Suddenly being unable to swallow is scary, to say the least. “When dysphagia — trouble swallowing — strikes, I can feel my adrenal glands kick in, my eyes widen, and a feeling of genuine panic for my ...

Taking a careful history is vital for the evaluation of dysphagia. The history will yield the likely underlying pathophysiologic process and anatomic site of the problem in most patients, and is ...

Such cases of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are rare, but they can be treated with the typical therapies for EoE. Dysphagia is a common symptom of the inflammatory condition eosinophilic esophagitis ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Local intraoperative corticosteroids administered after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion may be effective ...

Strong supportive evidence of effectiveness is not available for many dysphagia treatments so clinicians need to use best available evidence to support therapy choice Unlike compensatory strategies, ...

The 4 stages of dysphagia range from mild to severe, but no single, universally accepted scale exists. Dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing. It occurs when there is a disruption in one or more ...

Dysphagia is a major health problem associated with multiple neurological diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease, among others. Staff nurses lack a consistent approach to ...

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ASYMPTOMATIC hypertrophic spurs of the anterior margin of the cervical vertebras are not uncommon. However, if the mass of hypertrophic bone projects into the pharynx enough to impinge upon the food ...

I would like to comment and provide accurate information for your readers regarding the printing on March 1, 2018, of the syndicated Washington Post article "Problems swallowing are a big killer..." ...

Differences in Cancer-Specific Mortality of Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Adenocarcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis Median follow-up was 33.3 months (range, 6 to ...