FNS 377 Exam 1: Dysphagia || All Accurately Answered.
dysphagia correct answers difficulty swallowing due to nerve or muscle control problems
- can lead to poor nutritional status, dehydration, aspiration, asphyxiation
- high incidence in those with CP
- complicates nutrition management of IDD conditions
dysphagia... disease or symptom? correct answers symptom!
dysphagia may result from... correct answers rapid eating, not chewing properly, placing too
much food in the mouth
how can individuals not be aware that they have a swallowing problem? correct answers may
inadvertently compensate by choosing easy to eat foods, eating slower, or changing head position
Dysphagia, if left untreated, can lead to:
A. Increased stomach acid
B. Abnormal spitting
C. Aspiration
D. Dysphasia correct answers C. Aspiration
signs of dysphagia correct answers - choking/coughing
- lengthy eating time
- change in vocal quality
- food/liquid coming through nose
- drooling while eating
- frequent URTIs
, - aspiration pneumonic hx
- weight loss
- dehydration
- pain during swallowing
- increased mucus/phlegm in throat
- vomiting during/after meals
- pocking foods/beverages in mouth
- multiple swallows on a single mouthful of food
- fatigue/shortness of breath while eating
- feeling that something is lodged in throat or down "wrong pipe"
- spitting up food
One sign that a person may have difficulty swallowing is?
A. Excessive Drooling
B. Excessive Drowsiness
C. Bad Breath
D. Acid Reflux correct answers A. Excessive drooling
Four stages of swallowing correct answers 1. oral prepatory
2. oral
3. pharyngeal
4. esophageal
swallowing correct answers to take food and/or liquid into the mouth, through the esophagus,
and into the stomach
dysphagia correct answers difficulty swallowing due to nerve or muscle control problems
- can lead to poor nutritional status, dehydration, aspiration, asphyxiation
- high incidence in those with CP
- complicates nutrition management of IDD conditions
dysphagia... disease or symptom? correct answers symptom!
dysphagia may result from... correct answers rapid eating, not chewing properly, placing too
much food in the mouth
how can individuals not be aware that they have a swallowing problem? correct answers may
inadvertently compensate by choosing easy to eat foods, eating slower, or changing head position
Dysphagia, if left untreated, can lead to:
A. Increased stomach acid
B. Abnormal spitting
C. Aspiration
D. Dysphasia correct answers C. Aspiration
signs of dysphagia correct answers - choking/coughing
- lengthy eating time
- change in vocal quality
- food/liquid coming through nose
- drooling while eating
- frequent URTIs
, - aspiration pneumonic hx
- weight loss
- dehydration
- pain during swallowing
- increased mucus/phlegm in throat
- vomiting during/after meals
- pocking foods/beverages in mouth
- multiple swallows on a single mouthful of food
- fatigue/shortness of breath while eating
- feeling that something is lodged in throat or down "wrong pipe"
- spitting up food
One sign that a person may have difficulty swallowing is?
A. Excessive Drooling
B. Excessive Drowsiness
C. Bad Breath
D. Acid Reflux correct answers A. Excessive drooling
Four stages of swallowing correct answers 1. oral prepatory
2. oral
3. pharyngeal
4. esophageal
swallowing correct answers to take food and/or liquid into the mouth, through the esophagus,
and into the stomach
