Vacuum aspiration

Tennessee Williams was once quoted as saying 'Symbols are nothing but the natural speech of drama...the purest language of plays'. This quote is especially true for his work A Streetcar Named Desire. As in all Williams' plays light plays a crucial role in the struggle between the main characters. Blanche and Mitch have a discussion about their names and ages in the bedroom while the others are playing poker. After a while, Blanche claims, “I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude

Tennessee Williams uses various motifs, background music and light to explore the theme of reality vs fantasy, eventually showing how Blanche loses hold of reality and slips into insanity. Throughout the play, Blanche struggles to tell between fantasy and reality, because of her strong desire to remain youthful, protect her status as a Southern Belle and the traumatic memory of Allan's death. The motif of light represents both the reality of Blanche's past and present self, thus avoiding light

Allison Kwan Research Article Worksheet Title of Article: Parker, Claire, Power, Maxine, Hamdy, Shaheen, Bowen, Audrey, Tyrrell, Pippa, & Thompson, David G. Awareness of dysphagia by patients following stroke predicts swallowing performance. Dyshagia, 19, 28-34. APA format: last name, first name author (year). Title of article in lower case (if journal article). Title of journal italicized, Volume Number (Issue Number), page numbers. The purpose of this study was to detect dysphagia awareness

(Hughes, 2011) When a stroke occurs each of these stages could be affected as a result of neurological and muscular changes. Swallowing problems can increase risk or morbidity and mortality, as well as risk of aspiration pneumonia where food or fluids pass into the airway. Some ways to treat dysphagia would be swallowing therapy and changing of diet. Most post-operative patients will be placed on a strict puree diet to assess feeding. Gradually they will rise back

The fluoroscopy and the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy are different, but remarkable diagnostic methods used for the people suffering from dysphagia. Dysphagia is a medical term that means difficulty swallowing due to abnormal contractions of the esophageal muscles. It is important to find a quick evaluation that will lead to a better diagnosis and recovery with lesser complications. This research paper will discuss the appropriate diagnostic method by comparing between the fluoroscopic unit, and

fluoroscopic studies (VFSS) (Holmes, Gudridge, Gaudiani, & Mehler, 2012). Two of the patients showed signs of mild to moderate dysphagia and one demonstrated severe dysphagia (Holmes, Gudridge, Gaudiani, & Mehler, 2012). Two of the three also showed aspiration and the third showed penetration (Holmes, Gudridge, Gaudiani, & Mehler, 2012). Upon reviewing the findings, a SLP team was brought in to perform therapy via NMES, along with swallowing therapy (Holmes, Gudridge, Gaudiani, & Mehler, 2012). Swallowing

Compliance of patients and families to remain on a modified diet of thickened liquids only can be difficult, especially after leaving facilities. • Patients who are on a thickened liquids diet only may face dehydration which can cause more problems than aspiration of water alone. • Allowing patients to consume water as they wish may increase in their quality of life. • Individuals on a modified thickened liquid diet or feeding tube may aspirate

described as an abnormality in transferring a solid or liquid bolus from the oral cavity to the stomach (Bernard, Loeslie, & Rabatin, 2015). With a diagnosis of dysphagia, a patient will likely aspirate foods and/or liquids of different consistencies. Aspiration is “the entry of food or liquid into the airway below the true vocal folds” (Logemann, 1998, p. 5). Specifically, thin liquid dysphagia occurs when a patient aspirates while consuming any liquids that are not thickened, such as water. Patients with

and criteria. If patients aren’t taken care of right away with a diet, nutrition, and hydration have the potential to cause them serious complications. Aspiration is a common problem for patients after a stroke, and it occurs when a patient swallowing food or liquids enters their airway and lungs. After a stroke, a patient could have silent aspiration, which food and liquids enter the airways and lungs without the patients knowing. Reasons, why some stroke patients have difficulty with swallowing are

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