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Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS) One Gold Standard Assessment
MBSS vs. FEES: It’s Not a War, It’s a Team Effort Let’s just say it: the dysphagia world has become divided. Team MBSS on one side. Team FEES on the other. Social media might make it feel like you have to pick a side—ride or die with fluoroscopy or scope it till you choke it (just kidding… kinda). But what if we didn’t have to choose? What If… It’s Not MBSS vs. FEES, But MBSS AND FEES? The…
The History of the Modified Barium Swallow Study
No matter what you call it…there is a history behind the Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS). Gold Standard? The Modified Barium Swallow Study has long been called THE gold standard in dysphagia evaluation, however it does have its limitations. The MBSS definitely continues to be A gold standard in swallowing evaluation. Early Days In the 1970’s, Dr. Jeri Logemann developed the MBSS or the…
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Modified Barium Swallow Study: Gold Standard or Old News?
Modified Barium Swallow Study: Gold Standard or Old News?
The Modified Barium Swallow Study, no matter what name is used, has been considered a gold standard for many years in the assessment of dysphagia.
Recently there has been a lot of debate about whether the MBSS continues to be the gold standard or if FEES (Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) has taken the place as the gold standard evaluation.
For some reason, it’s become an either/or…
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Do I Really Not Have Access to Instrumental?
Do I Really Not Have Access to Instrumental?
It’s the never-ending soapbox. I know. There was probably even an eye-roll at seeing this article.
All. The. Time.
Did you get an instrumental? Well, why not? You don’t know anything without the instrumental.
Reason Numero Uno
The number one reason, that I’ve seen for not obtaining an instrumental is no access. The SLP wants an instrumental, but they are either told no by their facility…
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What's In A Name
What’s In A Name
Seriously, how many names can we have for one test?
We typically do the same thing…..assess swallowing function, so why a million different names?
In the early days, the swallowing assessment using x-ray was called a Cookie Swallow Test.
You can read more about the history of the MBSS:
The same test is more recently called:
Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS)
Modified Barium Study (MBS)
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The History of the Modified Barium Swallow Study
The History of the Modified Barium Swallow Study
No matter what you call it…there is a history behind the Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS).
Gold Standard?
The Modified Barium Swallow Study has long been called THE gold standard in dysphagia evaluation, however it does have its limitations. The MBSS definitely continues to be A gold standard in swallowing evaluation.
Early Days
In the 1970’s, Dr. Jeri Logemann developed the MBSS or the…
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