{"product_id":"dysphagia-assessment-and-treatment-planning-a-team-approach-fourth-edition-9781635500097","title":"Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning: A Team Approach  Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eDysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning: A Team Approach  Fourth Edition is ideal for graduate dysphagia courses in speech-language pathology programs. The unique value of this book is the multidisciplinary approach it presents. Too often  speech-language pathologists function clinically with insufficient interaction with  or understanding of  the roles of other professionals involved with their patients. This text incorporates information pertinent to the roles  tools  and views of a multidisciplinary dysphagia team  including physicians  speech pathologists  nurse specialists  and dieticians  that work together on a daily basis. In this fourth edition the organization has changed  with chapters concerned with assessment techniques coming first  and material addressing special populations comprising the latter portion of the text. This reflects what is likely a more typical approach to dysphagia in graduate courses concerned with the topic  and one that complements teaching of the subject matter. Updates to the Fourth Edition include: The treatment chapter (Ch. 10) has been updated to reflect the current status of therapeutic approaches previously considered in treating dysphagic patients. Chapters dealing with nursing (Ch. 11) and nutrition (Ch. 12) have been updated to incorporate the latest recommendations in nursing care and dietary considerations for patients experiencing dysphagia. The pediatrics chapter (Ch. 13) has been expanded to address specific problems and needs not only of infants  but also the entire spectrum of childhood. A chapter devoted to the esophagus (Ch. 14) addresses new information on the management of esophageal disorders  including the novel double-balloon dilation of the UES  and a device for manually opening the upper esophagus. Chapters addressing special populations  including neurogenic disease (Ch. 15) and head and neck cancer (Ch. 16)  incorporate the latest information regarding dysphagia and approaches to treatment pertinent to each group. A brand-new addition to the book is Ch. 18 which addresses dysphagia associated with alterations to the spine as a consequence of either disease or surgery. A major new inclusion in the current edition are materials utilizing a new software program  called Swallowtail  that permits the all-in-one measurement  display and storage of timing  displacement and other measures from fluoroscopic studies. Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning comes with a PluralPlus companion website that includes videos of patient studies which were selected to represent impairments typically observed in clinical practice (inpatient and outpatient). Other media clips illustrate each instrumental assessment technique introduced in the book (e.g.  endoscopic  transnasal esophagoscopy  high resolution manometry)  performed on a variety of dysphagic patients. Also available is a separate companion workbook  Dysphagia Assessment and Treatment Planning Workbook  Fourth Edition  that includes practical exercises accompanying each chapter. The exercises are designed to clarify and expand on information presented in the text and should be of interest not only to students but to practicing clinicians hoping to add new skills to their repertoires.  Note Regarding Access to Supplementary Content Online: This book comes with related materials hosted on a PluralPlus companion website. If you purchase or rent a used copy of the printed book  the code to access the website printed inside the book may have been previously redeemed\/used or be incorrect and you will NOT be able to use it. To guarantee access to the supplementary materials on the website  it is recommended you purchase you purchase a new\/unsused copy of this book directly from Amazon or the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280472891445,"sku":"ByrdShop_1635500095","price":251.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781635500097.jpg?v=1780637997","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dysphagia-assessment-and-treatment-planning-a-team-approach-fourth-edition-9781635500097","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}