Chapter 6 Flashcards
- Should all swallowing patients be given an instrumental examination before feeding?
-No, not all. Some patients are not competent physically or cognitively to tolerate the test, and with some we may have no reason to suspect that they are at risk of aspiration.
- Are the observations from one single instrumental evaluation alone sufficient to allow the clinician to make the decision to change the patient’s mode of feeding?
-No, the decision to change the patient’s mode of feeding should be made after an in depth assessment from the dysphagia management team
- Can silent aspiration always be identified using modified barium swallow?
-No, it can’t. Silent aspiration can be undetected on clinical swallow examination including MBS
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- What framerate does ASHA recommend MBS be digitized at?.
-ASHA recommends 60fps
- What does the modified barium swallow test study?
The modified barium swallow test studies the timing of movements of the tongue, palate, and larynx
- Can trace aspiration be identified on a modified barium swallow test?
-No, trace aspiration can sometimes be missed on a MBS swallow test
- What protective measures to clinicians need to use during the modified barium swallow?
The modified barium swallow requires clinicians to wear protective shields and a dosimetry badge for radiation safety
- Can the modified barium swallow test assess laryngeal elevation?
Yes, it can assess laryngeal elevation!
- Is silent aspiration usually a sign of loss of vocal fold closure ability?
-No, it’s a sign of a sensory neurological disorder
- During a FEES, should the clinician observe anatomical structures during quiet and forced respiration, coughing, speaking, and dry swallows before swallowing trials with food and drink?
-Yes, they should
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- Is the FEESST the only reliable swallowing test of both sensory and motor functions during swallowing?
-Yes, it is
- Should fluids, but not food, be used during a FEES examination?
-No, food and fluids may be used during a FEES
- Can the FEES and FEESST tests serve as a feedback tool to the patient undergoing swallowing therapy?
-Yes, they can!
- Is touching the epiglottis or aryepiglottic fold with the tip of a small endoscope an equivalent to sensory testing via the air pulse sensation test of FEESST?
-it is an alternative, but not an equal one in reliability or validity.
- Does the Penetration-Aspiration Scale describee increasing swallowing safety as the numbers on the penetration-aspiration scale increases?
-F, the swallowing safety decreases as penetration-aspiration scale score increases