Reviewing a client's chart, the nurse finds that the client has odynophagia. The nurse questions the client about experience with
A) dulled taste.
B) intermittent difficulty with swallowing.
C) knife-like pain.
D) throbbing sensations in the throat.

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Pain that affects the esophageal mucosa and occurs with swallowing is called odynophagia. The client usually describes the pain as sharp, constricting, sticking, crushing, stabbing, or knife-like.

Reviewing a Client's Chart, the Nurse Finds That the Client