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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
difficulty initiating swallowing ... after initiating swallowing ... medulla #Diagnosis #Differential ... Extraluminal #Algorithm #Differential
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Difficulty initiating swallowing ... Can initiate the swallowing ... #Dysphagia #Differential
Safe Living After Transplant - Water Safety
Abrasions:
• If incurred during swimming in ocean or fresh water,
pools) • Avoid swallowing ... #PatientInfo #differential
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
result from swallowing ... Hematochezia #Diagnosis #Differential
Barium Swallow on Video-fluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)

#Barium #Swallow #Video #fluoroscopic #Swallowing #Study #VFSS #fluoroscopy #clinical
Video-fluoroscopic Swallowing ... #fluoroscopic #Swallowing
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
with speech and swallowing ... conditions listed in differential
Swallowing Disorders in the Older Population @AGSjournal

Oral preparatory phase
Oral transport phase
Pharyngeal phase
Esophageal phase

#Geriatrics #SwallowingDisorders #Dysphagia
Swallowing Disorders
Thyroid Goiter in Severe Hypothyroidism on Neck Physical Examination

TSH 124. Hashimoto’s, lost to care and thyroid
moves up with swallowing
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
in mouth after swallowing
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam

Mother and daughter both presenting with thyroid goiters caused by iodine deficiency.
goiter moves with swallowing