Esophigitis

Question 1

What are the causes of Esophagitis?

Answer 1

PIECE 
Pill induced 
Inflammation 
Eosinophilia
Caustic 
GERD

Question 2

What are the symptoms of Esophagitis?

Answer 2

Odynophagia

Dysphasia

Question 3

How is Esophogitis Dx?

Answer 3

EGD with BX

Question 4

How is esophigitis treated?

Answer 4

Disease specific

Question 5

What is the cause of pill induced esophagitis?

Answer 5

Pills get stuck in throat

Question 6

How is Pill induced esophagitis treated?

Answer 6

EGD - remove pill and offending agent

PPIs and time

Question 7

Which infections cause esophagitis and what are the treatments?

Answer 7

Candida - Oral thrush - Flucanozole
HSV - Oral lesions - Val - acyclovir
CMV - Val agancyclovir
HIV- HARRT

Question 8

What are the eosinophilia diseases that cause Esophagitis?

Answer 8

Asthma
Allergies
Atopy

Question 9

How are eosinophilia Dx Esophagitis DX?

Answer 9

EGD with Bx > 16 EOS hpf

^ week trial of PPIs

Question 10

How is eosinophilia esophigitis Treated?

Answer 10

Oral aerosilized steroids

Question 11

What are causes for Caustic Esophagitis in Kids and Adults?

Answer 11

Kids - accidental ingestion

Adult - Suicide

Question 12

What are the symptoms of caustic Esophagitis?

Answer 12

Larynx - Hoarse stridor

Esophagus - drooling

Question 13

How is caustic esophagitis dx?

Answer 13

EGD with biopsy

Question 14

How is caustic Esophagitis treated, Low severity and high severity?

Answer 14

Low severity - liquid diet
High severity - NPO * 72 hrs EGD
Never neutralize