Dysphagia Praxis with complete
questions and correct answers
An SLP is working with a patient diagnosed with mysathenia gravis (MG) and dysphagia. What is the
MOST EFFECTIVE intervention approach? - Correct Answer: Smaller meals eaten more frequently
throughout the day.
A patient has been admitted to an acute care hospital after a right middle cerebral artery
cerebrovascular accident. Initial symptoms include left-sided pharyngeal weakness and reduced vocal
fold closure. The SLP is consulted to perform an evaluation. In order to maximize the limited time spent
with the patient, which compensatory maneuver is BEST to use during the modified barium swallow? -
Correct Answer: Head rotation toward the left
A speech-language pathologist is completing a flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. The
evaluation reveals a delay in pharyngeal swallow initiation that leads to aspiration with liquid
consistencies. Which postural strategy may be of MOST benefit to trail with the patient during this
study? - Correct Answer: chin tuck
An SLP in a skilled nursing facility is informed of a new patient admission. The patient's paperwork has
not fully transferred yet. Only the results from a recent modified barium swallow have been received,
which states, "severe weakness throughout all phases of swallowing, requiring a feeding tube to be
placed." When the SLP sees the patient later that day, the reported weakness seems to have improved
greatly. Which disorder is MOST consistent with this patient's description? - Correct Answer: Guillain-
Barre
An SLP is completing a videofluoroscopic swallow study with a patient. During the assessment, the SLP
observes that the patient has near absent inflection of the epiglottis, leading to penetration and
aspiration across various consistencies. Which strategy would be BEST to attempt tin order to improve
airway protection? - Correct Answer: Supraglottic swallow
A patient arrives for a videofluoroscopic swallowing assessment, after experiencing a few weeks of
coughing while drinking. During the assessment, the SLP observes that the patient is experiencing
difficulty narrowing the laryngeal inlet with incomplete posterior epiglottic movement. In which muscle
is the patient MOST LIKELY experiencing an impairment. - Correct Answer: Oblique interarytenoid
muscle
questions and correct answers
An SLP is working with a patient diagnosed with mysathenia gravis (MG) and dysphagia. What is the
MOST EFFECTIVE intervention approach? - Correct Answer: Smaller meals eaten more frequently
throughout the day.
A patient has been admitted to an acute care hospital after a right middle cerebral artery
cerebrovascular accident. Initial symptoms include left-sided pharyngeal weakness and reduced vocal
fold closure. The SLP is consulted to perform an evaluation. In order to maximize the limited time spent
with the patient, which compensatory maneuver is BEST to use during the modified barium swallow? -
Correct Answer: Head rotation toward the left
A speech-language pathologist is completing a flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. The
evaluation reveals a delay in pharyngeal swallow initiation that leads to aspiration with liquid
consistencies. Which postural strategy may be of MOST benefit to trail with the patient during this
study? - Correct Answer: chin tuck
An SLP in a skilled nursing facility is informed of a new patient admission. The patient's paperwork has
not fully transferred yet. Only the results from a recent modified barium swallow have been received,
which states, "severe weakness throughout all phases of swallowing, requiring a feeding tube to be
placed." When the SLP sees the patient later that day, the reported weakness seems to have improved
greatly. Which disorder is MOST consistent with this patient's description? - Correct Answer: Guillain-
Barre
An SLP is completing a videofluoroscopic swallow study with a patient. During the assessment, the SLP
observes that the patient has near absent inflection of the epiglottis, leading to penetration and
aspiration across various consistencies. Which strategy would be BEST to attempt tin order to improve
airway protection? - Correct Answer: Supraglottic swallow
A patient arrives for a videofluoroscopic swallowing assessment, after experiencing a few weeks of
coughing while drinking. During the assessment, the SLP observes that the patient is experiencing
difficulty narrowing the laryngeal inlet with incomplete posterior epiglottic movement. In which muscle
is the patient MOST LIKELY experiencing an impairment. - Correct Answer: Oblique interarytenoid
muscle
