Treatment Considerations, Options, and Decisions

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Chapter 12 Treatment Considerations, Options, and Decisions MICHAEL E. GROHER CHAPTER OUTLINE Evidence-based practice Evaluating evidence General treatment considerations Patient-specific treatment Approach-specific treatment Treatment choices Overview of treatment options Medical…

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Respiratory and Iatrogenic Disorders

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Chapter 8 Respiratory and Iatrogenic Disorders MICHAEL E. GROHER CHAPTER OUTLINE Background Artificial airways Endotracheal tubes Tracheotomy tubes Swallowing and tracheostomy Laryngeal elevation Restoring subglottic pressure Postsurgical causes of dysphagia…

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Adult Neurologic Disorders

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Chapter 5 Adult Neurologic Disorders MICHAEL A. CRARY CHAPTER OUTLINE Preliminary considerations: swallowing symptoms and neurologic deficits Brief overview of functional neuroanatomy relative to swallowing functions Cortical functions Cortical functions…

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Ethical Considerations

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Chapter 15 Ethical Considerations MICHAEL E. GROHER CHAPTER OUTLINE Medical ethics Advance directives Tube feeding Enteral nutrition Parenteral nutrition Reasons for tube feeding Weaning from feeding tubes Aspiration pneumonia Risk…

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Disorders in Infants and Children

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Chapter 4 Disorders in Infants and Children JO PUNTIL-SHELTMAN and HELENE TAYLOR CHAPTER OUTLINE Infant background Maternal conditions Diabetes and gestational diabetes Preeclampsia Drugs Prematurity Necrotizing enterocolitis Gastroesophageal reflux disease…

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Dysphagia Unplugged

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Chapter 1 Dysphagia Unplugged MICHAEL E. GROHER and JO PUNTIL-SHELTMAN CHAPTER OUTLINE What is dysphagia? Incidence and prevalence Prevalence by setting Consequences of dysphagia Medical consequences Psychosocial consequences Clinical management…

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Chapter 31 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Andrea B. Magen, Joseph C. Veniero INTRODUCTION Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used by gynecologists and especially reproductive surgeons to assess the genital tract…

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