[Dysphagia] Spanish resources

[RN2D at hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu (Neubert, Rebecca R *HS)]

I agree-  pasar is more appropriate for swallowing in humans than tragar
 
-Rebecca

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	From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com on behalf of Vikki Stefans 
	Sent: Mon 5/31/2004 6:01 PM 
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	Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] Spanish resources
	
	

	I just got back from Mexcio where we did a medical mission that included
	some special needs children, two of whom pretty clearly have dyspahgia.
	One is pretty classic for silent apsiration, the other has overt problems
	with thin liquids. Both are pretty well noursihed, but one missed therapy
	all winter due to infections adn the other is very severely congested all
	the time. Given the impossibility of getting studies, and I'm not even
	sure if the OTs or Speech therapists available to them can do any
	dysphagia therapy, all we could do was talk about trying thicker liquids
	and using water just between meals. (Oral hygeine excellent for both.)
	
	I really want to develop a resource in Spanish about pediatric dysphagia
	for these very sweet children adn families, but don't want to re-invent
	the wheel if there is something better out there I have not found...
	
	I just read these two and I think they are not quite what we need...
	http://www.med.utah.edu/pated/handouts/handoutspanbackup.cfm?id=S558
	http://www.med.utah.edu/pated/handouts/handout.cfm?id=558
	
	To top that off, a native Spanish speaker we met there thought that espeso
	was not quite the right word for thickened liquid, and that many people
	would not relate to "tragar" as a verb for swallowing, as that is used to
	refer to animals swallowing and not people. Dificultad en pasar los
	liquidos or la comida might be better? Consistencia mas fuerte? Con mas
	densidad? And apparently the word dysfagia is not commonly understood...
	well duh, the average lay person won't know dysphagia in English either I
	guess.
	
	I already got the previous posts from the archive.
	
	Other suggestions??
	
	Vikki Stefans, M.D., pediatric physiatrist (rehab doc for kids) at UAMS
	and Arkansas Children's Hospital.  Working Mom of Sarah T. and Michael C.,
	and wife of Henry Stefans. Every mom is a working mom!- OK, dads too.
	
	
	
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