SPTH3002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Vocal Folds, Speech-Language Pathology
26 Oct 2018
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Patients may self-modify their diet consistencies (logemann), like giving up bread and steak. Dietitian - as they have specific supplements that could help increase the patient"s nutritional levels. Procedures for monitoring and upgrading diets according to patient"s swallowing abilities. Presentation (e. g. , 3-d molds for presentation purposes) The palatable and appealing the food is, the more likely people are going to eat; positively impacting on their nutritional intake, body recovery and decreasing possible acute services. Modified diet textures are easier to chew and manipulate - oral stage difficulties, risk of obstruction. If patient who can"t chew the piece of steak in mouth, it would cause a nasty obstruction risk and high risks of choking. Less effort for those individuals who are easily fatigues. Need to tell them what we are going to give them, what we are recommending, why and make it meaningful to them. Catering/kitchen (type) - to keep them aware of what"s recommended for particular patient.
