What is the act of conveying nutrition from the oral cavity to the stomach.
Mastication and movement of food to the stomach.
The act of swallowing.
100
PEG
What is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (feeding tube)
100
Odynophagia
What is Pain when swallowing (as a symptiom of underlying primary disease or disorder)
100
Reflux
What is retrograde movement of gastric contents from stomach; regurgitation; vomiting
100
Clinical dysphagia Assessment: (Bedside)
What is subjective, behavioral-based screening tool used at bedside to assessment presence or absence of dysphagia.
200
Swallowing
What is the act of ingesting food.
200
NG
What is Nasogastric tube
200
Penetration
What is when food enters larynx but does NOT pass below level of vocal folds
200
Rumination
What is voluntary or involuntary regurgitation & rechewing of partially digested food that is either reswallowed or expelled; not vomiting
200
Cervical Auscultation
What is Listing to the larynx/pharynx during swallowing using a stethoscope.
300
peristalsis
What is Wave-like relaxation and contraction of muslces along length of upper digestive track pushing bolus toward stomach.
300
Dobbhoff
What is Commercial brand of nasogastric feeding tube
300
Aspiration
What is Whne food enters larynx & passes through vocal folds into trachea
300
Regurgitation
What is a backward flowing of previously swallowed food.
300
FEES
What is Fiberoptic endoxcopic Evaluation of Swallowing
A nasoendoscopic procedure for assessing the pharyngeal stage of swallowing to detect aspiration and ot determine the safety of oral feeding in patients with dysphagia
400
PO
What is per os or orum.
By mouth
400
Dysphagia
What is impaired swallowing (as a symptom of underlying primary disease or disorder)
Can occur anywhere from the mouth to the stomach
400
Silent aspiration
What is Aspiration of material below level of vocal folds & does not stimulate cough or other response.
400
Dysmotility
What is Impaired peristaltic contraction of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract.
400
VFSS
What is videofluoroscopic Swallow Study
A radiographic study (fluoroscopy) using ionized radiation to examine the movement patterns of the oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus during swallowing.
500
NPO
What is non per os or orum
Nothing by mouth
500
Aphagia
What is Without swallow ability (as a symptom of underlying primary disease or disorder)
500
Stasis
What is not moving; food residue left on surfaces & in cavities of oral and pharyngeal structures after swallowing event
500
Globus
What is "Ball" or sensation of "lump in throat" but usually without physical evidence.
500
MBS
What is modified barium swallow study
Interchangeable term for VFSS or "Cookie Swallow"