Swallowed Object Treatment

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swallow foreign object | DrGreene.com

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Most Recently Shared on July 8, 2011 at 11:01 pm By:

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Ever wondered what to do if your child swallows a foreign object? @DrGreene gives his answer - http://t.co/EOl0iSr

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Swallowing objects on purpose is costly to health care - USATODAY.com

usatoday.com — “You know those 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with patients that purposefully swallow strange items? Apparently, what makes good TV is not good for health care costs.View full resource at usatoday.com

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Swallowing objects on purpose is costly to health care - http://tinyurl.com/25ct35t

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Swallowing objects on purpose is costly to health care - USATODAY.com

usatoday.com — “You know those 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with patients that purposefully swallow strange items? Apparently, what makes good TV is not good for health care costs.View full resource at usatoday.com

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Patients Who Swallow Foreign Objects a Costly Burden to Health Care:

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Patients Who Swallow Foreign Objects a Costly Burden to Health Care: http://on-msn.com/a6KNTe

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Swallowing Disorders

emedicine.medscape.com — “Dysphagia, or swallowing disorder, is a general term used to describe the inability to move food from the mouth to the stomach.View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Swallowing Trouble

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Swallowed Objects That Went Straight Into History - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “Dr. Chevalier Jackson, a laryngologist who worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, preserved more than 2,000 objects that people had swallowed or inhaled.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Interesting foreign body collection by doctor. Down the hatch and straight into medical history - NY Times - http://nyti.ms/h3zsNS

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MU researcher developing test for swallowing disorder treatments

physorg.com — “Muscle degeneration and confinement to a wheelchair are the hallmarks of Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and other neurodegenerative diseases. One of the silent, and most serious, symptoms of these diseases is losing the ability to swallow. Swallowing impairment, or dysphagia, ...View full resource at physorg.com

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MU researcher developing test for swallowing disorder treatments: Muscle degeneration and confinement to a wheelch... http://bit.ly/b0UFO3

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Test for swallowing disorder treatments being developed

sciencedaily.com — “One of the silent, and most serious, symptoms of Lou Gehrig's disease is losing the ability to swallow. Swallowing impairment, or dysphagia, affects about 500,000 people annually in the US, but little is known about the disorder. Now, a researcher is developing a test that might help pinpoint the neurological or physiological origins of swallowing disorders, leading to possible life-saving treatments.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Test for swallowing disorder treatments being developed: One of the silent, and most serious, symptoms of Lou Gehr... http://bit.ly/c4mN1T

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Buckyballs and Other Magnets | Top 5 Dangerous Objects Kids Like to Swallow | Healthland | TIME.com

healthland.time.com — “Buckyballs and Other Magnets | Top 5 Dangerous Objects Kids Like to Swallow | Healthland | TIME.comView full resource at healthland.time.com

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$2M in hospital costs linked to swallowed foreign objects - FierceHealthcare

fiercehealthcare.com — “People with a consuming passion about swallowing odd foreign objects indulge in a costly habit. An eight-year retrospective study conducted by doctors at Rhode Island Hospital and published in... Read more...View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com

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Most Recently Shared on November 2, 2010 at 6:27 pm By:

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33 people generated $2 million in unnecessary #hospital costs by swallowing objects that weren't food... http://ow.ly/33jZR #GI #cost #weird

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Observations: Down the hatch: Patients who swallow foreign objects tend to make it a habit [Video]

scientificamerican.com — “Steven Moss has pretty much seen it all—lodged in people's digestive tract. As a gastroenterologist at Rhode Island Hospital, he has helped remove batteries, blades and even bed springs from people's esophagi and stomachs. But these patients werenView full resource at scientificamerican.com

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Down the hatch: Patients who swallow foreign objects tend to make it a habit [Video] http://bit.ly/aSbeAy

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RI Hospital study: More patients swallowing foreign objects | WPRI.com

wpri.com — “Local news & weather for Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Central Falls & Newport, Rhode Island as well as New Bedford & Fall River Mass.,View full resource at wpri.com

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Most Recently Shared on November 10, 2010 at 7:22 pm By:

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RT @wpri_feed: RI Hospital study - A new study at Rhode Island Hospital has uncovered a disturbing and expensive trend. http://ow.ly/19ThUB

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