Barrett's esophagus physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2] Amresh Kumar MD [3]

Overview

Patients with Barrett's esophagus usually appear ill due to the pain. Common physical examination include hoarseness of voice, laryngitis, otitis media, and lung wheezes.

Patients with Barrett's esophagus usually appear ill and uncomfortable due to the retrosternal pain.

Hypertension spicking specially in patients already with pre-existing hypertension.^[1]