COMD 4500 - Exam 1 || Correct solutions

Where do SLP's work? correct answers 59% in education, 39% in healthcare. school systems, hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, home health A multidisciplinary team may consist of correct answers physician, nurses, PT, OT, RT, dietitian, psychologist ASHA Code of Ethics correct answers Principle of Ethics I: Individuals shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve professionally Principal of Ethics II: maintain highest level of professional competence and performance Principal of Ethics III: advocating for the unmet communication and swallowing needs of the public... provide accurate information Principal of Ethics IV: uphold the dignity and autonomy of the professions... harmonious interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships Durable Power of Attorney correct answers proxy for patient that can not make decisions. - knows patients wishes - accept or refuse specific treatment - decide on life saving measures - Living Will correct answers A document prepared by the patient when they can make decisions on their own. outlines what measures are acceptable (DNR, nutrition, hydration, ventilation). Enforced when patient is unable to make decisions but overruled when patient is able to state wishes at that time. How many neurons in the brain? correct answers 100 billion in the brain Neurons are supported by correct answers glial cells Neurons are bathed in correct answers CSF Neurons need correct answers constant oxygen and glucose loss of myelin correct answers disrupts signal trasmission Nerve impulses - resting potential correct answers when cell is at rest Nerve impulses - excitation correct answers brings target neuron closer to threshold Nerve impulses - inhibition correct answers takes target neuron farther from threshold action potential correct answers an all or nothing electrochemical event rarefactory period correct answers recovering from action potential synapse correct answers A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next. Neurotransmitters released. Drugs can affect neurotransmitters.