[Dysphagia] Logemann results

[robmelch70 at hotmail.com (Rob Melchionna)]

Hi Irene,you wrote:"thickened fluids are aspirated, the thicker more than the thinner (as Perlman proved years ago)"Can you clarify that  for us? I've never heard that before.Also,"the almost universl belief that thickening prevents aspiration"Where did that come from? Do you mean among SLPs? Nurses? MDs?  I really don't think this is the case anymore...Rob Melchionna, MS, CCC-SLP> Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 15:45:05 -0700> From: eripley at yahoo.com> To: Wilma.Clancy at cdha.nshealth.ca; dysphagia at b9.com> Subject: [Dysphagia] Logemann results> > These are the patients most often found in LTC ? and the Parkinson?s with dementia is actually the parkinsonian stage of dementing illness. I don?t believe anyone has made general statements about all dysphagic patients ? simply that, contrary to popular belief, thickened fluids are aspirated, the thicker more than the thinner (as Perlman proved years ago), and, as the authors say, it is probable that the lungs? ciliary motion cannot clear the gum-based thickener used. If so, this would apply to all since lung function is not affected by dementing illness. > The importance of the findings is mainly to point out that the almost universl belief that thickening prevents aspiration is false and that dehydration is a constant danger.> > Dr I Campbell-Taylor> Clinical Neuroscientist> Exclusive Distributor:> www.interactivetherapy.com> _______________________________________________> Dysphagia mail list: Normal and disordered swallowing information> Dysphagia at dysphagia.com> Manage subscription: http://lists.b9.com/mailman/listinfo/dysphagia> Visit the new Dysphagia Web Forum: http://dysphagia.com/forum
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