Taste Swallowing

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9. Weak vs. strong documentation

Weak — does not survive

Why it fails

Strong — defensible

“Ate well. No problems.”

No swallowing/aspiration assessment, no precautions, no diet detail, no skilled rationale.

The post-stroke model note in §3: the diet/consistency and precautions, the no-coughing/wet-voice finding, and the reason skilled swallowing management was required.

“Coughs with meals.”

No action, no positioning, no swallow-eval, no aspiration watch.

The worsening-dysphagia model note in §4: the aspiration signs, intake held, SLP/provider notification, swallow re-eval and diet modification, and precautions reinforced.

“On thickened liquids.”

No precautions, no tolerance, no aspiration surveillance.

“Nectar-thick liquids and IDDSI Level 5 with upright positioning, small bites, chin tuck; no coughing or wet voice; tolerating.”

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