USU COMD 4500 EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS A+ GRADE PASS
NPO - CORRECT ANSWER >>>nothing by mouth (nil per os)
Non-oral feeding options - CORRECT ANSWER >>>nasogastric tube
PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy)
TPN (total pareneral nutrition)
dietary modifications for dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>when dysphagia is severe and
other strategies aren't working puree foods and or thicken
behavioral treatment of dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>can be implemented immed. and
useful for temporary dysphagia change bolus volume or viscosity posture adjustments thermal
tactile stim active therapy (tight breath hold, prolong larynx elevation, increase muscle effort
mechanical dysphagia esophageal phase - CORRECT ANSWER >>>physical constriction or
blockage
mechanical dysphagia oral phase - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-difficulty forming, moving bolus -may
need to change food textures
mechanical dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-Trauma or surgery
-Loss of oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal structures
-May result in weakness and/or sensory deficits
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, neurologic dysphagia oral phase - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-poor chewing, bolus formation
-weakness prevents bolus propulsion
-residue in the mouth
-premature spilling of liquids into pharynx
oral phase of swallowing - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The voluntary part of swallowing where the
tongue pushes a bolus up and back toward the pharynx.
stages of recovery RLA 2-3 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>work to est. yes/no response
RLA 4-5 intermediate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>training on attention focus, basic social skills
RLA later 6-7 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>functional abilities outside clinic, communicate in spite of
distractions
side effects TBI in children - CORRECT ANSWER >>>language may be in tact
pragmatic deficits (humor, sarcasm, social interactions) motor function
improves more than cognition injury may limit further dev earlier injury
linked to poorer comm dev
Assessment of TBI in children - CORRECT ANSWER >>>informal testing over standardized
testing is preferred discourse analysis can reveal information
TBI can be a subset of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>hypoxia, stroke, infection, tumors
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ANSWERS A+ GRADE PASS
NPO - CORRECT ANSWER >>>nothing by mouth (nil per os)
Non-oral feeding options - CORRECT ANSWER >>>nasogastric tube
PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy)
TPN (total pareneral nutrition)
dietary modifications for dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>when dysphagia is severe and
other strategies aren't working puree foods and or thicken
behavioral treatment of dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>can be implemented immed. and
useful for temporary dysphagia change bolus volume or viscosity posture adjustments thermal
tactile stim active therapy (tight breath hold, prolong larynx elevation, increase muscle effort
mechanical dysphagia esophageal phase - CORRECT ANSWER >>>physical constriction or
blockage
mechanical dysphagia oral phase - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-difficulty forming, moving bolus -may
need to change food textures
mechanical dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-Trauma or surgery
-Loss of oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal structures
-May result in weakness and/or sensory deficits
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, neurologic dysphagia oral phase - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-poor chewing, bolus formation
-weakness prevents bolus propulsion
-residue in the mouth
-premature spilling of liquids into pharynx
oral phase of swallowing - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The voluntary part of swallowing where the
tongue pushes a bolus up and back toward the pharynx.
stages of recovery RLA 2-3 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>work to est. yes/no response
RLA 4-5 intermediate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>training on attention focus, basic social skills
RLA later 6-7 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>functional abilities outside clinic, communicate in spite of
distractions
side effects TBI in children - CORRECT ANSWER >>>language may be in tact
pragmatic deficits (humor, sarcasm, social interactions) motor function
improves more than cognition injury may limit further dev earlier injury
linked to poorer comm dev
Assessment of TBI in children - CORRECT ANSWER >>>informal testing over standardized
testing is preferred discourse analysis can reveal information
TBI can be a subset of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>hypoxia, stroke, infection, tumors
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