[Dysphagia] Silent aspiration

[Laura_Bear at uhs.org (Laura_Bear@uhs.org)]

But remember, the blue dye test only has a 50% accuracy rate....have to
take whole picture into consideration--pt. history (including GERD) and
present condition,respiratory function/ chest x-ray results, lab results,
clinical exam, medication effects, co-morbidities, ability to feed self and
perform oral care, etc....and even then, mey not be able to say silent
aspiration for sure, but should be able to tell if pt. is likely to
aspirate silently, or otherwise....
Laura Bear
MS, CCC-SLP
UHS hospitals
Johnson city, NY

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