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... Congenital D. Tumors 1. Benign 2. Malignant III. Extrinsic compression A. Vascular compression (dysphagia lusoria, aberrant right subclavian artery, right-sided aorta, left atrial enlargement, ... aneurysm) B. Posterior mediastinal mass C. Postvagotomy hematoma and fibrosis Esophageal Motor Dysphagia I. Disorders of cervical esophagus

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... to more aspiration. Jejunostomy tube feeding may lessen reflux. Chapter 038. Dysphagia (Part 3) Oropharyngeal motor dysphagia results from impairment of the voluntary effort required ... (see Fig. 286-1). A transient cricopharyngeal bar is seen in up to 5% of individuals without dysphagia undergoing upper gastrointestinal studies; it can be produced in normal individuals...

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... LES and acts as an external LES. Chapter 038. Dysphagia (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 38. Dysphagia Dysphagia: Introduction Dysphagia is defined as a sensation ... swallowing is completed normally. Odynophagia means painful swallowing. Frequently, odynophagia and dysphagia occur together. Globus pharyngeus is the sensation of a lump lodged in...

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... functions Chapter 038. Dysphagia (Part 2) Pathophysiology of Dysphagia Based on anatomic site of involvement, dysphagia may be divided into oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal dysphagia. ... normal relaxation of UES and LES during swallowing. Dysphagia caused by a large bolus or a narrow lumen is called mechanical dysphagia, whereas dysphagia due to weakness of peristal...

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... Chapter 038. Dysphagia (Part 5) Diseases of the striated muscle often also involve the cervical part of ... solids implies mechanical dysphagia with a lumen that is not severely narrowed. In advanced obstruction, dysphagia occurs with liquids as well as solids. In contrast, motor dysphagia due to achalasia ... more persistent. The duration and course of dysphagia are he...

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... www.GImotilityonline.com; doi:10. 1038/ gimo19, 2006 McCullough TM, Jaffe D: Head and neck disorders causing dysphagia. Chapter 038. Dysphagia (Part 6) Chest pain with dysphagia occurs in DES and ... www.GImotilityonline.com; doi:10. 1038/ gimo36, 2006 Paterson WG et al: Esophageal motility disorders. www.GImotilityonline.com; doi:10. 1038/ gimo20, 2006 Bibliography Achem...

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... against anaerobes in the setting of a decubitus ulcer or diabetic foot infection. Chapter 120. Osteomyelitis (Part 4) Figure 120-1 Appropriate samples for microbiologic studies should be

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... physician to use powerful therapeutic measures wisely, with due regard for their beneficial action, potential dangers, and cost. It is also the responsibility of hospitals and health care organizations

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... nuclei of this pain-modulating circuit contain endogenous opioid Chapter 012. Pain: Pathophysiology and Management (Part 4) Pain transmission and modulatory pathways. A. Transmission system ... circuits has links in the hypothalamus, midbrain, and medulla, and it selectively controls spinal pain-transmission neurons through a descending pathway (Fig. 12 -4). Human brain imagin...

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... Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 4) Chronology of events required for the induction of fever. AMP, adenosine ... fever, it is not a neurotransmitter. Rather, the release of PGE 2 from the brain side of the hypothalamic endothelium triggers the PGE 2 receptor on glial cells, and this stimulation results ... that extend into the area. The elevation of cyclic AMP is tho...

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