Aslam Muhammad, Vaezi Michael F
Dr Aslam is a research assistant professor and Dr Vaezi is a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2013 Dec;9(12):784-95.
Elderly patients are inherently predisposed to dysphagia predominately because of comorbid health conditions. With the aging of the population in the United States, along with the increased prevalence of obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease, healthcare providers will increasingly encounter older patients with either oropharyngeal or esophageal disease and complaints of dysphagia. Useful tests to evaluate dysphagia include the videofluoroscopic swallowing study and the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. Swallow rehabilitation is useful to help patients compensate for swallowing difficulty and ultimately help strengthen the neuromusculature involved in swallowing.
老年患者由于合并健康问题,天生更容易出现吞咽困难。随着美国人口老龄化,以及肥胖症和胃食管反流病患病率的上升,医疗服务提供者将越来越多地遇到患有口咽或食管疾病并伴有吞咽困难主诉的老年患者。评估吞咽困难的有用检查包括电视荧光吞咽造影检查和纤维内镜吞咽功能评估。吞咽康复有助于帮助患者代偿吞咽困难,并最终有助于增强参与吞咽的神经肌肉组织。