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By: Karen Sheffler

5 Dysphagia Management Tips: Evidence to Implementation

5 Dysphagia Management Tips: Evidence to Implementation

by | Jan 20, 2022 | , , , , , , , , , , ,

After your comprehensive dysphagia evaluation with a person and finding dysphagia and aspiration, you are not done. In a person-centered care approach, the medical team needs to consider much more than just aspiration. This article and BOLUS mnemonic can guide the clinician to have meaningful conversations with the person with dysphagia, along with the rest of the medical team. Considering many variables is important in thinking about the whole person. One person with aspiration may not develop any negative health outcomes, while another person may develop aspiration pneumonia quickly. What are the different variables to know who will get sick and who will not? Read on!

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COVID-19 and Dysphagia Outcomes

COVID-19 and Dysphagia Outcomes

by | Jun 9, 2021 | , , , , , , , , ,

COVID-19 and dysphagia outcomes are discussed here with the help of Dr. Camilla Dawson, who is a speech-language therapist (aka, speech-language pathologist) in the United Kingdom. Her team analyzed evaluation and treatment data from 720 people with prolonged hospitalizations with COVID-19. She has valuable insight into evaluation, management, barriers, additional factors that affect recovery, staffing, and more. Please read on. It is still quite applicable years after this COVID-19 surge.

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5 Dysphagia Tips for Students & New Speech-Language Pathologists

5 Dysphagia Tips for Students & New Speech-Language Pathologists

by | Mar 2, 2021 | , , , , , ,

Dysphagia Tips for Students & New Speech-Language Pathologists by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com As the snow melts and the first buds of spring will be coming out across the nation, graduate students who have been cramming in the data and...

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High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC): 14 Dysphagia Guidelines

High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC): 14 Dysphagia Guidelines

by | Dec 7, 2020 | , , , , , , , , ,

High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC): Dysphagia Guidelines Does it increase dysphagia & aspiration risk? by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction & Questions about High-Flow Nasal Cannula Can I feed my patient when she is on high-flow...

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Diet Modification Without Mastication Evaluation?

Diet Modification Without Mastication Evaluation?

by | Oct 2, 2020 | , , , , , , ,

Diet Modification Without Complete Mastication Evaluation? by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction I remember encouraging my toddler to play with his food. We had our favorite games. One was to close our eyes and guess what food we were...

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