Alternative methods for sustaining or artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) may be
recommended when a person is at risk for malnutrition, dehydration, or aspiration due to …

The primary goal of intervention for patients with dysphagia is to restore oral feeding. When
patients are unable to achieve adequate nutrition, hydration, or safety with oral feeding, then …

Ethics historically refers to the analysis of moral duties and obligations that guide human
behavior. In health care, ethics is applied both to professional behavior, guidelines for which …

Speech pathologists are at the forefront in dealing with the consequences of life-saving
measures and the technological advances that promote surival. Many ethical dilemmas exist …

To address the risks of aspiration pneumonia, patients with dysphagia may be prescribed a
modified diet. The goal of diet modification is to decrease the risk of patients aspirating food …

Dysphagia management is complex and requires balancing individuals' preferences, quality
of life, and medical consequences. Ethical challenges are not uncommon given the …

A speech-language pathologist assessing swallowing function may determine that an
individual is no longer able to meet his or her nutritional needs safely through oral feeding …

Effective functional communication is important for successful management of dysphagia
with individuals who have lifelong disability and complex communication needs (CCN) …

Background Use of modified texture diets—thickening of liquids and modifying the texture of
foods—in the hope of preventing aspiration, pneumonia and choking, has become central to …

Managing one's dysphagia at the end-of-life is challenging for the patient and the medical
care team. Decisions surrounding oral feeding safety and the use of artificially administered …