Acute onset dysphagia and neck pain after eating
| Autor: | Hannah Nieto, Edward Balai, Neil Molony |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Evening Suprasternal notch Stridor 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Drooling 03 medical and health sciences Esophagus 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Neck pain Neck Pain business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology General Medicine Emergency department Foreign Bodies Dysphagia medicine.anatomical_structure Food Regurgitation (digestion) Pharynx Female Esophagoscopy medicine.symptom Deglutition Disorders business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. :n512 |
| ISSN: | 1756-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.n512 |
| Popis: | A woman in her 40s presented to the emergency department late in the evening with dysphagia and discomfort in her throat at the level of the suprasternal notch. Her symptoms had started while she was eating a pork chop for dinner. She was able to swallow saliva and was not drooling, but any attempt to swallow fluids resulted in severe pain and immediate regurgitation. Her airway was assessed and found to be clear; she was able to speak in full sentences, and no change to her voice was discerned. She had no stridor and no difficulty breathing. Observations on admission were Nothing remarkable was seen on examination of the patient’s neck and oral cavity. The patient was otherwise fit and well, … |
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