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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


== Sub Heading 2 ==
== Patient History ==


== Sub Heading 3 ==
== Observation ==
 
== Palpation ==
 
== Examination ==
 
=== General Rules ===
 
=== Dry Swallowing ===
 
=== Water Swallowing Test ===
 
==== Modified Water Swallowing Test ====
 
=== Bedside Swallowing Evaluation (BSE) ===
 
* Completed by the '''speech language pathologists (SLPs)'''
* Assess swallowing function and airway safety during swallowing<ref name=":0">Moss M, White SD, Warner H, Dvorkin D, Fink D, Gomez-Taborda S, Higgins C, Krisciunas GP, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, McNally E, Rubio A, Scheel R, Siner JM, Vojnik R, Langmore SE. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7674978/pdf/main.pdf Development of an Accurate Bedside Swallowing Evaluation Decision Tree Algorithm for Detecting Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors.] Chest. 2020 Nov;158(5):1923-1933.</ref>
* Helps to identify the risk of aspiration <ref name=":0" />
* Used by SLPs to provide feeding recommendations
* Consists of the following steps:
** comprehensive patient's history
** detailed physical examination of the structure and function of the oropharyngeal musculature (including sensory and motor cranial nerve examination)
** assessments of the patient’s ability to swallow foods and liquids of different volumes and consistencies.
 
=== Swallowing Reflex Test (Cough Reflex Test) ===
 
=== Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) ===
 
=== Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) ===


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Patient History[edit | edit source]

Observation[edit | edit source]

Palpation[edit | edit source]

Examination[edit | edit source]

General Rules[edit | edit source]

Dry Swallowing[edit | edit source]

Water Swallowing Test[edit | edit source]

Modified Water Swallowing Test[edit | edit source]

Bedside Swallowing Evaluation (BSE)[edit | edit source]

  • Completed by the speech language pathologists (SLPs)
  • Assess swallowing function and airway safety during swallowing[1]
  • Helps to identify the risk of aspiration [1]
  • Used by SLPs to provide feeding recommendations
  • Consists of the following steps:
    • comprehensive patient's history
    • detailed physical examination of the structure and function of the oropharyngeal musculature (including sensory and motor cranial nerve examination)
    • assessments of the patient’s ability to swallow foods and liquids of different volumes and consistencies.

Swallowing Reflex Test (Cough Reflex Test)[edit | edit source]

Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS)[edit | edit source]

Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moss M, White SD, Warner H, Dvorkin D, Fink D, Gomez-Taborda S, Higgins C, Krisciunas GP, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, McNally E, Rubio A, Scheel R, Siner JM, Vojnik R, Langmore SE. Development of an Accurate Bedside Swallowing Evaluation Decision Tree Algorithm for Detecting Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors. Chest. 2020 Nov;158(5):1923-1933.