CMD 460 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eval, Virtual File System, Barium

• School: URI
• Department: Communicative Disorders
• Course: CMD 460
• Professor: Kim Mikyong

Document Summary

Dysphagia: difficulty/inability in swallowing, which affects a person"s ability to eat. Is unable to consume enough food and liquid safely and efficiently. Has impaired ability to participate in social gathering or events. Over the past 30 years, expanded services in medical settings and service to multi- disabled children in the public schools led to increased management of dysphagia by. Slps are a key part of a dysphagia team because: communication and swallowing problems frequently co-occur because these two functions share some common structures and functions. Occurs before the food actually reaches the mouth. The sensory info through visual and olfactory input prepares one to eat: anticipatory vs. , cognitive function problems. Marks the actual beginning of events that lead up to the swallow. Begins when the tongue pushes the bolus against the palate. The size and consistency of the bolus affect the amount of lingual strength needed. Ends when the bolus passes the anterior faucial arches.