C_S_D 4030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Current Procedural Terminology, American Heart Association, Differential Diagnosis
18 May 2016
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Slp assessment (continued: types of assessment procedures: o o, standardized tests (instruments, non-standardized (informal procedures) Likely use both types (for various reasons: constraints: Availability of appropriate tests & staff qualifications. Standardized tests: characteristics: psychometrics- o o. Reliability (inter-judge, intra-judge, test-retest reliability: administration procedures o o o. Cueing regulations (e. g. , repeats, additional info/modalities: scoring system o o o o. Several types (specificity depends on purpose of test) +/- (dichotomous, binary choice)- wnl, not wnl. Multidimensional (pica: normative data o o o. Comparisons to normal performance or patients with same diagnosis (e. g. , aphasia) Differential diagnosis (types, severity, etc: interpretation o o. Impact on: functional communication, socialization, education, vocation, etc. Types of tests (language & cognition: comprehensive tests o o o. Multiple modalities (receptive & expressive) through many subtests. Varying complexity ability range: modality-specific tests o. Intensive; targets single modality (e. g. , reading comprehension: functional communication tests o. Classification type (e. g. , recovery of wernicke"s and global. Overall health, additional diagnoses: statistical prediction.
