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Esophageal dysphagia - Mechanical Obstruction vs Neuromuscular Disorder #Diagnosis #GI #SpeechPathology #Esophageal #Dysphagia #Algorithm #ALiEM
Esophageal dysphagia ... SpeechPathology #Esophageal ... #Dysphagia #Algorithm
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Dysphagia Differential ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ... Dysphagia Intermittent ... Symptoms • Esophageal ... Cancer #Dysphagia
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Mechanical obstruction: Esophageal ... web or a distal esophageal ... | Esophageal: Peptic ... | Esophageal motility ... Esophageal Dysphagia
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal ... Causes of Dysphagia ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ... 4 T's), Goiter Esophageal ... Dysphagia • Neuromuscular
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ... Esophageal Dysphagia ... MatthewHoMD #Dysphagia ... Oropharyngeal #Esophageal
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal - Can't initiate swallow, Cough/nasal regurg when attempting to swallow
Esophageal
Dysphagia - Differential ... attempting to swallow Esophageal ... Intermittent: Diffuse Esophageal ... Non-Progressive: Esophageal ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Dysphagia
Swallowing Disorders in the Older Population @AGSjournal

Oral preparatory phase
Oral transport phase
Pharyngeal phase
Esophageal phase

#Geriatrics #SwallowingDisorders #Dysphagia
Pharyngeal phase Esophageal ... SwallowingDisorders #Dysphagia
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
 • due to motor disorders affecting the pharyngeal muscles
 • Acute or gradual
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ... Esophageal Dysphagia ... rings and webs • Esophageal ... stricture • Esophageal ... Achalasia #dysphagia
Esophageal Dysphagia - History and Diagnosis Algorithm
Solids only - Probably Structural
 - Intermittent, Non-Progressive: Ring and/or
Esophageal Dysphagia ... +/-: Spasm #Esophageal ... #Dysphagia #History
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... melena (70%), Dysphagia ... KBrag_MD #Acute #Esophageal