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Anatomy & Physiology Communication disorders case history research paper
CMD 310
Case History Paper Literature Review/Research Paper
See syllabus for due date.
1.Select ONE diagnosis from the following:
1. Sensori-neural hearing loss
2. Unilateral vocal cord paralysis
3. Wernicke’s aphasia
(Case Study is at the end of this paper)
2.Create a brief client description to provide a frame of reference on which to build the rest of your paper. You must include background information on your client regarding age, occupation, life circumstance, extra-curricular involvement, and anything that pertains to their diagnosis.
3.Organize your paper by sub header (topics).
4.Using the following commonly used speech pathology and audiology databases, write a double spaced 3-4 page paper literature review/research paper encompassing your chosen diagnosis’ ETIOLOGY, SYMPTOMOLOGY, ANATOMICAL and PHYSIOLOGICAL findings and common TREATMENT TECHNIQUES associated with this diagnosis. (Subtopics)
5.You must use a minimum of 5 sources.
6.Data bases should include but are not limited to: ComDisDome, NIDCD [https://www.nidcd.nih.gov] The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders], The Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, and the ASHA LEADER. You have access to each of these databases via your tuition directly through the library website as well as through the internet directly.
Please Note: Videos have been created for this class by our library liaison, Madeline Veitch. Please watch these in full prior to starting your research project.
7.Things to search for and include in each domain listed above are as follows:
1. ETIOLOGY: what are the common causes of the disorder? Is the disorder typically present at birth [chronic] or can it come on suddenly due to disease or trauma [acute].
2. SYMPTOMOLOGY: What symptoms might the client present with in terms of the disorder? Be very specific. Cover all aspects of the disorder. Think whole body.
3. ANATOMICAL and PHYSIOLOGICAL findings: What SPECIFICALLY is happening in the case of your chosen diagnosis? Your paper must include a thorough discussion of all anatomical structures involved in that diagnosis. In the case of a hearing diagnosis, you must provide a thorough description not only of typical hearing anatomy but also include specifically what has gone wrong with the anatomy and physiology to cause the hearing issue. Relate the etiology and symptomology to this section as well. In the case of a voice diagnosis, you must include a specific discussion of the anatomy involved in typical voice production and also a thorough discussion of what has gone wrong with the anatomy and physiology to cause the diagnosis and relate the etiology and symptomology to the diagnosis in the discussion as well. The same principle would be applied to a diagnosis of dysphagia.
4. TREATMENT TECHNIQUES: This section should include a discussion of at least one common treatment technique commonly used to treat your chosen diagnosis. Provide the name of the technique, describe the technique in detail and provide detail regarding how and why this technique should, theoretically work. In other words, how specifically does the technique affect the anatomy and physiology of the structures involved in the diagnosis at hand SPECIFICALLY?
8.Please SOURCE Cite your sources following APA guidelines.
Case History Example
Case History [Dysphagia]:
Michael is a 72 year old retired Navy general and father of six grown children and ten grandchildren. He has been married to his wife for 57 years. She provides him consistent social and emotional support. Michael is a self described “foodie” and greatly enjoys the act of shopping, preparing and eating food for his large extended family. In his spare time he reads cook books and enters amateur cooking competitions. He is also very active in his local VFW. Last year, Michael won first prize for his chocolate cake in the state fair. Immediately after the contest, Michael noted that he began forgetting steps involved in his more complex recipes.In November of last year, Michael experienced a mild Cerebral Vascular Accident after which he reported an increase in coughing after drinking thin liquids. He has also noted an increase in residue in his buccal [back cheek] area after eating “smallish” foods such as rice and crackers, and often doesn’t notice that this residue is there until he goes to brush his teeth at night. He complains that things get “stuck” in his throat quite a bit and that he often needs to swallow several times to clear them. Michael expressed serious concern regarding fear that he wouldn’t be able to eat his favorite foods. He is motivated to do whatever it takes to “get back to normal” and be able to share his “love of food” with his family again.
Note the inclusion of the following elements:
-Name
-Age
-Employment status
-Marital status [support system]
-Social interests possibly related to disorder
– Specific complaints related to disorder
-Quotes taken from the client related to the disorder
I suggest that you begin your literature review prior to completing the case history portion of the project. Once you start to read through articles pertaining to your chosen diagnoses, you will find that your case history will start to take shape.
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