101. American Family Physician: Dysphagia Full text of the article, dysphagia from American Family Physician, a publication in the field of Health Fitness, is provided free of charge by http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n1_v39/ai_7530513

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Advanced Search Home Help IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports 10,000,000 articles - not found on any other search engine. FindArticles American Family Physician Jan 1989 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for AAACN Viewpoint ABNF Journal, The AIDS Treatment News AMAA Journal ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Dysphagia American Family Physician Jan, 1989 by Alex H. Bruckstein Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Dysphagia Difficulty in swallowing may result from a motor disorder of the esophagus or an obstructing lesion. Dysphagia for liquids is characteristic of motor disorders, while symptoms on swallowing solid food point to mechanical obstruction. Difficulty initiating a swallow indicates oropharyngeal dysphagia, an abnormality of striated muscle. The major mechanical causes of dysphagia are peptic stricture, esophageal carcinoma and a mucosal ring. Dysphagia is the subjective awareness of difficulty in swallowing. Patients with dysphagia complain that it is difficult to get food from the mouth into the stomach and often note that the food "sticks" or "slows down" during its passage. The problem may occur only with a solid bolus of food, only with liquids or with both solids and liquids.

102. American Family Physician: Diagnostic Imaging In The Evaluation Of Dysphagia A careful history can suggest the type and cause of dysphagia in most Oropharyngeal dysphagia must be differentiated from esophageal dysphagia to ensure http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n2_v53/ai_18028312

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103. FIRSTConsult - Sdfdsf FIRSTConsult, dysphagia (Differential Diagnoses File). Published for medical students and primary healthcare providers by Elsevier. http://www.firstconsult.com/?action=view_article&id=1220126&type=122&bref=1

104. L.I.F.E. Center: What Is Dysphagia? dysphagia is defined as difficulty moving food efficiently and safely from the mouth to the dysphagia may be present from birth or it may be acquired. http://lifecenter.ric.org/content/281/?topic=1&subtopic=300

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