Week Fourteen Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three fixed structures in the larynx?
A
- Hyoid
- Thyroid
- Cricoid
2
Q
What are the three mobile structures in the larynx?
A
- Epiglottis
- ventricular folds
- true vocal folds
3
Q
What things do and don’t change after a laryngectomy?
A
Do:
- Breathing
- Voicing
- Swallow
- Smell and taste
- Cough
Don’t
- Articulation
4
Q
Early warning signs of throat cancer?
A
- Dysphonia
- Stridor
- Weightloss
- Neck lump
5
Q
How is cancer diagnosed?
A
Direct visualisation
- stroboscopy
- endoscopy
Scans and tests
- biopsy
- CT scan
6
Q
Cancer risk factors
A
- Tobacco and alcohol
- inhalation of noxious fumes
- HPV 16 and 18
- GORD
7
Q
Cancer classification
A
T = tumour
N = nodes
M = metastasis
8
Q
Role of SLT in Laryngectomy
A
- Explain sSLT role
- assess suitability for voice restoration
- educate
- different types of voice resoration
- Communication alternatives after surgery
9
Q
Three types of voice restoration?
A
- Electro larynx
- Oesophageal voice
- Tracheosophageal voice
10
Q
Purpose of the heat moisture exchanger?
A
Helps to heat and moisterise inhaled air
Less problems with coughing and muscous productions
