The nurse is assessing a patient with globus sensation. Which symptom would this patient describe?
A) Pressure in the mid-chest
B) Gnawing discomfort of the upper abdomen
C) Pain with swallowing
D) A fullness or lump in the throat
D) A fullness or lump in the throat
Explanation: A) Esophageal chest pain, like heartburn, is experienced as a pressure-like sensation felt in the mid-chest.
B) Dyspepsia is an uncomfortable feeling associated with pathophysiology of the upper GIT such as mild, gnawing discomfort of the chest or upper abdomen, fullness, bloating, early satiety, and nausea.
C) Odynophagia is pain caused by swallowing.
D) Globus sensation, also known as globus pharyngis, is a fullness or a lump in the throat.
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