NURS 5461 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

MGRADES EXAMS


NURS 5461 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
oropharyngeal dysphagia basics - CORRECT ANSWER - often called transfer dysphagia


inability to initiate a swallow or transfer food from the mouth to the esophagus


involves dysfunction in oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal structures


oropharyngeal dysphagia typical symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - coughing, choking,
nasopharyngeal regurgitation, aspiration (with or without subsequent pneumonia) and retained
food in the mouth after an attempted swallow


esophageal dysphagia

etiology classifications - CORRECT ANSWER - typically presents as the sensation of food
getting stuck in the esophagus several seconds ager initiating a swallow


Etiology:
Motility disorders


Structural disorders


Infectious Diseases


esophageal dysphagia

motility disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - classically presents as dysphagia for both solids
and liquids from the onset


esophageal dysphagia

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structural disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - dysphagia for solids progresses later to involve
liquids; rule out malignancy in all patients


esophageal dysphagia

infections diseases - CORRECT ANSWER - often signaled by odynophagia (painful
swallowing)


dysphagia pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER - can be oropharyngeal or esophageal


structural problems are more common in esophageal dysphagia
functional causes are more common in oropharyngeal dysphagia


Structural causes of dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - cricopharyngeal bar
zenker's diverticulum
cervical web
oropharyngeal tumors
osteophytes
skeletal abnormalities
congenital (cleft palate, diverticula, pouches)


functional causes of dysphagia

basic - CORRECT ANSWER - COMMON:
latrogenic
infectious
metabolic


LESS COMMON:
myopathic