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Aspiration

Kendig's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, Page: 1097-1105.e3
2019
  • 3
    Citations
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    Usage
  • 22
    Captures
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  • Citations
    3
    • Citation Indexes
      3
  • Captures
    22

Book Chapter Description

The presence and significance of aspiration is a common consideration for children seen in “aerodigestive centers.” Aspiration, the passage of food or liquid below the larynx, can be acute or chronic. Chronic repeated aspiration provides challenges to the clinician for both diagnosis and treatment. Children with chronic medical problems and certain syndromes are at increased risk of dysphagia and aspiration, although aspiration is occasionally seen in otherwise healthy children. This chapter describes the etiologies of swallowing dysfunction, common diagnostic tools to evaluate the causes of swallowing dysfunction, and specific considerations in special populations. The multidisciplinary evaluation of dysphagia and lung injury caused by chronic repeated aspiration is also described.

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