A Person Who Is Experiencing Difficulty Swallowing Is Diagnosed with Oesophageal

question 1

Multiple Choice

A person who is experiencing difficulty swallowing is diagnosed with oesophageal cancer after having a barium swallow. The nurse realises that the diagnostic test must have displayed which of the following?

• A)Delayed swallowing
• B)A narrow oesophageal lumen
• C)Blood in the upper gastrointestinal tract
• D)Malabsorption of the barium

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