Dysphagia

Dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing, whether or not it's solids, liquids, or bad news. Dysphagia differs from odynophagia and globus. Don't ask us how or why, just trust us on this.

Classifications

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Dysphagia can further by classified by the likely anatomic source:

1. Oropharyngeal dysphagia' - Difficulty with the initiation of a swallow, as is common in interns suffering from foot-in-mouth disease.
2. Esophageal dysphagia' - Difficulty swallowing several seconds after initiating a swallow, as is common in interns suffering from foot-in-mouth disease whose shoe actually got lodged into the esophagus.
3. Gastric dysphagia - Difficulty swallowing originating from the stomach
4. Intestinal dysphagia' - Difficult swallowing originating from the small or large intestines.
5. Anal dysphagia - Difficulty swallowing originating from the anus.

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