Meal Time
True or False: Thin liquids generally flow faster than thickened liquids.
What is true
Medical term for difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia
Peanut butter is the best medium to put pills in for someone with dysphagia-true or false.
What is false?
The term for when an object/liquid travels through the trachea airway instead of the esophagus.
What is aspiration?
Therapists responsible for diagnosing dysphagia and determining the treatment course.
What are Speech language pathologists?
What IDDSI level represents puréed food?
What is IDDSI Level 4.
These two tubes are very close together in the neck. It's easy to see how things could go down "the wrong pipe".
What are the trachea and esophagus?
This medical term describes dry mouth caused by reduced saliva production, a side effect of certain medications that can make swallowing pills difficult.
what is Xerostomia
True or False: Thickened liquids are always safer for every patient with dysphagia.
What is false
The "Gold Standard" in diagnosing dysphagia, where the person swallows fluoroscopic textures and liquid consistencies while being monitored by x-ray.
What is Modified Barium Swallow
Name one strategy to help prevent dysphagia-related complications before or after meals.
What is oral care?
The three stages of swallowing.
What are oral, pharangeal, esophageal?
True or false: All medications can safely be crushed and mixed into applesauce.
Name two medical risk factors/disorders for dysphagia
What are: Cerebral palsy; GERD; Head trauma; Dementia; Parkinson’s; Stroke; Birth defects like cleft palate, lesions in throat or esophagus dx
Name two OT interventions that may support mealtime independence while following swallowing precautions.
what are adaptive utensils, optimized positioning, energy conservation, rest breaks, or modifying the mealtime setup in collaboration with the care team.
True or False: A patient can have dysphagia even if they don't cough while eating.
What is true
The two types of dysphagia
What are oropharyngeal and esophageal?
Someone who requires modified liquid consistencies is taking liquid medications. This should be done in what way?
What is check to see if they can be thickened and to then thicken prior to administering?
Two consequences of dysphagia other than aspiration.
What is Malnutrition, Dehydration, Decreased quality of life, and or or required alternative means of nutrition
If a person can no longer safely eat or drink by mouth, this alternative method of nutrition may be considered to provide adequate nutrition and hydration.
What is a feeding tube (enteral nutrition)?
According to the IDDSI framework, name two different levels of liquid thickness.
What is: Thin (Level 0), Mildly Thick (Level 2), Moderately Thick (Level 3), or Extremely Thick (Level 4)
A person with a narrowing of the esophagus may require this procedure.
What is esophageal dilation
Two types of medications that have dysphagia as a possible side effect.
What are Antipsychotics (can cause swallowing difficulties by affecting muscle control, coordination, and alertness)
What are Antihistamines (Can cause dry mouth)
3 signs that a person might have dysphagia and should be evaluated further.
What are-Inadequate chewing, Gagging, needing prompts to swallow, swallows multiple times, Difficulty beginning the swallow, Coughing, Gurgly sound,Not responding to food being offered,not clearing food from spoon, Inability to bite, Too much food in one bite, Dribbles or drops food out of mouth, throat clearing, feeling of food being stuck, Food left in mouth after swallowing, Excessive drooling Recurrent pneumonia.
One of the common complications that can occur with dysphagia if someone aspirates.
What is Aspiration Pneumonia?