Achalasia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

dysphagia - Subjective sebsation of difficulty swallowing⚫ May be due to physiological or anatomical abnormalities along any portion of the esophagus, including the upper and lower sphincters ⚫ An alarm symptom that must prompt evaluation and should never be attributed to normal aging without an appropriate evaluation Dysphagia Types - oropharyngeal (above the esophagus) and esophageal-->most common is achalasia-disorder of esophageal nerves preventing food movement. Structural ...

Achalasia (cardiospasm) - Correct failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax bouginage - Correct A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to widen the passageway, guide another instrument into a passageway, or dislodge an object. Hering-Breuer reflex - Correct A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thi...

BiliaryandUGIReviewtermswithcorrect Solutions. achalasia - Correct Answer Motor disorder of the esophagus aka cardio spasm difficulty swallowing - Correct Answer dysphagia esophageal varices - Correct Answer dilation of the veins in the wall of the distal esophagus Reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus causing irritation - Correct Answer GERD mucosal folds in the cystic duct - Correct Answer spiral valve bile - Correct Answer chole

Dry mouth can result in all of the following except: a. bad breath. b. reduced food intake. c. dental disease. d. achalasia. - d. achalasia

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Therapeutic Procedures Achalasia - correct answer occurs when nerves of the esophagus do not function properly, resulting in problems swallowing and passing food thru the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) -Sx is only done if pt has no relief from meds or EGD procedures -Sx is a MYOTOMY (open sx or laparoscopic), surgery consists of circular muscle fibers of the LES that are divided. -Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy is the "most popular" and used "most frequent." Has less morbidity, comp...

A patient with Crohn's disease has been on drug therapy to treat the condition. She is now seen for extreme pain. An x-ray is taken, showing small bowel obstruction. The patient is taken immediately to surgery and a partial colectomy is performed with an end-to-end anastomosis. Which code(s) should be reported? : 44120 Which code(s) should be assigned for esophagoscopy with dilation of the esophagus using a balloon of 36 mm with radiological guidance for achalasia? : 43214 A female ...

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