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

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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 absence8. 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