Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing. Although it is classified under symptoms and signs in the ICD-10 coding system, in some contexts it is treated as a condition in its own right.
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Classification
Body SystemSourced to the subject's own account ICD-10 ChapterXVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 2 Connections
Treated By
Source Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (Wikipedia)
Source Thickened fluids (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Dysphagia (Wikipedia)
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Gastroenterology, phoniatrics
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Thickened fluids (Wikipedia)
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Thickened fluids and thickened drinks are often used for people with dysphagia, a disorder of swallowing function.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (Wikipedia)
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the abdominal wall, most commonly to provide a means of feeding when oral intake is not adequate (for example, because of dysphagia or sedation).
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