symptoms

Question 1

patient cannot form a bolus: what’s the disorder?

Answer 1

reduced range of tongue motion or coordination

Question 2

material falls into the anterior sulcus: what’s the disorder?

Answer 2

reduced labial tension

Question 3

material falls into the lateral sulcus: what’s the disorder?

Answer 3

reduced buccal tension/tone

Question 4

tongue moves forward to start the swallow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 4

tongue thrust

Question 5

delayed oral onset of swallow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 5

apraxia of swallow, reduced oral sensation

Question 6

patient has residue in the anterior sulcus: what’s the disorder?

Answer 6

reduced labial tension

Question 7

the patient has residue in the floor of the mouth: what’s the disorder?

Answer 7

reduced tongue shaping or failure of the peripheral seal of the tongue to the anterior and lateral alveolus

Question 8

patient has residue in the mid tongue depression: what’s the disorder?

Answer 8

tongue scarring

Question 9

the patient has residue on the tongue: what’s the disorder?

Answer 9

reduced tongue range of motion or strength

Question 10

the patient has residue on the hard palate: what’s the disorder?

Answer 10

reduced tongue elevation or strength

Question 11

the patient is experiencing incomplete tongue-palate contact: what’s the disorder?

Answer 11

reduced tongue elevation

Question 12

premature loss of bolus: what’s the disorder?

Answer 12

reduced anterior soft palate positioning and/or poor tongue control

Question 13

aspiration before the swallow as the head of the bolus enters the pharynx before the pharyngeal swallow has been triggered: what’s the disorder?

Answer 13

delayed pharyngeal swallow

Question 14

nasal penetration during swallow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 14

reduced velopharyngeal closure

Question 15

bony outgrowth from cervical osteophytes: what’s the disorder?

Answer 15

cervical osteocytes

Question 16

there is coating on the pharyngeal wall after the swallow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 16

reduced pharyngeal contraction bilaterally

Question 17

there is vallecular residue after the swallow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 17

reduced tongue base contraction

Question 18

there is coating in a depression on the pharyngeal wall: what’s the disorder?

Answer 18

scar tissue

Question 19

residue at the top of the airway: what is the disorder?

Answer 19

reduced laryngeal elevation

Question 20

there is residue in the pyriform sinuses: what’s the disorder?

Answer 20

reduced laryngeal motion elevation and or reduced cricopharyngeal opening

Question 21

there is residue throughout the pharynx: what’s the disorder?

Answer 21

generalized pharyngeal dysfunction

Question 22

laryngeal penetration: what’s the disorder?

Answer 22

reduced laryngeal elevation

Question 23

aspiration during swallow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 23

reduced laryngeal closure

Question 24

patient experiences esophageal to pharyngeal back flow: what’s the disorder?

Answer 24

gastroesphogeal reflux

Question 25

aspiration occurs after the swallow: what's the disorder?

Answer 25

reduced laryngeal elevation (residue at the top of the airway) or zenker's diverticulum

Question 26

the patient is unable to align their teeth: what's the disorder?

Answer 26

reduced mandibular movement

Question 27

unilateral vallecular residue: what's the disorder?

Answer 27

unilateral dysfunction in posterior movement of the tongue

Question 28

residue in one pyriform sinus: what's the disorder?

Answer 28

unilateral reduced laryngeal elevation and/or reduced cricopharyngeal opening

Question 29

reduce vocal fold adduction: what's the disorder?

Answer 29

vocal fold paralysis

Question 30

patient cannot hold food in the mouth anteriorly: what's the disorder?

Answer 30

reduced lip closure

Question 31

piecemeal deglutition is observed: what's the disorder?

Answer 31

may indicate fear of swallow

Question 32

patient reports food feels stuck: what's the disorder?

Answer 32

pseudoepiglottis

Question 33

the patient is unable to lateralize with their tongue: what's the disorder?

Answer 33

reduced tongue lateralization

Question 34

what does generalized pharyngeal dysfunction include?

Answer 34

reduced posterior movement of the tongue base, reduced pharyngeal wall movement, and reduced laryngeal elevation