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CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF DYSPHAGIA

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Academic year
2019/2020
Teacher
DANIELE FARNETI
Credits
1
Didactic period
Secondo Semestre
SSD
MED/31

Training objectives

Taking charge of adult patients with swallowing disorders, due to different etiology.

Prerequisites

Anatomy and physiology of high aero-digestive tract (VADS)

Course programme

- Overview of the physiopathology of swallowing
- Epidemiological aspects and natural history of related etiology dysphagia
- The management of the dysphagic patient
- Screening and bedside screening procedures
- Instrumental evaluation: endoscopy and radiology.
- Therapeutic planning
- The complex dysphagic patient with tracheotomy
- The patient operated on VADS
- The neurological patient
- Overview of physiopathology of swallowing disorders in children

Didactic methods

Lectures with watching movies,and clinical cases discussion.

Learning assessment procedures

Written examination: 18 closed questions with four possible answers each. The time to complete the test available to students is 30 minutes. For each correct answer 2 points are awarded: the exam is passed with 9 correct answers. With the maximum score candidates get the praise.

Reference texts

O. Schindler et al Eds, Deglutologia, Ed Omega
G. Ruoppolo et al Eds, Manuale di Foniatria e Logopedia Società Editrice Universo