Risperidone and Dysphagia in a Developmentally Disable Woman

A woman with dysphagia and Raynaud's phenomenon.

relevant past medical history was admitted with dysphagia. She reported difficulty swallowing both solids and liquids and that it had been gradually worsening over a 10 year period. She denied pain on swallowing and there was no history of regurgitation, heartburn, corrosive ingestion, or weight loss. There was a 25 year history of intermittent attacks of pallor, pain, and redness of the digits.

Clinicopathological Conference p.21 A Woman with Progressive Dysphagia

a 63 years old woman with progressive mechanical dysphagia and weight loss: a case presentation

when considering a patient with dysphagia, an attempt should be made to determine whether the patient has difficulty only with solid boluses (suggestive of mechanical dysphagia) or with liquids and solids (suggestive of a motility dysphagia). lesions such as an oesophageal tumor and external pressure effect from a lung tumor or aberrant vessel can lead to mechanical dysphagia. endoscopy and / o...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

Dysphagia, chest pain, and refractory asthma in a 42-year-old woman.

A 42-year-old woman who had a diagnosis of asthma since childhood that was refractory to corticosteroid therapy complained of chest discomfort, progressive dyspnea on exertion, and chronic cough, all gradually worsening in severity over the past several years. Her chest pain was described as a constant band-like pressure encircling the chest wall, and was exacerbated by cold weather, exertion, ...