Esophageal Dysphagia Part 2: Esophageal Disorders and Their Management
Presented by Joy E. Gaziano
This course is Part 2 of a five-lecture series designed to assist clinicians in becoming informed dysphagia team members, allowing them to engage with gastroenterologists who evaluate and treat esophageal dysfunction leading to dysphagia. Because dysphagia management has traditionally been dichotomized into oropharyngeal and esophageal phases, professional education has been discipline-specific, with little emphasis on the esophageal aspects of swallowing in speech-language pathology (SLP) training.
This course content should aid clinicians in classifying esophageal disorders into structural or motor etiologies. Clinicians will develop a working knowledge of medical management strategies for esophageal dysphagia and related diseases. In a health system that values accurate and timely assessment and treatment, SLPs can play a vital collaborative role in the diagnosis and management of esophageal disorders.
Learning Objectives
- Organize esophageal disorders into structural or motor etiologies
- Discriminate various esophageal diseases based on clinical presentation and instrumental findings
- Link common medical and surgical treatment options to various esophageal disorders leading to dysphagia
- Integrate clinical and instrumental findings in a case study to formulate a diagnosis and a plan of care and report outcomes for an individual with esophageal dysphagia
Meet your instructor
Joy E. Gaziano
Joy E. Gaziano is a medical speech pathologist and board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders (BCS-S) through ASHA. She has served the USF Center for Swallowing Disorders for more than 30 years, focusing on the management of complex upper aerodigestive disorders. She has an active clinical practice,…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Disorders of the Esophagus: Motor Abnormalities Causing Dysphagia
This chapter introduces the clinician to common motor disorders of the esophagus. It will focus on the practical application of this information in guiding the assessment and treatment of individuals with esophageal dysphagia.
2. Disorders of the Esophagus: Structural Abnormalities Causing Dysphagia
This chapter describes common structural disorders of the esophagus. It will differentiate various esophageal diseases based on clinical presentation and instrumental findings. It will focus on the practical application of this information in guiding the assessment and treatment of individuals with esophageal dysphagia.
3. Medical and Surgical Management of Esophageal Dysphagia
In this chapter, common medical and surgical treatment options for esophageal disorders leading to dysphagia are explained. A case study is presented that integrates multidisciplinary clinical and instrumental findings leading to diagnosis, plan of care, and positive outcomes.
More courses in this series
Esophageal Dysphagia Part 1: Anatomy, Physiology, and Assessment
Joy E. Gaziano
Esophageal Dysphagia Part 2: Esophageal Disorders and Their Management
Joy E. Gaziano
Esophageal Dysphagia Part 3: Implementing an Esophageal Screen in the MBSS
Joy E. Gaziano
Esophageal Dysphagia Part 4: Belching and Rumination Disorders
Joy E. Gaziano
Esophageal Dysphagia Part 5: GERD Concepts for the SLP
Joy E. Gaziano
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