Partial 5 - Esophagus

Question 1

Most common symptom of Esophageal disease (Cecil)

Answer 1

Heartburn (pyrosis) is the most common symptom.

Question 2

When does heartburn tend to occur? (Cecil)

Answer 2

it tends to occur after meals, when a patient is lying supine, or after an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (bending or lifting).

Question 3

What types of food induce heartburn? And what can relieve heartburn (Cecil)

Answer 3

Specific types of food, including fatty or spicy foods and chocolate, may also induce heartburn.

Symptoms are often relieved temporarily by antacid preparations.

Question 4

Heartburn may be accompanied by (Cecil)

Answer 4

Regurgitation of bitter or sour fluid into the back of the throat or by excessive saliva production (the so-called water brash, which is caused by a vagal reflex induced by the presence of acid in the esophagus).

Question 5

Other symptoms of esophageal disease (Cecil)

Answer 5

Dysphagia
Odynophagia (pain when swalloring)
Chest pain