Sunday, September 12, 2004

dysphagia

for functional dysphagia use barium swallow, for a structural lesion like malignancy use endoscopy



example of a question



A young patient presents with history of dysphasia nerve to liquids than solids. The first investigation you will do is

a) Barium swallow b) Esophagoscopy

c) Ultrasound of the chest d) CT scan of the chest

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