Special Considerations

Question 1

List the different types of physical challenges

Answer 1

Hearing impairment, Visual impairment, Speech impairment, Obesity, Paralysis

Question 2

What are the two types of hearing impairments

Answer 2

Conductive, sensorineural

Question 3

What type of deafness can be cured

Answer 3

Conductive

Question 4

What type of deafness is permanent

Answer 4

Sensorineural

Question 5

Conductive deafness results from

Answer 5

the prevention of soundwaves from entering to middle/inner ear.

Question 6

List three causes of conductive deafness

Answer 6

Otitis media: Middle ear infection
Temporary blockage
Hematomas

Question 7

List three causes of sensorineural deafness

Answer 7

Bacterial meningitis
Labyrinthitis: Inner ear infection
Progressive hearing loss

Question 8

Sensorineural deafness results from

Answer 8

Nerve impulses being unable to reach the brain

Question 9

What are the four types of speech impairment

Answer 9

Language, Articulation, Voice production, Fluency

Question 10

An impaired ability to understand spoken or written word (Aphasia)

Answer 10

Language disorder

Question 11

Sensory aphasia

Answer 11

patient cannot understand to spoken word. May not
respond to question because they do not understand

Question 12

Motor aphasia

Answer 12

patient can no longer use the symbols of speech. This is
also known as expressive aphasia. Patients can understand what you
say but harder time articulating a response.

Question 13

Global aphasia

Answer 13

Have both sensory and motor aphasia

Question 14

Difficulty being understood, speech is affected

Answer 14

Articulation disorder

Question 15

What may cause articulation disorders

Answer 15

Neural damage or anatomical conditions

Question 16

hoarseness, harshness, inappropriate
pitch, or abnormal nasal resonance when speaking

Answer 16

Voice production disorder

Question 17

Stuttering

Answer 17

Fluency disorder

Question 18

List two causes of developmental disabilities

Answer 18

Genetics, Trauma

Question 19

List at least 3 physical signifiers of down syndrome

Answer 19

• Physical features to recognize
• Eyes sloped up at the outer corners
• Folds of skin on either side of the nose that cover the inner corner of the eye
• Small face and features
• Large and protruding tongue
• Flattening of the back of the head
• Short and broad hands

Question 20

List at least 3 physical signifiers of fetal alcohol syndrome

Answer 20

• Small head with multiple facial abnormalities
• Small eyes with short slits
• Wide, flat nose bridge
• Lack of groove between the nose and lip
• Small jaw

Question 21

A condition in which chemotherapy causes low levels of neutrophils

Answer 21

Neutropenia

Question 22

What are the three types of cerebral palsy

Answer 22

Spastic, Athetosis, Ataxia

Question 23

Most common form of cerebral palsy, permanent stiffness

Answer 23

Spastic

Question 24

Cerebral palsy characterized by involuntary movements

Answer 24

Athetosis

Question 25

Rarest form of cerebral palsy, Creates issues with gait and balance

Answer 25

Ataxia cerebral Palsy

Question 26

Thick mucus forms in the lungs causing bronchial obstruction and collapse of the alveoli

Answer 26

Cystic Fibrosis

Question 27

A communicable disease that effects the grey matter of the spinal cord

Answer 27

Poliomyelitis

Question 28

How does polio enter the body

Answer 28

The GI tract

Question 29

Congenital abnormality where there is a defect in the closure of the backbone and the spinal canal

Answer 29

Spina Bifida

Question 30

Which form of spina bifida has fewer outward signs

Answer 30

Spina bifida occulta

Question 31

Which form of Spina bifida has cord protruding from the back

Answer 31

Spina bifida cystica

Question 32

Autoimmune disease characterized by chronic weakness of voluntary muscles and progressive fatigue

Answer 32

Myasthenia Gravis

Question 33

S/S of Myasthenia gravis

Answer 33

Lack of energy, Eyelid droop, Chewing/swallowing trouble, Double vision