CSD 444: Exam 1 questions and answers
2025\2026
Medical/Health Care Settings
1. Acute Care Hospital correct answer Critical or severe phase of illnessShort term
(3-10 days)
SLP:
Primarily diagnosis & recommendations
Patient's first therapy experience (limited)
Large role in patient & family education
Medical/Health Care Settings
2. Acute Inpatient Rehab correct answer Patient:
A. past acute phase of illness (they are medically stable)
B. has increased endurance for therapy
C. involved in rehabilitation / intensive therapy
D. seen by interdisciplinary team
E. given therapy daily for a total of 3-5 hours; all disciplines such as: PT, OT, SLP
F. length of stay ~2-6 weeks.
medical/ health care settings
3. Sub-acute rehab correct answer Patient:
A. past acute phase of illness
B. has less intensive therapy program involving interdisciplinary team
C. seen by SLP 3-5 times per week
,D. rehab takes place within a 'nursing home' setting
E. length of stay 1-5 months
*Some patients are long term residents if they cannot improve enough to go
home.
medical/ health care settings
4. Outpatient setting correct answer Patient:
A. usually healthier than in acute care hospital or acute rehab
B. seen in office or outpatient department of the hospital or nursing home
C. seen 1-3 times per week
D. provides less intensive rehabilitation
E. length of treatment is variable
*living at home, just going somewhere for therapy
medical/ health care setting
5. Home health correct answer A. medically stable
B. therapy in the home
C. seen 1-3 times per week; scheduling is variable
D. treatment is provided in a functional environment
functional communication problems/disorders correct answer problems for
which no organic or physical cause has been determined (ex: maturational lag or
environmental influences)
,EX: child says "tuperman it awtome"
organic communication problems/disorders correct answer problems—arise
from physical anomalies/problems affecting structure or function of the
mechanisms of speech and or language
Damage may be to structures of
1. Oral mechanism
2. CNS
3. PNS
4. or any combination of the above
*also the laryngeal mechanism
Organic disorders arise from problems with any or a combination of the following
systems:
•respiration
•phonation
•articulation
•hearing
•Neurologic
Organic disorders as an umbrella term correct answer The umbrella term organic
disorders should not be interpreted as meaning a single disorder
, Organic disorders include a number of types of disorders, each with its own
specific causes, speech and language characteristics, and associated problems
In this course we will study:
Stroke
Laryngeal cancer
Voice disorders
Stuttering
Dementia
TBI
Motor Speech Disorders
Right Hemisphere Disorder
Swallowing Disorders
Treatment of organic disorders v. functional disorders correct answer ORGANIC
DISORDERS
Treatment tends to be with a multidisciplinary team
-Especially for TBI, cancer, and stroke
FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS
The SLP may be the only professional involved
Prognosis of organic disorders v. functional disorders correct answer There may
be major differences between organic vs functional disorders in terms of
prognosis
2025\2026
Medical/Health Care Settings
1. Acute Care Hospital correct answer Critical or severe phase of illnessShort term
(3-10 days)
SLP:
Primarily diagnosis & recommendations
Patient's first therapy experience (limited)
Large role in patient & family education
Medical/Health Care Settings
2. Acute Inpatient Rehab correct answer Patient:
A. past acute phase of illness (they are medically stable)
B. has increased endurance for therapy
C. involved in rehabilitation / intensive therapy
D. seen by interdisciplinary team
E. given therapy daily for a total of 3-5 hours; all disciplines such as: PT, OT, SLP
F. length of stay ~2-6 weeks.
medical/ health care settings
3. Sub-acute rehab correct answer Patient:
A. past acute phase of illness
B. has less intensive therapy program involving interdisciplinary team
C. seen by SLP 3-5 times per week
,D. rehab takes place within a 'nursing home' setting
E. length of stay 1-5 months
*Some patients are long term residents if they cannot improve enough to go
home.
medical/ health care settings
4. Outpatient setting correct answer Patient:
A. usually healthier than in acute care hospital or acute rehab
B. seen in office or outpatient department of the hospital or nursing home
C. seen 1-3 times per week
D. provides less intensive rehabilitation
E. length of treatment is variable
*living at home, just going somewhere for therapy
medical/ health care setting
5. Home health correct answer A. medically stable
B. therapy in the home
C. seen 1-3 times per week; scheduling is variable
D. treatment is provided in a functional environment
functional communication problems/disorders correct answer problems for
which no organic or physical cause has been determined (ex: maturational lag or
environmental influences)
,EX: child says "tuperman it awtome"
organic communication problems/disorders correct answer problems—arise
from physical anomalies/problems affecting structure or function of the
mechanisms of speech and or language
Damage may be to structures of
1. Oral mechanism
2. CNS
3. PNS
4. or any combination of the above
*also the laryngeal mechanism
Organic disorders arise from problems with any or a combination of the following
systems:
•respiration
•phonation
•articulation
•hearing
•Neurologic
Organic disorders as an umbrella term correct answer The umbrella term organic
disorders should not be interpreted as meaning a single disorder
, Organic disorders include a number of types of disorders, each with its own
specific causes, speech and language characteristics, and associated problems
In this course we will study:
Stroke
Laryngeal cancer
Voice disorders
Stuttering
Dementia
TBI
Motor Speech Disorders
Right Hemisphere Disorder
Swallowing Disorders
Treatment of organic disorders v. functional disorders correct answer ORGANIC
DISORDERS
Treatment tends to be with a multidisciplinary team
-Especially for TBI, cancer, and stroke
FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS
The SLP may be the only professional involved
Prognosis of organic disorders v. functional disorders correct answer There may
be major differences between organic vs functional disorders in terms of
prognosis
