PDF-What is Dysphagia

1 2 Table of Contents Content Page D ysphagia Overview3 Causes of D ysphagia4 Evalua. An Overview. Adults and Pediatric Population. Nadita. . Maharaj. , . Certified S&LP, . Director and CEO of Talk the Walk Speech & Language Therapy . Services.. Sirlon. George. , . MS, S&LP and . During a meal, have you ever noticed someone. Coughing?. Choking?. Gurgling?. Clearing their throat?. Chewing slower than normal?. Reporting chest pain?. Regurgitating their food?. These are all signs and symptoms of dysphagia!. Dysphagia . is an . alarm. symptom that . warrants . prompt evaluation. to define the . exact . cause. and initiate . appropriate therapy..  It may be due to a . structural. or . motility. . abnormality . Office of . N. ational Statistics, 2015 . Ageing Population in the uk. In 1948, 45% of the population died before the age of 65 years. . Today the life expectance for females is 86 years and 84 years for males. And benign . esophgeal. diseases. Presented by;. Lina. . bani. . hamad. . dysphagia. The physiology of swallowing. Definition . Epidemology. . There are . two forms of. . dysphagia. Oropharyngeal dysphagia (transfer . ODYNOPHAGIA. CAUSES FOR DYPHAGIA. PRE-OESOPHAGEAL :. ORAL & PHARYNGEAL PHASE ( EXCLUDED BY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION). ESOPHAGEAL :. OESOPHAGEAL PHASE (EXAMINATION & INVESTIGATIONS). PRE-OESOPHAGEAL CAUSES. There are two types of strokes . –. . ischaemic. (clot) and . haemorrhagic. (bleed). . About 85% of all strokes are . ischaemic. and 15% . haemorrhagic. How often does stroke strike?. Occurs 152,00 times a year in the UK . Christine Davis . Saskatoon Public Schools. What is Dysphagia?. intro video. What is dysphagia?. Dysphagia is a . greek. word meaning disordered eating. Dysphagia can be a serious threat to one’s health because of increased risk of aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, weight loss and airway obstruction. STROKE. Anyone can have a stroke. Stroke occurs approximately 152,000 times a year in the UK . One in four strokes are fatal within a year . Stroke is the fourth single largest cause of death in the UK. Dysphagia. . Difficulty in swallowing which may affect any part of swallowing pathway from the mouth to the stomach. Physiology of swallowing. Oral phase. Preparation of bolus. Pharyngeal phase. Closure of the . Speech-Language Pathologists Can Help . Identifying and Treating Dysphagia Dysphagia is often caused by damage to the brain or muscles of the head, neck and mouth. These structures are also important Dysphagia is the inability to safely transfer food and liquid from the oral cavity to the oesophagus (. Macht. 2011). . Occurrence in the ICU:. from 3% to 62% of those patients who have been intubated (. Yale. swallow. screen. post-test answers. Question #1. Dysphagia is defined as a dysfunction in any stage of the swallow process.. True. False. Question #2. What percentage of stroke patients have some form of dysphagia?. Dysphagia. Defn. . Difficulty. . in swallowing. Classification . 1- . Oropharyngeal. . dysphagia. . Causes– . Local . pain -. trauma. , oral . candida. , . tonsillitis. _Neuromuscular-Parkinson’s disease.