The Source for Pediatric DysphagiaSecond Edition E-Book

Description

Ages: Birth - 18Grades: Birth - Adult

Updated and expanded evaluation tools and goals help organize your treatment. Whether you are new to the subject area or a veteran, you'll find information you need to practice effectively. Here's a sampling of the content:

• anatomy and physiologynutritive vs. non-nutritive suckling, reflexes and what they mean, normal development of feeding and self-feeding skills, and more
• clinical evaluationdifferential diagnosis of feeding disorders, completing a case history, example evaluations, and more
• instrumentationadministration and analyses of FEES and MBS, radiation safety, monitoring of the infant's/child's response, and more
• treatmenttreatment of problems associated with abnormal tone, sensation, and motor learning; behavior-based dysphagia; children who are NPO; and more
• managing dysphagia in the school settingestablishing a dysphagia team, reimbursement, developing IEPs and individual health services plans, and more
• treatment of infantsfacilitating infant response, understanding distress signals and state of alertness, breastfeeding, and more

This e-book comes with an additional 51 printable pages (in PDF format) of therapy tools:

• case history form
• evaluation forms individualized by these age groups: 0-4months, 4 months-5 years, and 5-18 years
• in-service guide on dysphagia in school-age children
• educational handouts
• observation forms
• questionnaire for children with severe drooling
• tips for developing good mealtime behaviors

E-Book Features and Benefits

• Accessible from any device with Internet access
• Search and find using keywords
• Add notes and bookmarks as you read

To see more of this product's contents:

• Table of Contents
• About the Author
• Introduction
• Sample Pages

177-page e-book with additional 51 printable pages in PDF format (evaluation tools and educational handouts). 2010