Speech/AAC
What does AAC stand for?
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
What does a tymp measure?
Eardrum function
What does a Passey-Muir valve help a tracheostomy patient do?
Speak
How many stages of swallowing are there?
4 Stages
What’s the difference between low-tech and high-tech AAC?
Low-tech doesn’t use batteries (like a picture board), high-tech is electronic (like an iPad app)
True or False: Wearing ear plugs during loud events cannot prevent hearing loss.
False
Why might a patient have a tracheostomy tube?
To help them breathe when their airway is blocked or damaged
True or false: Is feeding therapy only for adults?
False
Name one AAC app
Proloquo2Go, TouchChat, LAMP
Which of the following is NOT true about hearing screenings?
A. Tells us if someone is at risk of having hearing loss
B. ‘Refer’ results can occur because of extra noise
C. Tells us if someone has severe hearing loss
D. Can be completed anywhere
Tells us if someone has severe hearing loss
Which of the following is NOT a service that SLPs provide in a medical setting?
A. Helping a patient relearn how to swallow
B. Performing surgery to fix a vocal fold
C. Teaching a person with a brain injury how to organize their thoughts
D. Helping a patient use a communication device
Performing surgery to fix a vocal fold
What are ways we can change food so that it is easier to consume?
A. Thickness
B. Temperature
C. Portion Size
D. All of the above
All of the above