swallowing 2 Flashcards
indirect treatment involves food (t/f)
false; indirect treatment doesn’t involve food
examples of indirect treatment are
oral-motor control exercises, exercises designed to stimulate the swallow reflex, exercises designed to improve adduction of tissue at the top of the airway, exercises to increase base of tongue strength
what is the benefit of the supraglottic swallow
helps close the airway at the level of the VFs to prevent aspiration
How to do the supraglottic swallow
the pt is asked to hold the food in the mouth, take a deep breath n d hold it soon after initiating a slight exhalation, swallow while holding the breath, and cough soon after the swAllow
super-supraglottic swallow benefits
helps close the airway before and during swallow; also promotes false VF closure
how to do super-supraglottic swallow
The pt is asked to inhale and hold the breath tightly by bearing down (an action that tilts the arytenoids and helps closed the false folds) and swallow while holding the breath and bearing down. The pt coughs soon after the swallow using this technique.
benefits of the effortful swallow
helps increase the posterior motion of the tongue and increase pharyngeal pressure
how to do effortful swallow
the pt is asked to squeeze as hard as possible while swallowing; this may be more effective when combined with infra hyoid motor electrical stimulation
benefits of Mendelssohn maneuver
helps elevate the larynx and thus widens the cricopharyngeal opening
how to Mendelsohn maneuver
pt is first educated about laryngeal elevation, then asked to palpate the laryngeal elevation when swallowing saliva, and finally, taught to hold the laryngeal elevation during swallowing for progressively longer durations
leading cause of non-fatal TBI in the US
falls (35%)
mild TBI rarely results in dysphagia (T/F)
True; mod-severe TBI can result in dysphagia
dysphagia can result in malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia and what else?
- dehydration
- other lung disease processes
- possibly death
incidence of dysphagia is as high as ___% in patients admitted to rehabilitation for TBI
93%
factors that can affect swallowing post-TBI
medications (sedation, pain) ventilation (trach, intubation) injury (head/neck, etc) poor safety awareness motivation issues w/ insight depression/mood
what Is the impact of cognitive-communication and behavioral deficits in swallowing?
inattention - forget to eat, distractable or eat impulsively
low arousal - may cause swallow trigger delay
memory - may forget appropriate consistency or strategies
ex dysfunction- planning/organizing/attn deficits leads to not generalizing strategies to “real life” eating situations
behavior/agitation - outbursts may create higher risk for aspiration/choking or inadequate oral intake
assessment of dysphagia components
- Pt hx
- OME (CN involvement, dentition, oral hygiene)
- cog-comm screen
- observation of fx
- instrumental/non-instrumental
the purpose of rehabilitative/restorative interventions is to restore function (t/f)
true
what is the purpose of compensatory interventions? (i.e., strategies, diet modifications)
not to restore fx, but prevent aspiration or s/s of dysphagia
exercises that impact swallowing physiology and bolus flow are (rehabilitative/compensatory)
rehabilitative