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Esophageal Disorders Flashcards

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Causes of dysphasia

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Stroke, Parkinson’s , traumatic brain injury, severe Alzheimer’s

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Symptoms of dysphagia

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Drooling, coughing while eating, gurgling, weight loss

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Nursing interventions for dysphagia

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-sit up at all times , especially 1 hour after eating
-thicken liquids

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Achalasia

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Halitosis, belch, a feeling that food is stuck

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Cause of achalasia

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None - just happens

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What is absent in the lower 2/3 of esophagus in achalasia?

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Peristalsis

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What is lost in the esophagus with achalasia?

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Inhibitory neurons

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Patient with achalasia will present with ________ because “__________”

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Bad breath
“Food is stuck “

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Nursing with achalasia

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Slow feeding
Prevent other complications

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Medical for achalasia

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Inject Botox, calcium channel blockers (relax esophagus, endoscopic dilation of area

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