The nurse recognizes that the patient is exhibiting signs of ______________ when she notices that he has difficulty holding food and fluid in his mouth and experiences difficulty moving it to his esophagus
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
dysphagia
Classic signs of dysphagia include inability to hold food and fluid in the mouth or difficulty moving food into the esophagus. Any condition that produces muscle weakness may result in impairment of the swallowing mechanism. Early recognition of the patient's difficulty will allow the nurse to implement aspiration precautions to protect the patient from complications of dysphagia.
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