Ch 8

Question 1

Clear liquid diet

Answer 1

Water

Tea

Coffee

Fat-free broth

Carbonated bevs

Clear juices

Ginger ale

Gelatin

Question 2

Indications for clear liquid diet

Answer 2

Acute illness

reduction of colon fecal

Postoperative recovery

Question 3

Full liquid diet

Answer 3

Clear liquids

Milk

Soups

Juices

Eggnog

Ice cream

Strained cereals

Pudding

Question 4

Indications for full liquid diet

Answer 4

Dysphagia

Contraindicated for those with lactose intolerance or hypercholesterolemia

Question 5

Blenderized liquid (puréed) diet indication

Answer 5

Dysphagia

Oral or facial surgery

Wired jaws

Question 6

Soft diet indications

Answer 6

Bland, low fiber

Exclude gas forming foods

Acute infection, chewing difficulties, GI

Question 7

Mechanical soft indication

Answer 7

Minimal chewing

Dysphagia

Poor fitting dentures

Clients without teeth

Question 8

Dysphagia signs

Answer 8

Drooling

Pocketing food

Choking

Gagging

Question 9

Levels of solid textures

Answer 9

1. Puréed
2. Mechanically altered
3. Advanced (normal)

Question 10

Levels of liquid consistencies

Answer 10

Thin

Nectar (sip through straw)

Honey- like (can’t sip through straw, can use spoon)

Spoon- thick (pudding)