Nurses currently allow other healthcare disciplines to take the lead in dysphagia assessment and management. As an expert practitioner, consultant, educator, and researcher, the dysphagia CNS can ...

Converting a clinical indicator on patient missed treatments into a functional quality improvement metric. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 Quality Care Symposium. This abstract does not ...

To evaluate the safety of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and the reliability of both FEES and a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) in identifying laryngeal penetration ...

Difficulty swallowing is a common problem in older adults. Nerve or muscle problems are often the cause, but the condition can also stem from various health conditions. It can significantly affect a ...

Dysphagia is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. It is more common in older people, but may also be present in people with certain conditions like: To complete these exercises, people often ...

A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide healthcare teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after ...

While swallowing is considered an effortless, reflexive action, it's actually quite a complicated and coordinated maneuver involving many muscles and nerves. As a result, neurological conditions ...

Healthcare professionals have been unsuccessful in identifying patients at high risk for aspiration pneumonia. Early screening and intervention is critical. Many available modalities can prevent ...