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ACHALASIA (assessment and common findings+symptoms (backflow of undigested…
ACHALASIA
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management
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nursing
give small frequent warm, semi soft meals
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patient should be encouraged to chew properly and adopt upright position at night to prevent reflux of food
causes
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impairement of impulses from the Auerbach's plexus that innervates the muscle tissue of the oesophagus
definition
its a chronic progressive condition in which the tone in the lower 2 thirds of the oesophageal musculature is increased, resulting in the sphincter failing to relax.
pathophysiology
there is an increase in the muscle tone of the lower oesophageal sphincter, due to the defective innervation by the Auerbach's plexus with resultant failure of normal peristalsis in the lower two thirds of the oesophagus.