Dysphagia
What are the 3 phases of swallowing and what is the only phase SLPs cannot treat?
Oral, pharyngeal and esophageal
Esophageal dysphagia gets referred to GI
What is the medical term for a language disorder post brain injury?
Aphasia
What cognitive screeners do we utilize in the hospital to assess cognition?
SLUMS or MOCA
Do we treat voice on a patient who has not consulted with an ENT
NO.
why?- we could do further damage rather than good depending on underlying issue
What are 3 possible signs of aspiration
coughing, throat clearing, watery eyes, runny nose, wet vocal quality
Which sub type of aphasia is considered the worst (i.e. severe deficits in expressive and receptive language)
Global
What higher level cognitive assessment could you use to further examine a patient? (i.e. not screen them)
SCCAN or CLQT
What is the medical term for weak, soft or breathy voice
hypophonia
What diet structure is used in the hospital to determine diet texture/consistency?
IDDSI
When treating expressive aphasia, what are the first verbalizations to come back?
automatics
Describe 5 subcategories that fall under Executive functioning
information processing, planning, organizing, self monitoring, reasoning, temporal management, initiation, mental flexibility etc
What is the normal range for a sustained vowel?
10-20 seconds
Chose 4 possible swallowing exercises that strengthen swallow function and describe them.
WADA-
MASAKO-
EFFORTFUL-
SUPRAGLOTTIC-
SHAKER-
MENDELSOHN-
Expressive. In order to utilize an AAC device receptive language needs to be somewhat in tact to understand the icons
what is the difference between sustained attn, focused attn, divided attn and alternating atttn
sustained- attending over a longer period of time
focused- attending to one thing at a time
divided- attending to multiple things at once
alternating- switching between two different tasks
At what dB level is average conversation?
60-70 dB
If we are reviewing a chest XRAY, Which lung does aspiration PNA most commonly occur on?
Right Lower Lobe
Describe the difference between a paraphasia and a perseveration
bonus points if you can tell me the 3 subtypes of paraphasias
paraphasia is a substitution.
perseveration in a repetition
calendars, timers, pill boxes, planners, sticky notes, etc
What is dysphonia?
any change in quality, pitch or loudness across voicing. common symptoms- hoarseness, breathiness, fatigue when speaking