| ICD-10 | R13. |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 787.2 |
| DiseasesDB | 17942 |
Odynophagia is painful swallowing, in the mouth (oropharynx) or esophagus. A symptom' (from Greek σύμπτωμα, "accident misfortune that which befalls" from συμπίπτω, "I befall" from A Sign is an indication of some fact or quality and a medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a Physician The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings R00-R69 - Symptoms and Signs (R00-R09 Circulatory and Respiratory systems ( Abnormalities of Heart beat The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The Diseases Database is a free Website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions Symptoms, and Medications. Pain, in the sense of physical pain, is a typical sensory experience that may be described as the unpleasant awareness of a noxious stimulus or bodily harm Swallowing, known scientifically as deglutition is the process in the human or animal body that makes something pass from the Mouth, to the Pharynx, into The Oropharynx ( oral part of the Pharynx) reaches from the Soft palate to the level of the Hyoid bone. The esophagus or oesophagus (see American and British English spelling differences) sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in It can occur with or without dysphagia, or difficult swallowing. Dysphagia should not be confused with the similarly pronounced Dysphasia, a language disorder [1]
Odynophagia often results in weight loss. It can be caused by many conditions, including very hot or cold food or drink, drugs, ulcers and mucosal destruction, upper respiratory tract infections, immune disorders, cancers, and motor disorders. Upper respiratory tract infections, ( URTI or URI) are the illnesses caused by an acute Infection which involves the upper Respiratory tract: An immune disorder is a dysfunction of the Immune system. These disorders can be characterized in several different ways By the component(s of the immune system Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled [2]
References
- ^ Merck Manual Professional Edition Chest Pain
- ^ Merck Manual Professional Edition Chest Pain
External links
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