Dysphagia and the larynx:

What will be an ideal response?


If you have access to any modified barium swallow (MBS) studies, you can show these videos and try to identify the structures of the larynx. If you have your own videos, consider digitizing them. I use the Canopus digitizer, which is really very useful, but there are probably many, many more that you’re familiar with.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following occurs with hypokalemia?

A) Cells are partially depolarized. B) There is more diffusion of potassium into the cells. C) Cells are more excitable. D) Cells are hyperpolarized. E) The resting membrane potential is more positive.

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a. true b. false

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A) osseous B) fibrous C) bony D) cartilaginous E) synovial

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