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Diagnosis and Management
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Third Edition
By
Michael E Groher, PhD, Clinical Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Health Professions, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville
Description
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.
Contents
The Nature of the Problem; The Neurology of Swallowing; Neurologic Disorders of Swallowing; Mechanical Disorders of Swallowing; Esophageal
Dysphagia; Development and Impairments of Feeding in Infancy and Childhood; Clinical Examination for Dysphagia; Radiologic Evaluation
of Swallowing; General Treatment of Neurologic Swallowing Disorders; Management of Neurologic Disorders: The First Feeding Session;
Treatment of Mechanical Swallowing Disorders; Nutritional Considerations; Nursing Management of Swallowing Disorders; Surgical Intervention
in Dysphagia; Establishing a Swallowing Program
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Hardbound, 384 pages, publication date: JAN-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-9730-9
ISBN-10: 0-7506-9730-X
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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