FEEDING & SWALLOWING RESOURCES
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Dysphagia
Resource Center
There's lots of good information at this web site if you
are interested in swallowing and its disorders. Links are
provided to sites featuring the anatomy and physiology of
swallowing, adult case, conferences, organizations and
resources. The Dysphagia Resource Center has an active
professional mailing list.
Dysphagia Archive
The Dysphagia Archive is a subsection of the Dysphagia
Resource Center. This is a current archive of all
correspondence on the Dysphagia mailing list from
November 1995 through May 2004. The messages can be sorted
by date, thread, or author.
Applying Food Science to Dysphagia: I.
Overview of Texture
Textural properties of food can be measured
instrumentally and defined in ways that are standardized
and reproducible. The National Dysphagia Diet Task Force
is in the process of defining levels of diet in these
terms in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the
interaction between swallowing disorders and specific
properties of food. This preliminary paper defines and
discusses the textural properties of food and the basic
forces involved with eating.
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
(Cincinnati) Patient Education Program
This extensive site provides clearly illustrated
explanations and home care instructions for caregivers of
children who require various medical procedures. The
following sections provide practical information on tube
feeding for both parents and professionals:
Gastrostomy Tube Home Care
Nasogastric Feeding Tube Insertion
Nasal Gastric Bolus Feeding
Tube Feeding with Gravity Feeding Set
Gastrostomy Feeding by Syringe
Nasojejunal Tube Feeding with Kangaroo
Continuous
Gastric,Jejunal,Nasojejunal, or Nasogastric Tube
Feeding, with Feeding Pump and Farrell Valve
Continuous Drip Nasogastric Tube
Feeding with Pump
Nasogastric Bolus Feeding
Bard Button Replacement Gastrostomy Device
Feeding Issues: Cleft Links, a Wide Smiles
Resource
The Wide Smiles site provides an extensive set of short
articles on all aspects of feeding an infant with a cleft
lip or palate.
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