Nutrition
Dysphagia Management
Dietary and safety interventions for patients with difficulty swallowing, aimed at preventing aspiration.
Safety Interventions
- Keep the patient upright at 90 degrees during and 30-60 mins after meals.
- Perform oral hygiene before meals to stimulate swallow reflex.
- Avoid straws as they increase bolus speed and aspiration risk.
- Add thickening agents to liquids per speech therapy recommendations.
Client Assessment
- Monitor for 'wet' or 'gurgly' voice post-swallow.
- Assess for pocketing of food in the buccal cavity.
- Check for coughing, choking, or throat clearing during meals.
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