Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Achalasia

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Inability to swallow (dysphagia), which may feel like food or drink is stuck in your throat;
Regurgitating food or saliva;
Heartburn;
Belching;
Chest pain that comes and goes;
Coughing at night;
Weight loss;
Vomiting

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

Upper endoscopy

RiskFactors

Achalasia – younger, not smoker, not drinker

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Pneumonia (from aspiration of food into the lungs);

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/gastrointestinal-disorders/esophageal-and-swallowing-disorders/achalasia