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| solids or liquids may aggrivate these two conditions (3) |
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scleroderma
achalasia
diffuse esophageal spasm |
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intermittent; may progress slowly.
repeaded swallowing may relive this. also movements such as straightening the back, raising the arms, Vasalva maneuver (straining donw against a closed glottis)
heartburn. |
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Definition
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intermittent timing, solids or liquids may aggrivate: repeated swallowing may relieve condition; movements such as straightening the back; raising the arms; or a Vasalva manoever (straining down against a closed glottis).
regurgitation, often at night when lying donw, with nocternal cough, possibly chest pain precipitated by eating. |
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| regurgitation; often at night when lying down; with nocternal cough; possibly chest pain precipitated by eating. |
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Definition
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nitroglycerin may help this.
chest pain that mimics angina pectoris or myocardial infarction and lasts minuets to hours; possibly heartburn. |
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Definition
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may be intermittent at first; then progressive over months.
solid foods with progression to liquids may aggrivate this. |
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Definition
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| pain in the chest and back and weight loss; espeically in the course of illness. |
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Definition
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| regurgitation of the bolus of food relieve this; a long history of heart burn adn regurgitation |
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Definition
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mechanical narrowing of the mucosal rings and webs
intermittent timing; solid foods aggrivate this, regurgitation of the bolus of food relieves this. |
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Definition
| mucosal rings and webs causing mechanical narrowing of the esophagus. |
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Term
| solid foods aggravate this (2) |
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Definition
| esophageal stricture and narrowing of hte mucosal rings and webs |
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Term
| attempts to start the swallowing process aggravates this |
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Definition
| oropharyngeal dysphagia, due to motor disorers afeting the pharyngeal muscles. |
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Term
| acute or gradual onset and a variable course, depending on the underlying disorder is the timing of this |
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Definition
| oropharyngeal dysphagia, due to motor disorders affecting the pharyngeal muscles. |
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Term
aspiration into the lungs or regurgitation into the nose with attempts to swallow.
Neurologic evidence of stroke, bulbar palsy, or other neuromuscular conditions are associated symptosm. |
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Definition
| oropharyngeal dysphagia, due to motor disorders affeting the pharangeal muslces. |
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