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TopicName
Dysphagia
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Vital signs; head and neck exam; heart, lung, and abdominal exams; skin exam (for signs of scleroderma/CREST).
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Solids or liquids vs. both solids and liquids, ± progression, occurring at the beginning or middle of swallow; constitutional symptoms (especially weight loss); hoarseness, drooling, regurgitation of liquids vs. undigested food, odynophagia, GERD symptoms; medications; HIV risk factors; history of anxiety, smoking, Raynaud’s phenomenon.
WebLink
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0615/p3639.html
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