Normal Swallowing in Adults

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Normal Swallowing in Adults

Chapter 2 Normal Swallowing in Adults MICHAEL E. GROHER CHAPTER OUTLINE Normal anatomy Oral preparatory stage Oral/pharyngeal stage Esophageal stage Normal physiology Oral preparation Oral stage Respiration and swallow Pharyngeal…

read more

Dysphagia and Head/Neck Cancer

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Dysphagia and Head/Neck Cancer

Chapter 6 Dysphagia and Head/Neck Cancer MICHAEL A. CRARY CHAPTER OUTLINE Cancer as a disease What is cancer? Diagnosis of cancer Treatments for head/neck cancers Surgery Radiation therapy Chemotherapy Dysphagia…

read more

Treatment Considerations, Options, and Decisions

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Treatment Considerations, Options, and Decisions

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…

read more

Respiratory and Iatrogenic Disorders

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Respiratory and Iatrogenic Disorders

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…

read more

Adult Neurologic Disorders

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Adult Neurologic Disorders

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…

read more

Ethical Considerations

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Ethical Considerations

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…

read more

Disorders in Infants and Children

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Disorders in Infants and Children

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…

read more

Dysphagia Unplugged

Aug 27, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Dysphagia Unplugged

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…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access