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Gastrointestinal Questions for ICM
Question | Answer |
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What are some esophageal symptoms? | Dysphagia (can't swallow) Odynophagia (painful swallow) Chest Pain |
What can cause dysphagia? | Neuromuscular: diffuse esophageal spasm, achalasia, and scleroderma Obstructive lesions: Strictures, rings, foreign bodies, and carcinoma |
Odynophagia usually represents what? | A severe inflammatory process. Rarely associated with GERD. It's a disruption of the mucosa. |