Table 1 - Feeding history in infants and children with swallowing difficulty
From the following article
Oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal motor disorders in infants and children
Susan R. Orenstein
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo38
1. Symptom duration and progression a. Developmental b. Transient c. Chronic d. Progressive | 2. Caretakers who present the food |
3. Setting for feeding a. Home b. Institution c. Other | 4. Characteristics of problematic food a. Liquid, puree, solid b. Texture c. Other |
5. Utensils a. Bottle with nipple b. Spoon c. Other | 6. Volume offered per swallow |
7. Biting and chewing: presence or absence | 8. Volumes, durations, and frequencies of feeds a. Volume offered per feeding b. Duration of feedings c. Number and frequency of feedings offered per day |
9. Symptoms a. Signs of fatigue b. Dysphagia c. Odynophagia d. Turning from offered food when hungry e. Crying with swallowing f. Unusual drooling | 10. Symptoms of misdirection of feeds a. Gagging b. Choking c. Coughing |
11. Timing of symptom a. Pre-swallow b. With swallow c. Post-swallow | 12. Height, weight, and head circumference percentiles and change over time |