Dysphagia; Diagnosis and Management

by Groher

• ISBN13: 9780750697309
• ISBN10: 075069730X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-30
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

Numerous health care specialists are involved in the management of swallowing disorders, including speech pathologists, occupational therapists, nurses, dietitians, gastroenterologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, and radiologists. This unique and important book, now in its third edition, approaches management of the patient with a swallowing impairment from each of these perspectives, giving the reader a solid understanding of how each contributes to the total care of the patient.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
1 Nature of the Problem	1	(6)
Michael E. Groher
2 The Neurology of Swallowing	7	(30)
Norman H. Bass
3 Neurologic Disorders of Swallowing	37	(36)
David W. Buchholz
4 Mechanical Disorders of Swallowing	73	(34)
Michael E. Groher
5 Esophageal Dysphagia	107	(24)
William J. Ravich
6 Development and Impairments of Feeding in Infancy and Childhood	131	(38)
James F. Bosma
7 Clinical Examination for Dysphagia	169	(22)
Robert M. Miller
8 Radiologic Evaluation of Swallowing	191	(32)
Olle Ekberg
9 General Treatment of Neurologic Swallowing Disorders	223	(22)
Robert M. Miller
Michael E. Groher
10 Management of Neurologic Disorders: The First Feeding Session	245	(20)
Wendy Avery-Smith
11 Treatment of Mechanical Swallowing Disorders	265	(24)
Susan M. Fleming
12 Nutritional Considerations in Dysphagia	289	(24)
Jean E. Curran
13 Nursing Management of Swallowing Disorders	313	(24)
Barbara A. Griggs
14 Surgical Intervention in Dysphagia	337	(20)
Jonathan R. Workman
Harold C. Pillsbury III
Gregory Hulka
15 Establishing a Swallowing Program	357	(18)
Michael E. Groher
Index	375