Praxis Practice Exam 12 Questions And Answers

an slp asks a patient to produce a cough during examination. the slp notes a weak, mushy cough. which of the following may be responsible for such a response?
- vocal fold adductor is tight
-vocal fold adductor weakness
-vocal fold abductor weakness
-vocal fold abductor is tight

an slp is treating an individual with Down syndrome. as the individual's mental age increases, what else might be expected

an slp is treating Susan, a 73-year-old woman with late-stage dementia. the slp is also seeing another patient, Julia, a 71-year-old woman with recent history of aphasia secondary to a CVA. the slp notices that both Susan and Julia read the newspaper every morning. when asked about what they have read, which of the following would be expected.
- Susan may experience more difficulty recalling what she read than Julia
- Susan and Julia would likely be able to recall what they've read
- Susan will likely be able to recall what she read better than Julia
- Neither Susan nor Julia would likely be able to recall what they've read

a patient presents with a vocal fold papilloma. Which of the following statements best describes the prognosis
- the prognosis will largely depend on how early the papilloma was discovered in the course of disease progression
- the prognosis will largely depend on success of surgical intervention
- the prognosis will largely depend on the state of the vocal fold mucosa

a patient presents with problems stemming from the cricoarytenoid joint. which of the following differential diagnosis findings would best determine whether the patient has paralysis of the vocal folds or ankylosis of the joint due to arthritis
- patient presents with hoarseness and breathiness
- patient presents with pain in the area
- patient presents with inability to initiate swallowing
- patient presents with inability to fully adduct glottis during phonation

which statements about pneumonia is NOT true

pt 1: the ____ stage of swallowing is highly automatized and requires rapid integration of multiple movements for a safe swallow to occur
-esophageal
-oral preparatory
-oral
-pharyngeal

pt 2: the _____ elevates to close the nasopharyngeal port at the same time as the larynx moves up and forward and the epiglottis moves down and back
-epiglottis
-aryntenoid
-velum
-cricoid

pt 3: symptoms associated with problems in this stage include a delayed trigger of the swallow reflex and food and drink getting hung up ('resoidue') in the _____. the individual with problems in this stage will likely cough or choke, or more seriously will not feel anything penetrate the airway (silent aspiration)
- vallecuelae
- upper esophageal sphincter
- median glossoepiglottic fold
-tubercle

a patient presents with chronic obstructive and pulmonary disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The patient shows reduced hyoid bone excursion, earlier and longer airway closure durations, and swallowing decompensation. Which of the following statements about GERD's role in the exacerbation of COPD is not likely?
-direct infiltration of stomach contents into the lungs
-acid irritation to the esophageal vagal afferents with resultant bronchospasm and desaturation
- primary disorders of the esophagus that secondarily affect PES physiology and subsequent airway protection
-pyloric sphincter dysfunction resulting in bile reflux