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Dysphagia Intro

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What is dysphagia   difficulty eating or swallowing  
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dysphagia includes   oral prep, swallowing, coughing or choking when eating, food sticking in throat or chest  
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dysphagia begins at the   oral prep and ends at digestion  
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True or False: Dysphagia is a slow onset medical condition   false. it can be slow or quick  
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What are 4 important considerations   adequate nutrition and hydration, patient safety, patient and family concerns and priorities, cultural differences  
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True or false: An SLP can override a patient's desire   false  
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Where do we see dysphagia?   birth, end of life and all stages inbetween  
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Deglutition   the act of swallowing  
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Bolus   food, liquid or other material place in the mouth for ingestion  
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ingestion   all processes, functions and acts associated with bolus introduction, preparation, transfer, and transport  
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Four phases of the swallow   oral preparatory, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal  
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What phase involves anticipation of eating, food brought to the mouth, food is chewed and mixed with saliva, liquid is sipped or sucked   oral prepatory phase  
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What phase involves the food being collected and sealed between the tongue and the roof of the mouth, the tongue propelling the bolus back, actual swallow begins   oral phase  
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What phase of the swallow includes: soft palate elevating, tongue base retracting, larynx elevates and moves anteriorly, epiglottis inverts, breathing stops, pharyngeal muscles contract   pharyngeal phase  
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In what phase of the swallow does peristalsis move the food through the esophagus, the lower esophageal sphincter opens to let food into stomach   Esophageal phase  
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Aspiration   the entry of food or liquid into the airway below the true vocal cords  
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Penetration   the entry of food or liquid into the larynx at some point above the true vocal folds  
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Residue   Food or liquid that is left behind in the mouth or pharynx after the swallow  
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backflow (reflux)   food or liquid flowing backward, either from the esophagus into the pharynx or from the phayrnx into the nasal cavity  
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muscle origin   named first, corresponds to the point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction  
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muscle insertion   names second - corresponds to the more mobile point of attachment  
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oral cavity   lips (labial), teeth (dental), cheeks (buccal muscle), hard palate (maxilla), soft palate ( velum), uvual, mandible faucial arches (anterior and posterior)  
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Sulcus   space of cavity formed between structures  
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