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Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ... Esophageal Dysphagia ... esophagus: pill esophagitis ... MatthewHoMD #Dysphagia
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal - Can't initiate swallow, Cough/nasal regurg when attempting to swallow
Esophageal
Dysphagia - Differential ... , Eosinophilic esophagitis ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Dysphagia
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ... Goiter Esophageal Dysphagia ... - Functional dysphagia ... Strictures from esophagitis
Seesaw Nystagmus on Physical Exam

Ocular examination revealed rhythmic, torsional, and vertical movement in which the eye
Seesaw Nystagmus ... finding known as seesaw ... #Seesaw #Nystagmus
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
Seesaw nystagmus ... either pendular (seesaw ... or jerk (semi seesaw ... Seesaw nystagmus ... Eye Center #Seesaw
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
melena (70%), Dysphagia ... Pseudomembranous esophagitis
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Spectrum of Response
Non-response:
 • Histology: Persistent eosinophilia, ≥ 15 eos/hpf
 • Symptoms:
Eosinophilic Esophagitis ... symptom metric; EEsAl ... #Eosinophilic #Esophagitis
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis

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Dysphagia Differential ... Diagnosis #Dysphagia
Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia - Classification Algorithm

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the Patient with Dysphagia ... Algorithm #Dysphagia
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
Seesaw Nystagmus ... Sawtooth or seesaw ... neurologiabr #seesaw