CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF DYSPHAGIA
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- Versione italiana
- 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
