Rehabilitation and Therapy Speech-Language Pathology

Question 1

What term describes difficulty swallowing due to neurological or structural causes?

Accepted Answer

Dysphagia

Answer

Dysarthria

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Aphasia

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Apraxia

Question 2

Which bedside screening tool is commonly used by SLPs to identify aspiration risk in acute care?

Accepted Answer

3-oz water swallow test

Answer

Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS)

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Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

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Yale Swallow Protocol

Question 3

Broca's aphasia is characterized by which communication profile?

Accepted Answer

Non-fluent speech with relatively preserved comprehension

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Fluent speech with severe comprehension deficits

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Intact speech with reading impairment only

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Fluent but paraphasic speech with poor comprehension

Question 4

What is the primary feature of dysarthria that distinguishes it from aphasia?

Accepted Answer

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder affecting speech production, not language

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Dysarthria impairs language comprehension

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Dysarthria only affects written language

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Dysarthria results from cortical language area damage

Question 5

Which articulation test is most commonly used to assess speech sound production in children?

Accepted Answer

Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation (GFTA-3)

Answer

Boston Naming Test

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Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

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Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF)

Question 6

What does AAC stand for in speech-language pathology?

Accepted Answer

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Answer

Auditory Acoustic Calibration

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Applied Articulation Correction

Answer

Adaptive Auditory Communication