ASGE Annual GI Advanced Practice Provider Course - Day Two (On-Demand) | April 2022-Evaluation of the Patient with Dysphagia

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Video Summary

The video features Dr. John Martin and Sorrel delivering a talk on dysphagia. Dr. Martin is a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic and is interested in endoscopy unit operations, technological innovations, and training. The talk aims to define dysphagia, describe its types and causes, discuss how to work it up, and explore treatment options. Dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing, while odynophagia refers to painful swallowing. Dysphagia can be caused by mechanical obstruction or esophageal dysmotility. Mechanical obstruction can be caused by foreign bodies, cricopharyngeal bars, esophageal webs, diverticula, or strictures. Esophageal dysmotility can be caused by conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, scleroderma, or muscular spasms. The workup for dysphagia includes history-taking, endoscopy, esophagram, and esophageal manometry. Treatment options vary depending on the specific cause of dysphagia, and can include dilation, surgery, medications, or myotomy.

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John Martin, MD, FASGE and Sarel J. Myburgh APRN, CNP, MS

Keywords

dysphagia

gastroenterologist

endoscopy

esophageal dysmotility

treatment options

mechanical obstruction

esophageal manometry