Hoarseness Flashcards
The inability to continue to phonate for extended periods without a change in voice quality
defines this term
A. Dysphonia
B. Hoarseness
C. Vocal fatigue
D. Stertor
C
Which of the following structures function as articulators in sound?
A. Tongue
B. Vocal folds
C. Lungs
D. Supraglottic space
A
The following are symptoms of vocal fold paralysis EXCEPT
A. Hoarseness
B. Odynophagia
C. Aspiration
D. Chronic coughing
B
Excessive loss of air during vocalization due to incomplete approximation of the vocal folds
defines the term
A. Hoarseness
B. Breathiness
C. Vocal fatigue
D. Dysphonia
B
A newborn baby presenting with inspiratory stridor that is worse on the supine position and is
relieved when the baby is upright most likely has which condition?
A. Congenital subglottic stenosis
B. Congenital vocal fold paralysis
C. Laryngomalacia
D. Tracheo-esophageal fistula
C
In a patient with vocal fold nodules, the following management strategies are appropriate
except
A. Voice rest
B. Anti-inflammatory medications
C. Proper hydration
D. Whispering when one needs to speak
D
Which of the following structures is not innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve
A. Interarytenoid muscle
B. Cricothyroid muscle
C. Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
D. Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
B
Which of the following is the most likely cause of epiglottitis?
A. Staph aureus
B. Influenza virus
C. Streptococcus pneumonia
D. Hemophilus influenzae
D
Touching which of the following areas would least likely elicit gag reflex
A. Soft palate
B. Posterior third of the tongue
C. Retromolar trigone
D. Posterior pharynx
C
Which of the following is least likely to be the cause of dysphagia?
B. Cerebrovascular accident
C. Sjogren’s syndrome
D. Head trauma
D
Which will NOT be felt by a patient with RLN problem after unilateral thyroidectomy?
A. Hoarseness
B. Fatigue
C. Stridor
D. Breathiness
C
Which is least likely to cause Ortner’s syndrome?
A. Tricuspid stenosis
B. Aortic aneurysm
C. Mitral stenosis
D. Atrial septal defect
A
