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Duke PA Diseases of the Esophagus

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substernal burning, epigastric pain radiating to the neck   heartburn  
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substernal burning, epigastric pain radiating to the neck   pyrosis  
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dysphagia   difficulty in swallowing-liquids/solids  
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odynodphagia   painful swallowing-reflects erosive esophageal disease  
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infectious causes of odynophagia   CMV, herpes, candida, HIV  
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__ of adults report occasional heartburn   1/3  
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__ of adults report daily heartburn   7%  
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etiologies of GERD   incompetent lower esophageal sphincter, transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation, irritant effects of the refluxate, delayed gastric emptying, abnormal esophageal clearance  
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heartburn 30-60 minutes after meal, regurgitation, sour brash, dysphageia, relieft with antacids, severity does not correlate with esophagitis, asthma flairs, non-cardiac chest pain, laryngitis, hoarsness, loss of dental enamel   symptoms of GERD  
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treatment for uncomplicated GERD   conservative-PPI empirically, no need for further investigation unless treatment failure  
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symptoms of GERD after age __ warrants furhter investigation   50  
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complicated GERD alarm symptoms   dysphagia, weight loss, hematemesis, melena  
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__ has a limited role in investigation of reflux   barium swallow  
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indications for ambulatory pH monitoring   refractory symptoms and normal EGD, atypical symptoms, failure to respond to pharmacology therapy, patients considered fro antireflux surgery  
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tests the function of the esophageal muscel contractions and esophageal sphincters   manometry  
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occurs in 10-20% of GERD patients, change fro squamous to columnar epithelium in esophagus   Barrett's esophagus  
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Barrett's esophagus predisposes to __   adenocarcinoma of the esophagus  
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lifestyle modifications for GERD   elevated the head of the bed, lose excess weight, eliminate: tobacco, late night meals, ETOH, fatty foods, chocolate, caffeine  
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Medical treatment for GERD   acid suppression (PPI's), motility agents (not used as much anymore)  
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Surgical treatment for GERD   Nissen fundoplication  
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__ increases the risk of esophageal cancer 30-60 times the general population   Barret's esophagus  
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heartburn, regurgitation or both greater than or equal to once per week increases cancer risk __ times   8  
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frequent sever heartburn and regurgitation for >20 years increases cancer risk by __ times   44  
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GERD is a __ disease   chronic  
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complications of GERD   Barrett's esphagus, esophageal cancer, stricture  
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most GERD patients will eventually be sent for __   endoscopic evaluation  
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signs and symptoms of infectious esophagitis   odynophagia, dysphagia, chest pain  
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treatment for candida esophagitis   fluconozole for 14 days  
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HSV, HIV and CMV will cause __ in the esophagus   ulcerations  
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occurs secondary to portal hypertension   esophageal varices  
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treatment for esophageal varices   banding, shunt procedure, meds  
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secondary to repeated retching   Mallory Weiss tear  
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patients with a caustic injury to esophagus need to have endoscopy withing the first __ hours   24  
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outpouchings of upper esophagus, always involves the posterior wall of the pharynx, most common cause of transfer dysphagia. Symptoms are regurgitation, dysphagia, halitosis   Zenker's diverticulum  
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esophageal motility disorders   achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, nutcracker esophagus, scleroderma esophagus  
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means- failure to relax   achalasia  
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one identifiable cause of achalasia, not prevalent in this country   Chagas disease  
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gradual progressive dysphagia for solids and liquids, regurgitation of undigested foods, develops at 25-60 y/o, symptoms usually lasted months to years, substernal discomfort or fullness after eating, poor esoph emptying, nocturnal regurg   achalasia clinical presentation  
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gold standard for diagnosis of achalasia   manometry  
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on manometry in achalasia you will see   complete absense of peristalisis, with simultaneous, low amplitude waves. Incomplete LES relaxation  
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chest x-ray finding in achalasia   air fluid level  
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barium swallow finding in achalasia   bird's beak, esophageal dilation, loss of peristalsis  
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achalasia therapy   pharmacologic therapy to relax smooth muscle, pneumatic dilation, surgical myotomy, botox  
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treatment of choice for achalasia   surgical myotomy-85% success rate with a mortality <1%  
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achalasia treatment with __ is highly variable and usually doesn't work very well   medications (nifedipine, calcium channel blockers, nitrates)  
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simultaneous, nonperistaltic contractions of the esophagus, provoked by stress, large food boluses, hot or cold liquids (carbonation), anterior chest pain unrelated to exertion or eating   diffuse esophageal spasm  
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barium esophagography reveals simultandeous cork screw contractions, "rosary bead" appearance   diffuse esophageal spasm  
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common in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis, raynaud's phenomena, or CREST, atrophy and fibrosis of the esophageal smooth muscle   scleroderma esophagus  
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causes of esophageal stenoses   rings and webs, reflux esophagitis, tumors, caustic ingestions, infections  
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iatrogenic causes of esophageal stenoses   pill-induced, radiation, sclerotherapy  
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presents with progressive solid food dysphagia, weight loss, most present in late stages, seen in 50-70 y/o   esophageal cancer  
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predisposing factors for squamous cell carcinoma   alcohol, tobacco, achalasia, caustic induced esophageal injury, head and neck cancers, plummer-vinson syndrome. African American, male  
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develops as a complication of Barrett's esophagus, more common in whites than blacks, lower third of esophagus   adenocarcinoma  
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complications of esophageal cancer   local tumor extension into the trachobronchial tree, chest or back pain, laryngeal nerve involvement-hoarsness, pneumonia, malnutrition  
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treatment for unresectable esophageal cancer for palliation   radiation, stenting  
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chemotherapy for esophageal cancer   cisplatin/5 FU  
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