Dysphagia

Question 1

Dysphagia?

Answer 1

Difficulty swallowing

Question 2

Dysphagia high dysphagia?

Answer 2

tend to have problems initiating the swallow or immediately upon swallowing

Question 3

Dysphagia low dysphagia?

Answer 3

feel that food gets stuck for a few seconds after swallowing

Question 4

Dysphagia what is Odynophagia?

Answer 4

pain when swallowing, can be mailgnancy but most commonly infection. i.e. candidiasis.

Question 5

Dysphagia whats a globus?

Answer 5

Common sensation of having a lump in the throat without true dysphagia, entirely benign.

Question 6

Dysphagia high dysphagia location?

Answer 6

oropharyngeal and upper oesophageal, more likely to be generalised/systemic neuromuscular disease.

Question 7

Dysphagia lower dysphagia location?

Answer 7

lower oesophageal, more likely to be local obstruction lesion.

Question 8

Dysphagia new onset in elderly?

Answer 8

New onset dysphagia in middle-aged to elderly patients is carcinoma until proven otherwise.