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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia
Almost a decade ago, our hospice and palliative care team decided to do a "Thickened Liquid Challenge." This simple challenge was focused on putting ourselves in the shoes of our patients with dysphagia who are prescribed thickened liquids. The rules of the challenge were simple: fluids must be thickened to "honey consistency" using a beverage thickener for a 12-hour contiguous period.
All of us failed the challenge. We then decided to challenge others and asked them to post their videos online using the hashtag #thickenedliquidchallenge. Here are some of the results of those videos…
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