PPT-Dysphagia When the diagnosis is “hard to swallow”

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 ones health because of increased risk of aspiration pneumonia malnutrition dehydration weight loss and airway obstruction. dysphagia. June 13, 2014. Anatomy and physiology. Stability is provided . positionally. (structures are very close and large amounts of fat). Tongue fills entire oral cavity – touching cheeks, hard, and soft palate. DISCLOSURES. Dr. Fleurette K. Davis. Financial relationships:. - I am receiving a speaking fee from Passy-Muir, Inc.. Nonfinancial relationships:. - Full-time employee of . Amedisys. Home Health. - ASHA member. 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 . Laura Cowen Ph.D. CCC-SLP. Speech Language Pathologist. Alanna. Kearns RN, BSN, PN. Stroke Program Coordinator. July 2015. The nurse will be able to identify which patient population requires a swallow screen before eating, drinking, or taking anything by mouth.. Angela . Parcaro. -Tucker, MA, CCC-SLP, LSVT®. Disclosure. I have no proprietary interest in any products or methods mentioned; neither I nor members of my family have any equity interest in any of the products or methods covered; and I have not and do not receive payments - either formal or any kind - for any product or method . Kimberly Johnson, MD, PGY-2. HPI. Middle aged male who presented to the ED with dizziness and was found to have blood pressure of 297/132. He was admitted for hypertensive crisis and started on a nitro drip and later switched to a . Secondary to Head and Neck Cancer . Hollee N. Eastwood, B.S. Ed. . Melissa A. Carter, M.S., CCC-SLP. Katie M. Walden, M.S., CCC-SLP. Disclosures . No authors had any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest associated with the content of this presentation.. 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. . 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 . Series. RAD GI . OSD . *. Meditech. OE*. Examines esophageal structure and . function (can also look at gastric emptying, small bowel, etc.). Performed by radiologist. Indicated when patient presenting with “swallowing difficulties” (especially with solids) that point to esophageal . Objectives. What is meant by an unsafe swallow / dysphagia. Why this is important  when supporting people with a learning disability. To understand how we swallow and what can go wrong. To know how to identify the signs of an unsafe swallow. Congenital. Infectious. Traumatic. Inflammatory. Perforation. Diverticula. Narrowing. Motility disorders. Neoplasms. Miscellaneous. Tracheoesophageal fistula. Esophageal Atresia. Stricture. Dysphagia lusoria. Dysphagia refers to difficulty in . swallowing which results from interference or obstruction to the food passage. . It . can be . divided into . two types: . Oropharyngeal . (difficulty in transferring . Dysphagia. Defn. . Difficulty. . in swallowing. Classification . 1- . Oropharyngeal. . dysphagia. . Causes– . Local . pain -. trauma. , oral . candida. , . tonsillitis. _Neuromuscular-Parkinson’s disease.