[Dysphagia] Swallowing and MR

[cmds_slp2004 at hotmail.com (Kristi Cart)]

HI,
 
I am a second year graduate student and currently have a client who has been diagnosed with MR who is also having swallowing difficulties. He is primarily non-verbal and what communication he does have is very inconsistent. When he is eating breakfast, usually cereal and milk, he says that he feels something "stuck" in his pharynx. This usually leads to him throwing up his stomach contents. His teachers state that he usually only throws up at breakfast and very rarely at lunch. He also frequently drools and has difficulty forming a bolus during the oral phase. My professor and I have suspicions that he may have an esophageal problem, but as of yet he has not had a barium swallow test. If anyone has any suggestions as to what I could do to help him your input would be greatly appreciated. 
 
Thank you,
Kristi Cart
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