A Patient Has Dysphagia

question 55

Multiple Choice

A patient has dysphagia.The person is at risk for:

• A) Aspiration
• B) Regurgitation
• C) Edema
• D) Dehydration

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Definitions:

Intonations

The variation of pitch in speech that affects the meaning of words, conveying emotions and grammatical signals.

Fetal Period

The stage of human development that begins around the end of the eighth week after conception and continues until birth.

Embryo

An early developmental stage in many multicellular organisms, following fertilization and preceding fetal development in humans.

Human Organism

A living being that has human biological structures and systems that function interdependently.