SLHS 1150 Lecture 19: Pediatric Dysphagia and Dystussia I
7 Nov 2018
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To understand terminology related to feeding/swallowing and its disorders. To understand rationale for clinical evaluation and treatment techniques to promote safe/efficient feeding. To understand cultural components regarding treatment recommendations. Feeding: anticipatory events, such as motivation and readiness for eating, food acceptance, and also the important interactions developed between the infant and the caregiver/feeder during the feeding process. Swallowing: the the entire process by which we bring food to the oral cavity, manipulate it in the oral cavity, and propel the food or liquid into the pharynx and through to the esophagus. Slps must understand normal development prior to evaluating and treating abnormal populations. Any abnormality across the four phases of swallowing. Any abnormality across the 3 phases of cough inspiratory/compression/expiratory. The world health organization (who) recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health.
