Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Anatomy and Physiology of Deglutition Katherine Kendall 2. Head and Neck Physical Exam Katherine Kendall 3. Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Katherine Kendall 4. Neurogenic Dysphagia Jacqui Allen 5. Esophageal Phase Dysphagia Peter C. Belafsky and Catherine J. Rees 6. Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Catherine J. Rees and Peter C. Belafsky 7. Nursing Evaluation and Care of the Dysphagic Patient Ann E. F. Sievers 8. Clinical Swallow Evaluation Susan J. Goodrich and Alice I. Walker 9. Pediatric Clinical Feeding Assessment Janet Pitcher, Margie Crandall, and Susan J. Goodrich 10. Nutritional Concerns and Assessment in Dysphagia Beverly Lorens 11. Endoscopy in Assessing and Treating Dysphagia Rebecca Leonard 12. Radiographic Evaluation of the Pharynx and Esophagus Jacqui Allen 13. Other Technologies in Dysphagia Assessment Peter C. Belafsky and Catherine J. Rees 14. Dynamic Swallow Study: Swallowing Evaluation with Videofluoroscopy Susan McKenzie and Rebecca Leonard 15. DSS Analysis and Interpretation: A Systematic Approach for the Clinician Susan McKenzie 16. Dynamic Swallow Study: Objective Measures and Normative Data in Adults Rebecca Leonard, Katherine Kendall, and Susan McKenzie 17. Dynamic Swallow Studies: Measurement Techniques Rebecca Leonard 18. The Treatment Plan Rebecca Leonard, Katherine Kendall, Susan McKenzie, and Susan Goodrich

About the Author

Rebecca Leonard, Ph.D. is a professor in the Dept. of Otolaryngology/HNS at the University of California, Davis. She is also the Clinical Director of the Voice-Speech-Swallowing Center in the ENT Clinic at the U. C. Davis Medical Center. She is a member of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, and she is an ASHA Fellow. Dr. Katherine Kendall is a staff member in the Division of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah. She has formerly served as the Medical Director of the Dysphagia Team and the Voice, Speech and Swallowing Center at UC Davis and Director of the Park Nicollet Voice Clinic in Minneapolis. Dr. Kendall joined the Otolaryngology Faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2007 and created a Voice Clinic at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, offering multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. She continued her work on laryngeal imaging and published a textbook on laryngeal evaluation. Her research program at the VA investigated swallowing outcomes after the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. Dr. Kendall joined the Division of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah in 2012 and continues her work on the treatment of voice and swallowing disorders.