FLUIDS
The LEAST restrictive fluids for patients without swallowing problems
What is thin/regular fluids
True or False: A person with no teeth cannot be on a regular diet
What is FALSE. Many people with poor to no dentition consume regular diets at home.
The position patients should ideally eat in
What is upright/at 90 degrees
Medical term for difficulty swallowing
What is Dysphagia
True or False: Everyone who has a stroke has dysphagia
What is FALSE
A frequently used thickened fluid for patients with dysphagia
What is MILDLY thick fluids (previously known as nectar thick)
True or False: Jello is a pureed diet item
What is FALSE. Jello is a FLUID as it melts in your mouth and becomes a THIN liquid before swallowing.
If a person has poorly fitting______ or missing ______ it can affect their ability to swallow and may put them at risk for dysphagia
What are dentures/teeth
The two tubes that are close together, making it easy for food/fluids to go "down the wrong pipe"
What are trachea and esophagus
A consequence of dysphagia other than aspiration
What is dehydration, malnutrition, need for alternate route of nutrition (NG, PEG, TPN)
A less frequently used thickened fluid in hospitals that is more restrictive than mildly thick fluids
What is MODERATELY thick fluids (previously known as honey thick)
Name one of the most texture-restrictive solid diet on our menu
What is Pureed/Blenderized
A strategy to increase safety of feeding for patients who are independent but impulsive during meals
What is supervision
True or False: A person with an NG tube cannot be assessed for dysphagia
What is FALSE.
True or False: Peanut butter is the best medium to administer crushed medications
What is FALSE? Peanut butter may actually increase difficulty with oral transit/swallowing because of its stricky texture
A summer treat considered a REGULAR/THIN fluid
What is popsicles/slurpees
Food items that increase risk of choking
What are dry/crumbly foods, popcorn, nuts, chips, raw vegetables, lettuce, thick peanut butter, bagels, etc.
True or False: SLPs only accept referrals from Physicians
What is FALSE. Although SLPs require a Physician order to initiate a swallowing assessment, anyone on our team may alert SLP of concerns.
The three stages of swallowing
What are oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal
The important step that needs to be taken before crushing pills
What is check with MD and/or Pharmacist to ensure meds can be crushed
The THICKEST of the THICK FLUIDS
What is pudding thick
A texture subtype that includes two consistencies in one
What is MIXED consistency
True or False: Any team member may upgrade a dysphagia diet recommended by SLP
What is FALSE. Only Physicians may override diets recommended by SLP.
The term for when an object/liquid travels through the trachea airway instead of the esophagus.
What is aspiration
These medications cannot be crushed
What is time-released meds