Pediatric Voice Disorders Practice Questions

Question 1

A 2-year-old child presented with barking cough, hoarseness, and inspiratory stridor. The following x-ray finding was obtained. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Acute laryngotracheobronchitis

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Acute pharyngitis

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Acute epiglottitis

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Parapharyngeal abscess

Question 2

Treatment of choice in early vocal nodule is:

Accepted Answer

Voice rest and speech therapy

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Cryotherapy

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Microlaryngoscopic removal

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Radical excision

Question 3

Following total thyroidectomy, the patient develops respiratory stridor. The cause is:

Accepted Answer

Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis

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Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis

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Unilateral phrenic nerve paralysis

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Bilateral phrenic nerve paralysis

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding Singer's nodule?

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It occurs at junction of anterior 1/3rd and posterior 2/3rd

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Laser therapy is treatment of choice

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Requires excision as its potentially malignant

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Most common symptom is pain

Question 5

All are true about spasmodic dysphonia EXCEPT:

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More common in children

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Responds well to botulinum toxin

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Adductor type is more common

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Usually bilateral involvement

Question 6

A 45-year-old patient presents with persistent hoarseness for 3 months. Which finding on indirect laryngoscopy is most concerning for malignancy?

Accepted Answer

Unilateral cord paralysis

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Reinke's edema

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Bilateral polyps

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Vocal cord nodules

Question 7

Dysphonia plica ventricularis is produced from:

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Ventricular fold

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Vocal cord

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Arytenoid

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Epiglottis

Question 8

All of the following are true about Spasmodic Dysphonia except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Adductor type is characterized by Breathiness.

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It may be of adductor or abductor type

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It is focal Laryngeal dystonia

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Abductor type is characterized by Whispering quality of voice

Question 9

Hyponasal voice is seen in all except?

Accepted Answer

Cleft lip

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Adenoids

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Nasal polyp

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Deviated nasal septum

Question 10

Hot potato voice is characteristic of ?

Accepted Answer

Supraglottic carcinoma

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Glottic carcinoma

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Subglottic carcinoma

Pediatric Voice Disorders — MCQs

Pediatric Voice Disorders — MCQs

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