PPT-Thickening for dysphagia in infancy

Megan Orion MSCCCSLP mlorionanthcorg What is thickener Any substance that can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties Why do we use thickener. CHAPTER 3 SLUDGE THICKENING portion of the liquid fraction. To illustrate, if waste activated sludge, which is typically pumped from secondary tanks with a content of 0.8% solids, can be thickened 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 . 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 . . Contributed by: . Hillary Cooper, M.A., CCC-SLP. &. Jessica Hill, M.S., CCC-SLP. www.medslpcollective.com. History of Thickener Use. Thickener use has historically been widely considered to be a benign intervention for dysphagia.. ODYNOPHAGIA. CAUSES FOR DYPHAGIA. PRE-OESOPHAGEAL :. ORAL & PHARYNGEAL PHASE ( EXCLUDED BY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION). ESOPHAGEAL :. OESOPHAGEAL PHASE (EXAMINATION & INVESTIGATIONS). PRE-OESOPHAGEAL CAUSES. 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 . 1 2 Table of Contents Content Page # D ysphagia Overview…..………………………………..3 Causes of D ysphagia…………………………………….4 Evalua 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.