ESOPHAGEAL, GASTRIC AND DUODENAL DIS

Question 1

a vague feeling of discomfort and pain in the upper abdomen and chest, including a feeling of fullness and bloating including:

belching
nausea
heartburn

commonly postprandial

radiates back, neck, jaw, arms

Answer 1

dyspepsia

Question 2

difficulty in transit of food anywhere in the GI tract:

oropharyngeal dysphagia
esophageal dysphagia
solid dysphagia
liquid dysphagia

Answer 2

dysphagia

Question 3

pain during swallowing indicating inflammation or infection

Answer 3

odynophagia

Question 4

persistent or intermittent non painful sensation or a lump or foreign body in the absence of dysphagia

Answer 4

globus sensation

Question 5

this occurs when a person produces an excessive amount of saliva that mixes with stomach acids that have risen to the throat

Answer 5

water brash, sour taste, heartburn