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Achalasia Classification Types - Barium Contrast Esophagram:
1) Spindle type (classic)
2) Flask type 
3) Sigmoid type
Response to
Achalasia Classification ... Types - Barium ... Response to treatment ... suggestive of end ... #gastroenterology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... insufficiency, acute ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... water #Shock #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... • Most common type ... insufficiency, acute ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... gastrointestinal bleeding
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sphincter to relax EGD ... adenocarcinoma Barium ... secondary causes leading ... Treatment options ... #gastroenterology