title: Current procedures for diagnosing dysphagia in elderly clients.
abstract: Intubation no longer remains the only solution to feeding problems of the elderly patient with dysphagia. Dysphagic disorders result from neurogenic, myogenic, psychogenic, or mechanical causes. Thus numerous hospitalized or institutionalized elderly patients may have dysphagic symptoms. The consequences of this disorder are significant, and aspiration pneumonia is often the outcome. Current diagnostic procedures available to identify dysphagia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kosta
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001314:Auscultation; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate