Assessment of Voice & Resonance Flashcards

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Components of Voice Evaluation (8)

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  1. Patient History
  2. Voice Sample (Sustained and Connected Speech)
  3. Perceptual analysis (subjective)–VHI & CAPE-V
  4. Acoustic analysis (objective)–MDVP
  5. Stroboscopic assessment
  6. Respiratory assessment: spirometry, manometry, pneumotachometry
  7. Resonance/VP assessment: nasopharyngoscopy, nasometer
  8. Recommendations/POC
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Other components of voice evaluation

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  1. Oral-facial exam
  2. Hearing assessment
  3. Instrumentation
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Instrumentation components (2)

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  1. EMG–Muscle Activity (volts)

2. EGG–Mean Flow Rate (MFR) of airflow at glottis

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Patient History

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  1. Hx of the problem
  2. Sx’s
  3. Social Hx
  4. Related Medical Hx
  5. Vocal Hygiene
  6. Medication List
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Hx of the problem entails.. (3)

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  1. Origin
  2. Duration
  3. Severity
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Sx’s may include: (7)

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  1. Voice quality
  2. Pitch
  3. Resonance
  4. Loudness
  5. Reflux?
  6. Cough?
  7. Throat clear?
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Social Hx includes:

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How do they use their voice? (socially, professionally)?

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Related Medical Hx includes: (4)

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  1. Surgeries
  2. Allergies
  3. URI
  4. Psych/depression
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Vocal Hygiene may include: (3)

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Caffeine, smoking, hydration

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10
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What tool would you use for “Patient’s perceptual analysis”?

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VOICE HANDICAP INDEX (VHI)

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What tool would you use for “Clinician’s perceptual analysis”

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CONSENSUS AUDITORY-PERCEPTUAL EVALUATION OF VOICE (CAPE-V)

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Parameters that are rated from a videostroboscopic examination (9)

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  1. Vocal fold edge
  2. Glottal closure
  3. Phase closure
  4. Vertical level of VF approximation
  5. Amplitude of vibration
  6. Mucosal wave
  7. Phase symmetry
  8. Periodicity
  9. Hyperfunction
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Vocal fold edge

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the smoothness of the vocal fold edges

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Glottal closure

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the degree to which the vocal folds close during maximum adduction during phonation

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Phase closure

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the degree to which the vocal folds move together during vocal fold closure during phonation

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Vertical level of VF approximation

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the degree to which the vocal folds meet on the same vertical plane during phonation

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Amplitude of vibration

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the degree of movement from the medial to the lateral aspects of the vocal fold during phonation

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Mucosal wave

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the assessment of the degree of traveling wave that is present on the superior surface of the vocal fold during phonation

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Vibratory behavior

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identification of portions of the vocal fold that are non-moving during phonation

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Phase symmetry

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the degree to which the vocal folds move symmetrically during vocal fold closure during phonation

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Periodicity

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regularity of successive cycles of vibration during phonation

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Hyperfunction

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extraneous activity in the form of ventricular compression/phonation and/or A-P press

23
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List the respiratory assessments (3)

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  1. Spirometer
  2. Manometer
  3. Pneumotachometer
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Spirometer

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measures respiratory flow, volumes, and lung capacities (FVC-forced vital capacity, FEV1-forced expiratory rate in the 1st second)

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Manometer

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measures air pressure (MIP-maximum inspiratory pressure, MEP-maximum expiratory pressure)

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Pneumotachometer

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measures cough strength (peak flow), inspiratory muscle phase, compression (of VF’s) phase

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Components of Recommendation/POC (7)

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  1. Patient education
  2. Modified voice rest
  3. Voice home exercises
  4. Reflux management
  5. Vocal hygiene
  6. Voice therapy or re-eval?
  7. Referral?
28
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Assessment methods that are NOT to be used but are around… (2)

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S/Z Ratio and Tongue Anchor test

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What is the Tongue Anchor test not a valid assessment?

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It’s rudimentary, subjective, and lacks evidence

30
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Assessment for Cleft (4)

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  1. Voice and Resonance assessment
  2. Language assessment
  3. Artic & phonological processes assessment
  4. Referral to team/surgical mgmt
31
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What does a voice and resonance assessment include? (2)

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  1. Flexible nasoendoscopy

2. Nasometry

32
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Recommendations for a laryngectomee?

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  1. Electrolarynx
  2. TEP (tracheoesophogeal puncture/prosthesis)
  3. Esophageal speech