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screening for dysphagia
Procedure:
Step 1:
- examination of voice quality, swallowing complaints, facial asymmetry, & aphasia
Step 2
- water swallow test to evaluate swallowing difficulty, voice change, & pulse oximetry desaturation 2%
Step 2 is performed only if patient fails step 1.
Related
dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
General
screening
References
- Turner-Lawrence DE et al
A feasibility study of the sensitivity of emergency physician
dysphagia screening in acute stroke patients.
Ann Emerg Med 2009 Sep; 54:344.
PMID: 19362752