modality provides the radiologist a different perspective on pediatric UGI disease and therefore improves our ability to understand and diagnose abnormalities in the pediatric UGI tract.
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PMID:Pediatric upper gastrointestinal tract. 797 99

A 57-year-old woman was admitted because of severe bradycardia and hypotension caused by an anti-arrhythmic agent and beta-blocker. For 19 months before admission, she had been undergoing hemodialysis with an F8-HPS polysulfone membrane hemodialyzer without any complications. In 2 dialysis sessions after admission, when a BS polysulfone membrane was used, she experienced anaphylactoid shock with severe hypotension leading to syncope, dyspnea and vomiting, just after the start of hemodialysis. After the anaphylactoid shock, her dialyzer membrane was changed to a cellulose triacetate membrane and she did not suffer from such attacks. This case indicates that severe anaphylactoid shock may be caused by a biocompatible dialyzer membrane and that the reactions of patients to each polysulfone membrane may differ among polysulfone membranes made by different manufacturers.
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PMID:A case of anaphylactoid shock induced by the BS polysulfone hemodialyzer but not by the F8-HPS polysulfone hemodialyzer. 1452 87