Exam 1 Part 9 Flashcards
What is the clinical significance of allergies and how can it affect speech and language abilities?
Fluid buildup in the middle ear can occur, possibly resulting in hearing loss and associated speech and language difficulties.
Physical hypersensitivities to substances that are eaten, inhaled, injected, or brought into contact with the skin
Allergies
What is the clinical significance of asthma and how can it affect speech and language abilities?
Successive and severe attacks can result in reduced oxygen supply to the body and permanent disability.
A partial or complete surgical removal of the adenoid tissue. This procedure is usually performed when a child’s adenoids enlarge and block the nasopharynx or eustachian tubes. The blockage often results in breathing difficulties or frequent bouts of otitis media.
The child may have experienced a prolonged period of hearing loss due to otitis media prior to the adenoidectomy; hyper nasality may occur
What is the clinical significance of adenoidectomy?
The child may have experienced a prolonged period of hearing loss due to otitis media prior to the adenoidectomy; hyper nasality may occur
What is the clinical significance of pneumonia?
May be an indication of dysphagia
Uncontrollable muscle contractions caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain
Seizures
What is the clinical significance of seizures?
Neurological problems related to speech, language, and swallowing may be present.
Highly infectious and is often accompanied by an infection of the adenoids, otitis media, and sinusitis
Tonsillitis
What is the clinical significance of tonsillitis?
May be associated with intermittent hearing loss
A degenerative condition caused by gradual deterioration of nerve centers in the brain. This deterioration disrupts the brain’s normal balance of dopamine and acetylcholine, resulting in progressive loss of control of movement.
Parkinson’s disease
What is the clinical significance of Parkinson’s disease?
Mild-profound communication and swallowing deficits, dysphagia, hypokinetic dysarthria
What should you include in an assessment report?
Identifying information, background information, history, assessment for each modality, oral motor exam, hearing screening, summary, recommendation
What does SOAP mean?
Subjective, objective, assessment, plan.
Developmental/Normative Strategy goals: often used with ______
Children
