PT 707 Cognitive Assessment, PT Roles

What term describes a communication disorder that is caused by damage/dysfunction in the muscles used to produce speech?

• Expressive Aphasia

• Receptive Aphasia

• Dysphonia

• Dysarthria

What assessment method should you use to assess your patient's comprehension ability?

• A repetition activity

• Observe their ability to follow commands

• An object recognition activity

• Have them write a sentence as you speak

While conducting your interview and exam, you assess your patient's cognition. You note that they seem to understand your questions, clearly express their needs, appropriately follow commands, and provide appropriate answers. What should be the next step of your exam?

• Have them repeat the alphabet backward

• Give them a paragraph to read and ask them to summarize it

• Continue with the rest of the exam--no need for further cognitive assessment.

• Have them name several objects in the treatment room

What cognitive function are you assessing when you have a patient draw the face of clock with the hands at a specific time?

• Problem Solving

• Orientation

• Memory

• Spatial Perception

You ask your patient, who recently had a stroke, to point to their right knee using their left index finger. What cognitive function are you assessing?

• Body Perception

• Attention

• Object Perception

• Memory

You are preparing to evaluate your next patient, and note in their chart that they have severe social anxiety. What preparations, if any, should you make prior to getting them from the waiting room?

• Prepare an area in the open gym for your evaluation to help desensitize the patient

• Prepare a separate examination room to perform the evaluation with as much privacy as possible

• Treat them like you would any other patient to avoid appearing biased

What is the primary focus of an outpatient PT?

• Facilitating a safe discharge from the facility

• Correctly diagnosing and treating a condition

• Coordinating care with other providers