Understanding Dysphagia: Causes and Consequences

Malnutrition and dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, chronic lung disease, long hospitalization, increased cost of care

55% to 64%

Neurological disorders like stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis. Also, treatments for head and neck cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.

<p>Assessment and management</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying signs and symptoms, normal and abnormal swallowing anatomy, indications and contraindications for assessment procedures, potential disorders in the upper aerodigestive and digestive tracts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>22%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Oral preparatory phase, 2. Oral transit phase, 3. Pharyngeal phase, 4. Esophageal phase</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Incorporating the client’s/patient's dietary preferences and personal/cultural practices during evaluation and treatment services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Typical age-related changes in swallow function.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analyzing and integrating information from the assessment collaboratively with medical professionals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Oral preparatory phase, 2. Oral transit phase</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pharyngeal phase and Esophageal phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discomfort and irritation, Nasal bleeding, Laryngospasm, Aspiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Various disorders/diseases can cause dysphagia. This question does not have a single correct answer as there are multiple possibilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medications known to affect swallowing. This question does not have a single correct answer as there are multiple possibilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initiation of pharyngeal structural movements through the pharyngeal squeeze, superior movement, and/or epiglottis inversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Secretion management skills, cranial nerve function, posture and positioning for feeding, status of oral care</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reflects light from pharyngeal and laryngeal tissues, preventing the observation of bolus passage and movement of pharyngeal structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By assessing cranial nerve function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Recommendations for dysphagia management</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Labial seal, anterior spillage, oral control, mastication, food transit, bolus manipulation, hyolaryngeal excursion, behavioral signs, physiological changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reveal specific information about the larynx, pharynx, and upper esophagus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Videofluoroscopic swallowing study (MBSS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in vital signs and voice quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increase hyoid and larynx elevation, and widen and open the esophagus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patients lie on their back, elevate their head to see their feet for one minute, then reset for one minute, repeated 30 times</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To control liquids</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialized training and collaboration with medical professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Special training on noninstrumental and instrumental procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers