CLINICAL

Question 1

Define dyspepsia

Answer 1

Dysfunction of digestion. Indigestion. Characterised by a chronic or recurrent pain in the upper abdomen. Often ‘burning’. Does NOT mean GORD or reflux - it’s a functional ‘disease’ of increased awareness which causes symptoms. Diagnosis of exclusion. GORD is a subset of dyspepsia.

Question 2

Define dysphagia

Answer 2

Difficulty swallowing

Question 3

Define odynophagia

Answer 3

Pain on swallowing

Question 4

Define waterbrash

Answer 4

Over production of saliva, or a regurgitation of a sour, tasteless saliva with small amount of acid content. Commonly associated with GORD.