Do you have difficulty in swallowing (Dysphagia)? Causes, Complications, Diagnosis and Treatment
Channel: ERemedium
Date: 2021-09-04

Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties.
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MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: 

Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
Dysphagia results in difficulty to chew.
Moving food, liquid medications etc through  mouth, throat esophagus into stomach

Causes
Stroke
Neuro degenerative disease
Dementia
Head and neck cancer
ICU patients
Esophageal Spasm
Scleroderma
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Symptoms 
Choking when eating
Coughing  or gagging when swallowing
Drooling
Recurrent Heartburn
Hoarseness
Unexplained weight loss
Regurgitation
Recurrent pneumonia

Complications
If not treated, can lead to
Pneumonia
Upper respiratory infections
Malnutrition

Diagnosis
Functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)
Barium Swallow
Video Fluoroscopy
Laryngoscopy
Esophageal manometry

Treatment
Exercise for swallowing Muscles
Diet Modifications
Dilation
Surgery
Medicines
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*TimeStamps*
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Causes of Dysphagia
0:45 Symptoms of Dysphagia
1:20 Complications of Dysphagia
1:50 Diagnosis of Dysphagia
2:29 Treatment of Dysphagia
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