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Pharyngeal gag reflex

MedGen UID:
42127
•Concept ID:
C0016927
•
Finding
Synonyms: Gagging; Pharyngeal Reflex; Reflex, Pharyngeal
SNOMED CT: Gagging (249488009); Pharyngeal gag reflex (33485004)

Definition

The sudden, coordinated, involuntary contraction of pharyngeal muscles in an attempt to prevent any matter from passing into the posterior pharynx; it is stimulated by touching the posterior palate, tongue, or pharynx, or by psychic stimuli. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPharyngeal gag reflex

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project.
Greer DM, Shemie SD, Lewis A, Torrance S, Varelas P, Goldenberg FD, Bernat JL, Souter M, Topcuoglu MA, Alexandrov AW, Baldisseri M, Bleck T, Citerio G, Dawson R, Hoppe A, Jacobe S, Manara A, Nakagawa TA, Pope TM, Silvester W, Thomson D, Al Rahma H, Badenes R, Baker AJ, Cerny V, Chang C, Chang TR, Gnedovskaya E, Han MK, Honeybul S, Jimenez E, Kuroda Y, Liu G, Mallick UK, Marquevich V, Mejia-Mantilla J, Piradov M, Quayyum S, Shrestha GS, Su YY, Timmons SD, Teitelbaum J, Videtta W, Zirpe K, Sung G
JAMA 2020 Sep 15;324(11):1078-1097. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.11586. PMID: 32761206
The Clinical Management of the Gagging Patient.
Warwicker C
SAAD Dig 2017 Jan;33:44-7. PMID: 29616756
Management of gag reflex for patients undergoing dental treatment.
Prashanti E, Sumanth KN, Renjith George P, Karanth L, Soe HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Oct 1;(10):CD011116. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011116.pub2. PMID: 26423025

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Predictors of Extubation Failure Related to Aspiration and/or Excessive Upper Airway Secretions.
Houzé MH, Deye N, Mateo J, Mégarbane B, Bizouard F, Baud FJ, Payen de la Garanderie D, Vicaut E, Yelnik AP; EVAKIN Study Group
Respir Care 2020 Apr;65(4):475-481. Epub 2019 Nov 19 doi: 10.4187/respcare.07025. PMID: 31744867
Dysphagia in bulimia nervosa.
Roberts MW, Tylenda CA, Sonies BC, Elin RJ
Dysphagia 1989;4(2):106-11. doi: 10.1007/BF02407154. PMID: 2484180

Diagnosis

Diving dentistry: a review of the dental implications of scuba diving.
Zadik Y, Drucker S
Aust Dent J 2011 Sep;56(3):265-71. Epub 2011 Jul 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01340.x. PMID: 21884141

Therapy

Predictors of Extubation Failure Related to Aspiration and/or Excessive Upper Airway Secretions.
Houzé MH, Deye N, Mateo J, Mégarbane B, Bizouard F, Baud FJ, Payen de la Garanderie D, Vicaut E, Yelnik AP; EVAKIN Study Group
Respir Care 2020 Apr;65(4):475-481. Epub 2019 Nov 19 doi: 10.4187/respcare.07025. PMID: 31744867
Diving dentistry: a review of the dental implications of scuba diving.
Zadik Y, Drucker S
Aust Dent J 2011 Sep;56(3):265-71. Epub 2011 Jul 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01340.x. PMID: 21884141

Prognosis

Predictors of Extubation Failure Related to Aspiration and/or Excessive Upper Airway Secretions.
Houzé MH, Deye N, Mateo J, Mégarbane B, Bizouard F, Baud FJ, Payen de la Garanderie D, Vicaut E, Yelnik AP; EVAKIN Study Group
Respir Care 2020 Apr;65(4):475-481. Epub 2019 Nov 19 doi: 10.4187/respcare.07025. PMID: 31744867

Clinical prediction guides

Predictors of Extubation Failure Related to Aspiration and/or Excessive Upper Airway Secretions.
Houzé MH, Deye N, Mateo J, Mégarbane B, Bizouard F, Baud FJ, Payen de la Garanderie D, Vicaut E, Yelnik AP; EVAKIN Study Group
Respir Care 2020 Apr;65(4):475-481. Epub 2019 Nov 19 doi: 10.4187/respcare.07025. PMID: 31744867

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