Dysphagia

Pribuisiene, R., Uloza, V., Kupcinskas, L., & Jonaitis, L. (2006). Perceptual and Acoustic Characteristics of Voice Changes in Reflux Laryngitis Patients. Journal of Voice, 20(1), 128-136. In 2006, Pribuisiene, Uloza, Kupicinskas, and Jonaitis examined vocal differences in individuals with reflux laryngitis using perceptual, subjective, and instrumental measures. There were 108 participants with reflux laryngitis and 90 individuals in the control group. Acoustic analysis of reflux laryngitis…

If you play any contact sports, you more than likely know what it is like to have a concussion. Concussions are a bigger deal then most people think they are, they can cause life long heath problems and even may play a major role in the premature death of a lot of people. In 2012, there were 3,800,000 concussions recorded, that is more then double of the amount of concussions that were reported in 2002. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE, is a disease that has killed many…

Seishima, Shu, 2011). Signs and Symptoms of EBA Many EBA patients have an inflammatory skin blister phenotype (Krol, Lofgren, 2011). Blistering around the eyes and nose and blistering around the mouth and esophagus cause feeding difficulties and dysphagia (Krol, Lofgren, 2011). Tooth decay, cough and other breathing problems, alopecia, milia, and nail loss are other symptoms of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (Krol, Lofgren, 2011). EBA may not occur until the toddler age when they begin to…

All these researchers found out the major and minor causes of malnutrition that it can be caused with anything particular that we do in life such as financial problems, social difficulties, multiple comorbidities, respiratory difficulties, and dysphagia, and poor dentition, adverse effects of drugs, polypharmacy, depression, dementia, reduced taste and smell, poor appetite. After this study the new understandings that resulted are how to prevent malnutrition not just young children but for…

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is very common for people who have cerebral palsy and could lead to poor food and liquid intake and reduced mealtime safety (Benfer et al., 2013). Reduced nutrition and hydration is common and meal times tend to be stressful. People who have spastic…

Diagnostic Reasoning Symptom Assignment Student Name: Kristy Anderson Symptoms: 55 year old male presents to your clinic with and upset stomach and belching past several months. A. Identify the appropriate history questions to be asked of your patient to discriminate critical characteristics about the above presented concern. 1. Can you identify when exactly the upset stomach started? 2. Describe the upset stomach. Describe the pain. On a scale of 1/10 how painful is it? 3. Is the pain constant…

The process that is used by nurses and clinicians to consider a patient situation, collect data, process this data, make goals and implement interventions, evaluate outcomes and then finally, reflect on the learning outcomes from this process, is known as clinical reasoning (Hoffman, 2007). Clinical reasoning cycle is the tool that is used for the process of clinical reasoning. This paper will discuss management of Motor neurone disease using the clinical reasoning cycle as a framework. However,…

visional changes or blurry vision; Gastrointestinal: Denies abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, or loss of appetite; Ears: Denies ear pain, hearing loss, fluid, or ringing in ears; Nose/Mouth/Throat: Denies sinus problems, dysphagia, epistaxis, or discharge; Breast: Denies lumps, bumps, or changes in her breasts. Occasionally performs monthly self-breast exam; Genitourinary/Gynecological: Complains of a white creamy vaginal discharge with odor. Denies urgency,…

Elderly Care in Nursing Homes There is much in life to reflect on especially for the elderly and different aspects of the care they either do or don’t receive in nursing facilities. According to the UN’s(United Nations) report elder abuse is, “A single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person.”(UN, Elder Abuse Article) Almost 70% of elderly suffer neglect from their…

Impaired Participation in Activities A measure of one’s independence is their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The term ADL refers to activities of daily self-care i.e. bathing, dressing, and eating. IADLS are not fundamental to healthy living but lend to a more independent livelihood. Those activities include shopping, working, and applying knowledge to use technology. Deficits with these skills can affect one’s…