Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604063955 ISBN 13: 9781604063950

Verlag: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The updated edition of this classic is essential for all practitioners and advanced students. The editors artfully synthesize the pathology of voice, speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders with practical guidance. Insightful viewpoints and viable solutions are provided for patient management issues including neurological and physical challenges, surgical implications, and medical ethics, in the context of the continuum of health care settings.

The underlying causes of communication and swallowing impairments are explored in detail, along with respective treatment modalities. Starting with an overview of key considerations, the latest evidence-based science is presented throughout 22 chapters. Topics include differential diagnosis of adult communication and swallowing disorders, assessment and management approaches, and diagnostic tools such as imaging and endoscopy.

New chapters are devoted to:

? Motor speech disorders
? Education for medical speech-language pathologists
? Aphasia
? Pediatric traumatic brain injury
? End of life communication and swallowing disorders

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...excellent resources and case study examples...really demonstrates the clinical aspects of work in the medical setting. -- Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Reseña del editor

Medical Speech-Language Pathology Updates the Standard of Care for Complex, Cross-Specialty Disorders The updated edition of this classic is essential for all practitioners and advanced students. The editors artfully synthesize the pathology of voice, speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders with practical guidance. Insightful viewpoints and viable solutions are provided for patient management issues including neurological and physical challenges, surgical implications, and medical ethics, in the context of the continuum of health care settings. The underlying causes of communication and swallowing impairments are explored in detail, along with respective treatment modalities. Starting with an overview of key considerations, the latest evidence-based science is presented throughout 22 chapters. Topics include differential diagnosis of adult communication and swallowing disorders, assessment and management approaches, and diagnostic tools such as imaging and endoscopy. New chapters are devoted to: Motor speech disorders Education for medical speech-language pathologists Aphasia Pediatric traumatic brain injury End of life communication and swallowing disorders

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• Verlag: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1604063955
• ISBN 13: 9781604063950
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 436
• Herausgeber: Johnson Alex F., Jacobson Barbara H.