Roles of SLPs in the Adult Settings Flashcards
SLPs & the Continuum of Care (9)
ICU - CCU - acute care - acute rehab unit - subacute rehab unit - SNF - Intermediate care facility/board and care/ assisted living - home health/health at home - outpatient families
MD coverage in acute rehab
5-6 visits/wk +consults
MD coverage in subacute
1-2 visits/week
MD coverage in SNF
1-2 visits/month
MD coverage in long term care
1 visit a month
Largest SLP Role throughout the Continuum of Care
DYSPHAGIA (≈80-90% of my inpatient caseload)
Aside from dysphagia, what are SLP Roles throughout the Continuum of Care (5)?
Aphasia
Dysarthria
Cognitive-linguistic deficits (TBI, ® CVA)
Voice Disorders
Outpatient facilities=may get more of a variety such as accent reduction or fluency or AAC
What is COPD?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An umbrella term for conditions in which patients Can’t get air OUT: Emphysema
Asthma
Cystic Fibrosis
Chronic Bronchitis
What are restrictive pulmonary diseases?
Can’t get air IN: Pneumonia (PNA), and any kind of neuromuscular problems. Muscles shut down that prevents inhalation.
What is ARF?
Respiratory Arrest/Acute Respiratory Failure
What is Pneumo-thorax?
lung collapses b/c of air in pleura
What is Pleural effusion?
fluid in pleural cavity
What is PE?
Pulmonary Embolism
Aspiration pneumonia happens in three primary ways. List them.
Aspirate on food/liqid
Aspirate on saliva
Aspirate on emesis/reflux
CVA and types
Cerebral Vascular Accident: Ischemic (embolism and thrombosis) and hemorrhagic.
TIA
transient ischemic attack
TBI
traumatic brain injury
Anoxia/anoxic event
No oxygen to brain
Hypoxia
not enough oxygen to brain
ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
CA
cancer
MS
Multiple Sclerosis
MG
Myasthenia Gravis
PD
Parkinson’s Disease
PN
Peripheral Neuropathy
What is Addison’s Disease?
↓ cortisol production in adrenals
Cushing’s Syndrome
↑ cortisol production in adrenals
Treat everyone, including yourself, as having a ___ ___/___.
contractible illness/disease
You should always ___ your hands
wash
while preparing food for a swallow eval, wear ___!
gloves
Contact Precautions are Intended to prevent what?
transmission of infectious agents which are spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient’s environment.
Droplet precautions are intended to do what?
Intended to prevent transmission of pathogens spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane contact with respiratory secretions. These pathogens do no remain infectious over long distances in a healthcare facility. Therefore, special air handling and ventilation are not required.
Airborne Precautions prevent what?
Prevents transmission of infectious agents that remain infectious over long distances when suspended in the air. Should be placed in an airborne infection isolation room (ventilated into a filtration system)
