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Question 1

Dysphagia definition

Answer 1

difficulty in swallowing from the time food/liquids enter the oral cavity to the time it enters the stomach

Question 2

What is the term that describes pain with swallowing?

Answer 2

odynophagia

Question 3

What is the term that describes fear of swallowing?

Answer 3

phagophobia

Question 4

What is the term that describes dry mouth?

Answer 4

xerostomia

Question 5

What is the term that describes lack of dentition?

Answer 5

edentulous

Question 6

What is the term that describes significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight?

Answer 6

cachexia

Question 7

What is the term that describes swallowing excessive amounts of air?

Answer 7

aerophagia

Question 8

What is the difference between feeding and swallowing?

Answer 8

feeding is placement of food in the mouth vs. swallowing begins once food enters the mouth

Question 9

What is the difference between a swallowing screening and evaluation?

Answer 9

screening identifies signs and symptoms of dysphagia (is there a problem?), vs. evaluation defines anatomy and physiology (outcome includes formal recommendations)

Question 10

Name some signs/symptoms of dysphagia

Answer 10

• leakage of food
• pocketing of food
• coughing at meals
• throat clearing

Question 11

Name some complications of dysphagia

Answer 11

• weight loss
• poor nutrition
• chest infection
• pneumonia
• choking