Milk nasendoscopy in the assessment of dysphagia.
The bedside assessment of dysphagia may be difficult, due to the inability to witness the act of swallowing directly. The milk test described in this paper gives a good assessment of swallowing, is cheap and easily portable and allows an instant decision to be made without recourse to special investigations.
Wilson
P S
PS
ENT Department, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent.
Hoare
T J
TJ
Johnson
A P
AP
D000818:Animals; D003371:Cough / Q000503:physiopathology; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk; D009666:Nose; D010614:Pharynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology