🩺 Symptom Guide
Dysphagia
Assess urgently for airway compromise, aspiration risk, oesophageal obstruction, cancer, stroke, CNS disease, foreign body, and deep neck or upper GI pathology.
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Red flags
- Inability to swallow saliva
- drooling
- aspiration or choking
- stridor or airway compromise
First actions / assessment
- ABCDE first if unwell
- determine whether dysphagia is oropharyngeal or oesophageal and whether solids only, solids then liquids, or both are affected
- record full vitals and hydration status
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- Full differential diagnosis list
- History, examination, and investigations
- Linked protocols and drug doses
- Offline access and portfolio logging
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