Clinical CPD topic
Dysphagia: practise, reflect and record
Practise dysphagia through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Recognise characteristic achalasia findings and identify dysphagia requiring suspected-cancer referral.
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What you’ll work on
- Recognise characteristic achalasia findings and identify dysphagia requiring suspected-cancer referral.
- Select definitive achalasia treatment and plan dilatation, biopsies and relapse prevention for symptomatic Schatzki ring.
- Select swallowed topical corticosteroids for eosinophilic oesophagitis persisting despite adequate PPI treatment.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A 55-year-old woman presents with intermittent dysphagia, chest pain (non-cardiac type), and regurgitation of undigested food, sometimes waking her at night. A barium swallow shows a dilated oesophagus tapering to a 'bird's beak' appearance at the gastro-oesophageal junction. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.