Dysphagia
Foundation, Theory and Practice
1. Edition July 2006
582 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
The ability to swallow safely is paramount in the care and management of dysphagic patients. Clinicians must therefore understand how a normal swallow occurs. Dysphagia describes the process in depth, and discusses variations in swallowing related to age and what it is that is being swallowed.
* Discusses respiratory factors that can assist or interfere with swallowing and the clinical relevance of the interplay with respiration
* Explains related issues such as aspiration, saliva management, dysphagia, cervical auscultation, pulse oximetry and imaging assessments
* Outlines how improvement of swallowing conditions may be accomplished through rehabilitation or compensation
Dysphagia: Foundation, Theory and Practice provides the latest coverage of the core areas of dysphagia, including respiration, saliva management, normal variations of the normal swallow and a medical perspective on managing both children and adults with dysphagia. Written by acknowledged researchers and clinicians, it provides readers with full details of available assessment and treatment techniques including tracheostomy, FEES, cervical auscultation and pulse oximetry.
This book will:
* Show how theory can be realistically integrated into clinical practice.
* Give the benefits of outcome measurement in dysphagia.
* Highlight the importance of measurement of thickened fluids.
* Include a dedicated chapter on 'developmental disability and swallowing disorders in adults' - this is a first.
* Cover assessment, treatment and management of both paediatric and adult populations in depth.
Dysphagia: Foundation, Theory and Practice will be of great benefit to speech pathologists, whose role in dysphagia is widely recognised and respected and other health professionals who have a role in managing individuals with swallowing disorders. It is an excellent reference book and lifetime purchase with relevance to both the student and the professional.
Part I: Foundations of Swallowing.
1. Applied anatomy and physiology of the normal swallow (Jonathan Cichero).
2. Swallowing from infancy to old age. (Julie Cichero).
3. Variations of the normal swallow (Julie Cichero and Peter Halley).
4. Respiration and swallowing (Julie Cichero).
5. Medical management of patients at risk of aspiration (Rod Brockett).
6. Saliva management (Hilary Johnson and Amanda Scott).
Part II: Assessment of Swallowing Disorders.
7. Clinical assessment, cervical auscultation and pulse oximetry (Julie Cichero).
8. Imaging assessments (Julie Cichero and Susan Langmore).
Part III: Aetiologies and Treatment of Adults with Swallowing Disorders.
9. Conditions commonly associated with dysphagia (Julie Cichero).
10. Developmental disability and swallowing disorders in adults (Justine Sheppard).
11. Improving swallowing function: compensation (Julie Cichero).
12. Swallowing rehabilitation (Julie Cichero).
Part IV: Aetiologies and Treatment of Children with Swallowing Disorders.
13. Clinical signs, aetiologies and characteristics of paediatric dysphagia (Angela Morgan and Sheena Reilly).
14. Assessment techniques for babies, infants and children (Nathalie Rommel).
15. Management of paediatric feeding problems (Sarah Starr).
Part V: Measuring Outcomes of Swallowing Disorders.
16. Oropharyngeal dysphagia outcome measurements (John Rosenbek and Neila Donovan).
Index.
Bruce E. Murdoch, Professor and Head of Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Queensland, Australia.