Medical Aspects
Which facility provides the highest level of care for trauma patients?
Level 1
What is the normal range for heart rate?
50-100 beats per minute
What is the purpose of documentation?
record patient history, convey information to other healthcare providers, and billing
Why do we use medical abbreviations and symbols in healthcare?
speed communication among healthcare workers
Fill in the blank: More than half (59%) of SLPs are __ or younger; the largest group is 34 and younger.
44
What is an interdisciplinary model of care?
crosses developmental boundaries, integrated knowledge
True or False: A patient with a blood pressure reading of 110/60 is considered within functional limits
TRUE
List SOAP acronym
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
What does this symbol ĘŚ represent?
Diastolic
True or False: Females were more likely than males to be hospitalized across all communities and all regions
TRUE
Where can an SLP specialize in a hospital setting?
ICU, NICU, etc.
What are at least 2 pieces of identifying information you can ask a client for?
Name, DOB, phone number, date, etc.
FREE
FREE
What does the abbreviation Dx stand for?
Diagnosis
Why do we need diversity?
To ensure adequate representation and provide quality of care
Which facility provides the highest level of care for neonates?
Level 4
Which reading (diastolic or systolic) gives information regarding blood pressure between heart beats?
Diastolic
An example of a standardized assessment an SLP might conduct with a patient in a hospital setting is
oral motor, bedside swallow, etc.
What does the abbreviation Rx stand for?
Prescription
Define health care disparity
higher burden of illness, injury, disability, or mortality experienced by one group relative to another
How do conversion disorders differ from factitious/functional disorders?
Conversion disorders are functional, non-organic disorders without clear etiology but not consciously faked. Factitious disorders are self-induced, exaggerated, and feigned.
True or False: A patient with SpO2 (pulse oximetry) 85% is considered within functional limits
FALSE
Why is it important to ask a patient for their family history?
large contributing factor in differential diagnosis or determining risk factors
True or False: Abbreviations are universal; they all have the same meaning everywhere.
FALSE
Difference between equality and equity
Equality is giving everyone the same opportunities and equity is proportional representation in those same opportunities