COMD 4500 Q&A Bundle

compensatory treatment -skills to function -memory aid -navigation tools -hearing assistive devices -modify environment restorative treatment -cognitive stimulation therapy -computer based treatments glasgow coma scale -widely used -3 subscales (eye opening, motor response, verbal response) -sever...

Functions of the Larynx breathing voicing/phonation airway protection Laryngeal Structures laryngeal skeleton (bone+cartilages) laryngeal joints soft tissue folds laryngeal muscles (extrinsic+intrinsic) Laryngeal Skeleton hyoid bone cartilages Hyoid Bone free floating bone Laryngeal Cartilages t...

What is dementia? Acquired brain disease that interferes with daily activities and reduces an individual's independence. And a progressive decline in cognitive function (Attention, Learning and memory, Language, Executive function) What is delirium? temporary, reversible How many people in the US...

dementia is not a ____________________, but associated with ________________. speech disorder, cognitive deficits dementia is... an acquired brain disease, that interfers with daily activities, reduces an individuals independence, progressively declining cognitive function (attention, memory, learn...

acquired -occurs later in life -exposure, event, or injury-identified source of problem -problems that affect an "intact" communication or swallowing system communication chain cognitive processing, linguistic processing, motor speech programming, neuromotor execution cognitive processing -gener...

Communication Chain Cognitive Processing Linguistic Processing Motor Speech Programming Neuromotor Execution Cognitive Processing Generate intent to communication, deciding what you want to say, and thinking about the effect it will have on the listener. Linguistic Processing Using knowledge of me...

Principle of Ethics 1 Hold paramount welfare of those they serve professionally. Competent, use all resources/resources; bears responsibility of aides; confidentiality; true billing; report ethical breaches Principle of ethics 2 Maintain highest competence and performance; engage only in tasks qual...

Which professionals can make a medical diagnosis? Medical professionals (doctors) Excitatory inputs to a neuron brings target neuron closer to threshold Inhibitory inputs to a neuron takes target neuron further from threshold Frontal BRAIN LOBES AND FUNCTIONS Voluntary movement, cognition; contr...

Phrenologythe detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities. Related to phrenologylocalization Enlarged hippocampus of taxi driver example X ray imaging is-broad xrays passed through tissue (to sensor or film) -energy is differential...

Which professionals can make a medical diagnosis? Medical Dr Excitatory inputs to a neuron brings target neuron closer to threshold inhibitory inputs to a neuron takes target neuron further from threshold BRAIN LOBES AND FUNCTIONS *frontal - voluntary movement, cognition *parietal - sense of tast...

Where do SLP's work? 59% in education, 39% in healthcare. school systems, hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, home health A multidisciplinary team may consist of physician, nurses, PT, OT, RT, dietitian, psychologist ASHA Code of Ethics Principle of Ethics I: Individuals sh...