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A 64-year-old male presents to the ED with suspected pneumonia. Vital signs on arrival are T 100.5F, HR 115, RR 24, BP 78/40, O2 sats 91% on RA. The patient received 30 mL/kg of IV 0.9% normal saline. Despite fluid resuscitation, his blood pressure is 89/42 (MAP 62), requiring a vasopressor infusion to maintain a MAP of 65 mm Hg and a serum lactate is 3.4 mmol/L (

Case 1 [5 points] You perform a bedside aphasia evaluation and find the following: Discourse sample – Cat Rescue Scene verbal Picture Description: “Cat. Tree. Um cat in tree. Fire. Dog. Bark.”   Following auditory one-step directions:  4/5 Word Repetition: 2/5 Object naming: 2/5   What type of aphasia are these results suggestive of and why? Please answer in 1-3 complete sentences. Comment on auditory comprehension, repetition, and specific features of the discourse.

The most common recovery pattern in bilingual aphasia is…

Which is an example of low-tech alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) that a person with aphasia might benefit from?

Case 2 [5 points] You perform a bedside aphasia evaluation and find the following: Discourse sample – Cat Rescue Scene verbal Picture Description: “There’s a bat cattin catter cat in the tree. And then comin’ along there some g- g- guys with a lament lattin lad- lad- ladder.”   Following auditory one-step directions: 4/5 Word repetition: 0/5 Object naming: 1/5   What type of aphasia are these results suggestive of and why? Please answer in 1-3 complete sentences. Comment on auditory comprehension, repetition, and specific features of the discourse.  

Match the characteristic features with the impairment or disorder. Each option is used only once.

Case 6 [5 points] Ruth is a 60-year-old female with nonfluent / agrammatic primary progressive aphasia (PPA). You are planning to teach her spouse supported communication strategies. What are strategies you might introduce that could assist Ruth’s spouse in facilitating communication at home? Describe at least 3 strategies.

Aphasia is most often caused by damage to which cerebral artery?

Cat Rescue Scene for Picture Description

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