Dysphagia Up to Date

Question 1

Dysphagia- what?

Answer 1

subjective sensation of difficulty or abnormality of swallowing

Question 2

Odynophagia is ?

Answer 2

defined as pain with swallowing

Question 3

Dysphagia can be classified as ?

Answer 3

oropharyngeal dysphagia or esophageal dysphagia

Question 4

Oropharyngeal or transfer dysphagia is characterized by

Answer 4

difficulty initiating a swallow. Swallowing may be accompanied by coughing, choking, nasopharyngeal regurgitation, aspiration, and a sensation of residual food remaining in the pharynx.

Question 5

Esophageal dysphagia is characterized by

Answer 5

difficulty swallowing several seconds after initiating a swallow and a sensation of food getting stuck in the esophagus

Question 6

Dysphagia warrants ?

Answer 6

immediate evaluation to define the exact cause and initiate appropriate therapy

Question 7

The first step in evaluating patients with dysphagia is to determine if the symptoms are due to?

Answer 7

due to oropharyngeal or esophageal dysphagia by history- specific list of questions

Question 8

Esophageal dysphagia may be due to what?

Answer 8

intraluminal causes, intrinsic esophageal causes, extrinsic compression of the esophagus, due to an underlying esophageal motility disorder or functional dysphagia