Exam Preview for 1350: What’s Swallowing Got to Do With it? Respi

What’s Swallowing Got to Do With it? Respiration and Swallowing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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1. A systematic review in 2016 completed by Ghannouchi and colleagues identified which of the following as characteristics of dysphagia in individuals with COPD? Shorter oral and pharyngeal transit times Timely swallow response Adequate laryngeal elevation More likely to swallow at low lung volume
2. In patients with COPD, breathing-swallow discoordination is evidenced by: Higher respiratory rates Post-swallow inhalation with nectar thick liquids Post-swallow inhalation with thin liquids Swallow initiation of high lung volumes
3. Dysphagia in patients with OSA is characterized by which of the following? Frequent laryngeal aspiration Longer periods of respiratory pause Shorter pharyngeal dwell times Shorter periods of respiratory pause
4. Xiao and colleagues compared patients with OSA to healthy controls and found that: OSA patients had more timely clearance of upper airway phlegm Both groups had pharyngitis OSA patients had more acidic GER than the control group There were no differences between the two groups
5. Which of the following would be considered a “fail” when administering the 3-ounce water test? Coughing Normal vocal quality Normal respiration Ability to finish