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[Dysphagia] Clinical examination
- Subject: [Dysphagia] Clinical examination
- From: eripley at yahoo.com (Irene Campbell-Taylor)
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:49:59 -0800 (PST)
Two essential parts of the clinical examination of swallowing are eye movements and smell.
Please see :
Examining eyes
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/6215_pnt
Not all of it is required but see the sections on dehydration, blinking and extrocular eye movements (You need to register for Medscape to get this - registration is free.)
Testing smell accurately - therefore testing taste since the latter is dependent on the former:
Testing smell accurately:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/547181_print
Dr I Campbell-Taylor
Clinical Neuroscientist
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