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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for swallowing problems
  1. Swallowing problems (image) 
    General tips to help with swallowing problems: Sit up as straight as possible when you eat. Take small bites, less than 1 teaspoon (5 grams) of food per ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientimages/000278.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Swallowing problems (image) 
    General tips to help with swallowing problems: Sit up as straight as possible when you eat. Take small bites, less than 1 teaspoon (5 grams) of food per ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19990.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Schatzki ring - x-ray (image) 
    ... cancerous ring of tissue (Shatzki ring) may cause swallowing problems (dysphagia) and can be treated with dilation of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1197.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Vascular ring (image) 
    ... trachea) and esophagus can lead to breathing and swallowing problems.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19882.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Esophageal manometry test (image) 
    ... are also recorded. The manometry test helps diagnose swallowing problems.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Gastrostomy tube placement - series (image) 
    ... or stomach (esophageal atresia or tracheal esophageal fistula) Problems with sucking and/or swallowing, for example in patients debilitated by stroke or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100125_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Tracheoesophageal fistula repair - series (image) 
    ... and the esophagus. This is a life-threatening problem requiring immediate intervention. Saliva and gastric secretions may be aspirated into the lungs through the abnormal opening in the trachea. Normal swallowing and digestion of food cannot occur with the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100103_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Tracheostomy - series (image) 
    ... the airway Paralysis of the muscles that affect swallowing causing a danger of aspiration Long term unconsciousness ... be adhered to. After treatment of the underlying problem that necessitated the tracheostomy tube initially, the tube ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100043_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia