NBCOT COTA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Dysphagia -
\discomfort or difficulty in swallowing
Aphasia -
\an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and
the ability to read or writ
Anomia -
\Loss of ability to name objects or to to recognize or recall names; can be receptive of
expressive (type of aphasia)
Broca's aphasia -
\Expressive aphasia- difficulty speaking
Wernicke's aphasia -
\Receptive aphasia- difficulty understanding language
Autonomic Dysreflexia -
\Immediate pounding headache, anxiety, perspiration, flushing, chills, nasal congestion,
sudden onset of hypertension, and bradycardia
Heterotopic ossification -
\Also called ectopic bone, is bone that develops in abnormal anatomic locations. It most
often occurs in the muscles around the hip and knee, but occasionally it can be noted at
the elbow and shoulder. The first symptoms are swelling, warmth, and decreased joint
ROM. The onset of HO is usually 1 to 4 months after injury (SCI).
Apraxia -
\inability to perform particular purposeful actions; result of brain damage
Dyspraxia -
\difficulty translating sensory information into physical movement, unfamiliar
movements, or movement with multiple steps
Ataxia -
\loss of full control of bodily movements
Paraphasia -
\type of language output error commonly associated with aphasia, characterized by the
production of unintended phrases during effort to speak
