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Dysphagia Ground Replaced by Minced & Moist
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 12, 2014"Minced & Moist" Diet Replaces "Dysphagia Mechanically Altered," "Ground," "Mechanical Soft" by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Being discharged to home from...

Dysphagia Advanced Replaced by Soft & Bite-Sized
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 12, 2014"Soft & Bite-Sized" Replaces "Dysphagia Advanced Diet" by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Your Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and medical team may...

Quality of Life Measures for Swallowing
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 12, 2014Quality of Life Measures for Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders Quality of Life Measures compiled by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Eating and...

Diet Ordering Privileges for the SLP
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 9, 2014Diet Ordering Privileges by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom As a clinician who specializes in dysphagia, haven't you always wanted the control of diet ordering...

Aspiration Precautions Policy
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 9, 2014What Does Aspiration Precautions Mean by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Many hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing facilities use the term Aspiration...

New resources for clinicians and patients
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 9, 2014Don't look like the clinician in this picture! Check out drop down menus under Clinician Resources and Patient Handouts for help with the alphabet soup of NOMS, FCMs, G-Codes, as well as patient...

Thickened Liquids
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 8, 2014Thickened Liquids by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom Why do I need thickened liquids Your Speech-Language Pathologist may have recommended thickened liquids...

G-Codes Versus ASHA NOMS
By Karen Sheffler | Published May 8, 2014G-Codes Versus ASHA NOMS by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudycom First of all, cheers to our G-Codes! It has been many years since the Centers for Medicare &...