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Swallowing - Physiology, Disorders, Diagnosis and Therapy
Gauri Mankekar
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Description for Swallowing - Physiology, Disorders, Diagnosis and Therapy
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mankekar, Gauri. Num Pages: 218 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MJP; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Swallowing difficulty or dysphagia is a common disorder and affects all age groups from the newborn to the elderly. Several medical conditions like lack of dentition, gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, cardiomegaly and strokes can cause dysphagia. It can also follow head -neck surgeries. It is important to diagnose and treat dysphagia, otherwise it can lead to malnutrition and dehydration. Improved understanding of the physiology of swallowing, advances in endoscopic and radiological techniques along with an increasing elderly population has resulted in development of a separate swallowing disorders discipline. This book would be an aid for clinicians, educators and trainees ... Read more
Swallowing difficulty or dysphagia is a common disorder and affects all age groups from the newborn to the elderly. Several medical conditions like lack of dentition, gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, cardiomegaly and strokes can cause dysphagia. It can also follow head -neck surgeries. It is important to diagnose and treat dysphagia, otherwise it can lead to malnutrition and dehydration. Improved understanding of the physiology of swallowing, advances in endoscopic and radiological techniques along with an increasing elderly population has resulted in development of a separate swallowing disorders discipline. This book would be an aid for clinicians, educators and trainees ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132224181
SKU
V9788132224181
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Gauri Mankekar
Dr Gauri Mankekar is a senior ENT consultant at PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India. She was the recipient of Dr Homi Modi award for research on allergic rhinitis and Dr Dhaygude award for best essay on Psycho-socio conditions of youth in India .
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