Treatment of Swallowing Disorders

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1. To thicken liquid for feeding, one should use:
2 tbsp of rice / 2 oz. of liquid
1 tbsp of rice / 3 oz. of liquid
1 tbsp of rice / 2 oz. of liquid

2. The safest choice for therapeutically facilitating swallowing in infants who may aspirate some material is to use small amounts of ___.
sterile water
saline
proteins or sugars

3. To increase facial tone one could use all of these treatment techniques except:
tapping
vibration
firm pressure

4. If an infant has tongue retraction one should use ____ for feeding.
longer nipples
shorter nipples
harder nipples
softer nipples

5. What is an advantage of the supine in lap position?
Maximal control of the head is possible
It may help a retracted tongue come forward
It is a good position for tube feeding as the feeder's hands are free to hold a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking while giving the tube feeding

6. Having a baby suck on a frozen pacifier is a treatment that may be used for
delayed swallow reflux
aspiration during the swallow
aspiration after the swallow

7. Which feeding position might help a retracted tongue come forward?
En face position
Supine in lap position
Sidelying on lap position
Standard position

8. Which of the following best describes poventeral nutrition?
nourishment moves through the digestive tract
nutrition bypasses the alimentary canal and enters the circulatory system directly
neither

9. A single bolus should consist of:
0.1 to 0.5 cc in size
0.5 to 1 cc in size
1 to 1.2 cc in size

10. Which of the following feeding positions allows for maximal control of the infant's head, but creates difficulty providing adequate trunk support for a more upright position?
Supine in lap
En face
Sidelying on lap
Standard