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| putting food or liquid bolus into the mouth and includes transport of the bolus through the pharynx and esophagus to the stomach |
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| A painful swallowing, includes pain at the back of the throat or pain along the length of the esophagus |
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| Difficultry swallowing or the sensation of obstruction |
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| Difficulty in the initiation of swallowing. Example is laughing while drinking and having liquid come out of nose. Symptoms include coughing, choking. |
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| Caused by neuromuscular (MS, parkinsons, stroke) or anatomical defects (Zenkers diverticulum) |
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| Difficulty in passage of bolus through the esophagus after ignition of swallowing. Swallowing peanut butter without water |
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| is a substernal burning sensation due to the reflux of gastric material into the esophagus |
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| Esophageal thrush, cottage cheese discharge in immunosuppressed patients. |
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| Diagnosis of Esophageal candidas |
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| Found in HSV, CMV, and AIDS. Odynophagia, dysphagia, and restrosternal pain. Endoscopy diagnosis |
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| Acute persisting odynophagia. Seen in patients taking aspirin or NSAIDS without water. |
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| Involves daily therapy for six weeks. No treatment, but can be relieved by lidocaine swish and swallow, PPIs, or carafate. |
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| A very common problem, symptoms include heart burn, regurgitation, chest pain, nocturnal cough, hoarseness, loss of dental enamel, frequent throat clearing, and asthma. Reflux of stomach contents into esophagus |
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| GERD most commonly involves dysfunction of what anatomical defect |
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| Treatment of GERD: first step |
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| What is not the first choice of GERD |
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| Endoscopy unless Alarming Symptoms (vomiting, anemia, wt loss, melena, dysphagia) |
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| What are some Lifestyle Modifications for GERD |
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1. small meals, frequent
2. Avoid acid foods
3. Avoid coffee, caffeine, chocolate, alcohol
4. wt. loss
5. avoid lying down after meal
6. avoid aspirin or nicotine |
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| Chronic reflux (>5 yrs) can result in ulceration, aspiration, peptic strictures and what esophagus disease |
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| Pre-malignant condition characterized by metastiatic change of epithelium at astro-esophageal juction to columnar. Increased risk of adenocarcinoma |
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| tx of Barrett's esophagus is controversal: includes what? |
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PPI long term
Surgical fundoplication
Ablation procedures |
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| Repeat endoscopy every_____for low grade Barrett esophagus dysplasia |
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| If high grade dysplasia in Barrett esophagus, repeat endoscope every |
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| A tight LES due to denervation. Regurgitation. Birds beak. |
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| Dilation, botox, and surgery are treatments for: |
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| Barium swallow shows corkscrew pattern, non-peristaltic contractions on manometry. Dysphage with chest pain |
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| Treatment includes Nifedipine/calcium channel blockers, and nitrates |
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| Are anatomic abnormalities associated with portal hypertension and commonly seen in alcoholic cirrhotics |
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