SLP Screening, Evaluation, and Diagnosis 5

Question 1

In a voice evaluation, a habitual pitch that is consistently too low for a patient's anatomy may contribute to which voice disorder?

Accepted Answer

Muscle tension dysphonia or vocal nodules

Answer

Using a habitual pitch below one's optimal frequency increases laryngeal muscle tension and vocal fold collision forces, predisposing to muscle tension dysphonia or vocal nodules.

Question 2

The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Receptive vocabulary

Answer

The PPVT assesses receptive vocabulary by requiring the examinee to point to the picture that corresponds to a spoken word, with no expressive verbal response required.

Question 3

Which finding during an oral peripheral examination would be MOST concerning for a structural cause of hypernasality?

Accepted Answer

Bifid uvula or submucous cleft palate

Answer

A bifid uvula or submucous cleft palate can indicate velopharyngeal insufficiency, which allows air to escape into the nasal cavity and produces hypernasality.

Question 4

An SLP is called to evaluate a patient in the ICU who is on a ventilator with a cuffed tracheostomy tube. Before proceeding with a swallowing evaluation, the SLP must consider:

Accepted Answer

Whether the cuff can be deflated and a Passy-Muir valve trial is appropriate

Answer

A deflated cuff and appropriate ventilator settings are prerequisites for a tracheostomy swallowing evaluation; the Passy-Muir valve restores airflow through the upper airway necessary for safe swallowing.

Question 5

Which characteristic BEST differentiates a language disorder from a language difference in a multilingual child?

Accepted Answer

The child demonstrates deficits in both languages, not just the second language

Answer

A true language disorder affects a child's linguistic competence across all languages; if deficits are present only in the weaker language, the finding reflects language difference rather than disorder.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP Screening, Evaluation, and Diagnosis 5