Barium Enema: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Factors that can interfere with your test or the accuracy of the results include:
- Stool or gas in the colon.
- Muscle spasms in the colon wall.
- Inability to remain still or to cooperate during the test.
- Extreme obesity.
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| Last updated: | May 02, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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