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You are working in an elementary school setting. A classroom teacher comes to you to refer
an 8-year-old boy whose voice sounds consistently "hoarse" and "breathy" and gets more
severe during recess and lunch. The child does not display symptoms of stridor, aspiration, or
pain. As the speech-language pathologist, what should you initially suggest based on the
child's symptoms?
A. The child should be referred to an otolaryngologist.
B. You should perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
C. The child should go for a radiologic evaluation.
D. The child should try singing to see if there is a difference in the voice. - Ans B. You should
perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
A speech-language pathologist on a cleft palate and craniofacial team wishes to develop a simple
measure of hypernasality to begin quantifying (however subjectively) the amount of hypernasality
he hears in the speech of the children seen by the team each month. He will pass on this
information to the plastic surgeon and other team members to assist them in making surgical
decisions for each child. The speech-language pathologist devises the following scale:
,1 -- almost no hypernasality
2 -- slight hypernasality
3 -- moderate hypernasality
4 -- great amount of hypernasality
What is this type of scale called?
A. Logarithmic scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Interval scale - Ans B. Ordinal scale
James, a 4-year-old boy, attends your cleft palate center for a speech evaluation. James was
born with a complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. He is unable to close his velopharyngeal
port and, as a result, has difficulty producing non-nasal sounds. This patient's non-nasal speech
sounds would have which of the following characteristics?
A. Hyponasality
B. Hypernasality
C. Assimilative nasality
D. Cul-de-sac resonance - Ans B. Hypernasality
Select the statement that is true of the screening procedure.
A. It results in a diagnosis.
,B. It helps determine whether a clients needs a more complete assessment.
C. It leads into an immediate treatment program.
D. It is typically not performed in the schools. - Ans B. It helps determine whether a clients
needs a more complete assessment.
John has cerebral palsy that has resulted in a motor speech disorder caused by central nervous
system damage. This damage has caused him to have weakness and incoordination of the
muscles of speech. His speech is classified as
A. paraphasic.
B. dysarthric.
C. apraxic.
D. aphasic. - Ans B. dysarthric
You are evaluating a 3-year-old child whose parents have concerns about his social aspects of
communication, frequent echolalia, and perseverations. His parents mentioned that he
frequently talks to himself, has anxiety, and displays hyperactive behavior. These concerns are
evident throughout your evaluation. You notice that he has difficulty attending to tasks and has
limited eye contact. Upon observation, his facial features are characterized by a high forehead,
large jaw, and a poorly formed pinna. Following your evaluation, you refer this child and his
family to a geneticist to rule out the possibility of a genetic syndrome. The patient most likely
presents with:
A. Down syndrome
, B. Pierre-Robin syndrome
C. Fragile X syndrome
D. Prader-Willi syndrome - Ans C. Fragile X syndrome
You are assessing a 76-year-old woman for a possible diagnosis of aphasia. You are interested
finding out the specific type of aphasia that the woman is experiencing. You notice that she has
strong repetition skills but has trouble answering questions spontaneously. Her language
comprehension is relatively intact but her speech lacks intonation and rhythm. You notice that
she has marked buccofacial apraxia. This condition alone might suggest which of the following?
A. Wernicke's aphasia
B. Anomic aphasia
C. Transcortical sensory aphasia
D. Transcortical motor aphasia - Ans D. Transcortical motor aphasia
49-year-old patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered damage to the
cerebellum or brainstem vestibular nuclei. He was experiencing problems with articulation
and prosody. He also exhibited slurred speech and discoordination of sounds. His direction,
force, and timing of movements were affected. The physician diagnosed him with:
A. Hyperkinetic dysarthria
B. Ataxic dysarthria
C. Flaccid dysarthria
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You are working in an elementary school setting. A classroom teacher comes to you to refer
an 8-year-old boy whose voice sounds consistently "hoarse" and "breathy" and gets more
severe during recess and lunch. The child does not display symptoms of stridor, aspiration, or
pain. As the speech-language pathologist, what should you initially suggest based on the
child's symptoms?
A. The child should be referred to an otolaryngologist.
B. You should perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
C. The child should go for a radiologic evaluation.
D. The child should try singing to see if there is a difference in the voice. - Ans B. You should
perform a complete head and neck evaluation.
A speech-language pathologist on a cleft palate and craniofacial team wishes to develop a simple
measure of hypernasality to begin quantifying (however subjectively) the amount of hypernasality
he hears in the speech of the children seen by the team each month. He will pass on this
information to the plastic surgeon and other team members to assist them in making surgical
decisions for each child. The speech-language pathologist devises the following scale:
,1 -- almost no hypernasality
2 -- slight hypernasality
3 -- moderate hypernasality
4 -- great amount of hypernasality
What is this type of scale called?
A. Logarithmic scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Interval scale - Ans B. Ordinal scale
James, a 4-year-old boy, attends your cleft palate center for a speech evaluation. James was
born with a complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. He is unable to close his velopharyngeal
port and, as a result, has difficulty producing non-nasal sounds. This patient's non-nasal speech
sounds would have which of the following characteristics?
A. Hyponasality
B. Hypernasality
C. Assimilative nasality
D. Cul-de-sac resonance - Ans B. Hypernasality
Select the statement that is true of the screening procedure.
A. It results in a diagnosis.
,B. It helps determine whether a clients needs a more complete assessment.
C. It leads into an immediate treatment program.
D. It is typically not performed in the schools. - Ans B. It helps determine whether a clients
needs a more complete assessment.
John has cerebral palsy that has resulted in a motor speech disorder caused by central nervous
system damage. This damage has caused him to have weakness and incoordination of the
muscles of speech. His speech is classified as
A. paraphasic.
B. dysarthric.
C. apraxic.
D. aphasic. - Ans B. dysarthric
You are evaluating a 3-year-old child whose parents have concerns about his social aspects of
communication, frequent echolalia, and perseverations. His parents mentioned that he
frequently talks to himself, has anxiety, and displays hyperactive behavior. These concerns are
evident throughout your evaluation. You notice that he has difficulty attending to tasks and has
limited eye contact. Upon observation, his facial features are characterized by a high forehead,
large jaw, and a poorly formed pinna. Following your evaluation, you refer this child and his
family to a geneticist to rule out the possibility of a genetic syndrome. The patient most likely
presents with:
A. Down syndrome
, B. Pierre-Robin syndrome
C. Fragile X syndrome
D. Prader-Willi syndrome - Ans C. Fragile X syndrome
You are assessing a 76-year-old woman for a possible diagnosis of aphasia. You are interested
finding out the specific type of aphasia that the woman is experiencing. You notice that she has
strong repetition skills but has trouble answering questions spontaneously. Her language
comprehension is relatively intact but her speech lacks intonation and rhythm. You notice that
she has marked buccofacial apraxia. This condition alone might suggest which of the following?
A. Wernicke's aphasia
B. Anomic aphasia
C. Transcortical sensory aphasia
D. Transcortical motor aphasia - Ans D. Transcortical motor aphasia
49-year-old patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered damage to the
cerebellum or brainstem vestibular nuclei. He was experiencing problems with articulation
and prosody. He also exhibited slurred speech and discoordination of sounds. His direction,
force, and timing of movements were affected. The physician diagnosed him with:
A. Hyperkinetic dysarthria
B. Ataxic dysarthria
C. Flaccid dysarthria
