Perceptual Rating Scales Correct Ans-clinicians use stdized scale paired with other tests to
get most comprehensive impression of voice disorder
Scales used to rate patient perception of voice Correct Ans-VHI (Voice Handicap Index)
VRQOL (Voice Related Quality of Life)
Scales where clinician rates quality Correct Ans-CAPE-V (Consensus on Auditory Perceptual
Evaluation of Voice)
GRBAS scale (Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Aesthenia, Strain)
Low Tech methods of assessing voice Correct Ans--assess client's voice quality
-obtain recorded models of different pitch levels
-sample of client's speech
-evaluate if client can vary pitch with prolonged vowels
-obtain max phonation duration
S/Z Ratio Correct Ans-presence of laryngeal mass will yield longer voiceless /s/ than voiced
/z/-inability of VF to approximate
VF Nodules-Causes Correct Ans-phontraumatic behaviors over period of time
-VF thickening sometimes precursor
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VF Nodules-Description Correct Ans--bilateral
-found at junction of anterior & middle 2/3 of VF
-most common in females & children
VF Nodules-Signs & Symptoms Correct Ans--hoarse & raspy
-increased vocal fatigue
VF Nodules-Management Correct Ans-behavioral voice therapy
VF Polyps-Causes Correct Ans-phontraumatic behavior, sometimes single event
VF Polyps-Description Correct Ans--unilateral
-middle 1/3 of VF
-sessile or pedunculated
VF Polyps-Signs & Symptoms Correct Ans--Range in severity depending on size/location of
polyp
-hoarse, rough, breathy
-may report globus sensation
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VF Polyps-Management Correct Ans-voice therapy & surgery
Generalized Edema/Reinke's Edema-Causes Correct Ans-Smoking & Reflux
Generalized Edema/Reinke's Edema-Description Correct Ans-Fluid buildup in superficial
layer of VF (Reinke's space)
Generalized Edema/Reinke's Edema-Signs & Symptoms Correct Ans-lowered pitch &
hoarseness
Generalized Edema/Reinke's Edema-Management Correct Ans--smoking cessation
-reflux medication
-surgery
Laryngitis-Causes Correct Ans--Viral or bacterial infection
-autoimmune disease
-reflux
-allergies
Laryngitis-Description Correct Ans-generalized edema (swelling)
Laryngitis-Signs & Symptoms Correct Ans-hoarseness & sore throat