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What is the Difference between Dysphagia & Odynophagia ??
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Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing while Odynophagia means Painful swallowing
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sites of patholgies that might cause dysphagia ??
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* mouth
* Pharynx * Esophagus |
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what might be possible causes in the mouth ??
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* Stomatitis
* Glossitis * Neoplasms in the oral cavity such as tongue carcinoma |
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what might be possible causes in the pharynx ??
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- Pharyngitis
- Retropharyngeal Abscess * Plummer Vinson * Pharyngeal Diverticulum * post-cricoid carcinoma |
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What are causes in the Esophagus ??
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* in the lumen : F.B
* In The Wall : > Cong. e.g Atresia > Traumatic e.g Corrsovie or psot cricoid stricture > Inflammatory eg. GERD > Neoplastic > Neuromuscular e.g ACHALASIA , diffuse oesophagial spasm , vagus paralysis , tetanus & myasthenia gravis * Outside the wall : malignant thyroid , malignant LNs , Aortic Aneurysm & medinastinal tumors |
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What are investigations to detect cause of dysphagia ??
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* Chest X-ray : to detect pulmonary complications
* CT : for carcinoma * Barium swallow * Manometric studies * Endoscopy |
