A level of health care in which a patient is treated for a short but severe time of illness, that includes conditions as a result from disease, trauma, and during recovery from surgery:
1. Skilled Nursing Facility
2. Acute Care Unit
3. Dialysis Center
4. Research Hospitals
1. Skilled Nursing Facility
2. Acute Care Unit
3. Dialysis Center
4. Research Hospitals
Which setting do SLP’s NOT provide clinical services in?
University-Based Clinics
Health Maintenance Organizations
Home Health Agencies
Adult Day Care Centers
All of the above
University-Based Clinics
Health Maintenance Organizations
Home Health Agencies
Adult Day Care Centers
All of the above
One impairment regarding RHD is reduced awareness of deficits. This is referred to as…
Visual neglect
Anosognosia
Anomia
Agraphia
Visual neglect
Anosognosia
Anomia
Agraphia
Define prosopagnosia.
A form of amnesia affecting episodic memory
Inability to recognize faces
Inability to recognize the purpose of an object when looking at it
Inability to recognize names of people and objects
A form of amnesia affecting episodic memory
Inability to recognize faces
Inability to recognize the purpose of an object when looking at it
Inability to recognize names of people and objects
Which symptom of RHD does NOT contribute to personality changes in the patient?
Visuospatial abilities
Memory
Language skills
Emotional dysfunction
Visuospatial abilities
Memory
Language skills
Emotional dysfunction
Patients with devastating strokes should be provided __________ where medical treatment is considered to be ineffective.
Independent care
Memory care
Palliative care and appropriate end of life care
In-home care
Independent care
Memory care
Palliative care and appropriate end of life care
In-home care
Besides cognitive, attentional, and executive functioning deficits related to RHD, other PRIMARY deficits include all of the following EXCEPT:
Emotional disorders
Dysphagia
Gait problems
Emotional disorders
Dysphagia
Gait problems
Hemiparesis/hemiplegia
All of the following is associated with right hemisphere damage except:
Flat affect
Loss of vision in the right visual field of both eyes
Difficulties with topic maintenance
Inappropriate crying or laughing
Flat affect
Loss of vision in the right visual field of both eyes
Difficulties with topic maintenance
Inappropriate crying or laughing
What types of medications can be considered ototoxic (toxic to hearing)?
Cancer medications
Heart disease medications
Medications used to treat serious infection
All of the above
Cancer medications
Heart disease medications
Medications used to treat serious infection
All of the above
Which intervention technique is the recommended standard practice for unilateral visuospatial neglect that involves repeated scanning from left to right and back again?
Visual Scanning
Top-down processing
Prism glasses
Sensory stimulation
Visual Scanning
Top-down processing
Prism glasses
Sensory stimulation
Which steps should clinicians take to analyze and integrate the assessment results before writing a diagnostic report?
The case history and interview information should be summarized
Save recommendations for another report
Medical and RHS assessment should be summarized
A&C
The case history and interview information should be summarized
Save recommendations for another report
Medical and RHS assessment should be summarized
A&C
This is a screening test for RHS. It is a standardized, criterion-referenced instrument that is most appropriate for clients with moderate impairments. The right hemisphere inventory of the test is divided into five sections. The client’s performance on each of the 5 tasks is rated according to severity, moderate, mild, or no deficit.
Burns Brief Inventory of Communication and Cognition
Which of the following are causes of right hemisphere damage? Select all that apply.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Acquired brain injury (ABI)
Cerebrovascular accidents
Brain tumors
Brain infections
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Acquired brain injury (ABI)
Cerebrovascular accidents
Brain tumors
Brain infections
Mr. Harris has been diagnosed with aprosodia. His clinician provided him with information about prosodic characteristics that convey different emotions with a variety of cues including facial expression and a written description of the prosodic features. With this treatment, he can access emotional linguistic structures and prosodic patterns related to different emotions. What treatment is he receiving?
Motoric-imitative treatment
Cognitive-linguistic treatment
Contextual constraint treatment
Metaphor interpretation treatment
Motoric-imitative treatment
Cognitive-linguistic treatment
Contextual constraint treatment
Metaphor interpretation treatment
A 67 year old man has been diagnosed with RHD. You would expect him to present with:
Irritation
Emotional lability
Depression
All of the above
Irritation
Emotional lability
Depression
All of the above
What are common side effects from ototoxic medications
Tinnitus, balance difficulties, dizziness, hearing loss, feeling unsteady on your feet
Which top-down treatment intervention is recommended as a practice standing and involves repeating scanning from left to right and back again?
Prism glasses
Visual scanning
Limb activation training
Sensory stimulation
Prism glasses
Visual scanning
Limb activation training
Sensory stimulation
Sensorineural Hearing loss is caused by:
Damage to inner ear hair cells and nerve pathways
Outer ear
Middle ear
Pinna
Damage to inner ear hair cells and nerve pathways
Outer ear
Middle ear
Pinna
What is NOT important when working with a family of a patient with RHD?
Counsel the family
Refer them to someone else to get their questions answered
Provide resources to the family
Prepare them for the next steps in treatment
Counsel the family
Refer them to someone else to get their questions answered
Provide resources to the family
Prepare them for the next steps in treatment
Left sided neglect is a common impairment after suffering right sided brain damage. How might you assess this?
Listing related object
Drawing a clock
Story retelling
Ask the patient to sign their name
Listing related object
Drawing a clock
Story retelling
Ask the patient to sign their name