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APSO Clinical Standards: What’s In It For Me? An Interview with Patricia Gaffney, AuD

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1.  The APSO clinical standards discussed in this podcast are geared toward which population? Adult and geriatric patients Middle aged adults only School age children and pediatrics All ages

2.  The APSO clinical standards discussed in this podcast pertain to which element of clinical practice? Adult and pediatric differential diagnosis Hearing aid selection, fitting and follow-up Early identification of hearing loss All aspects of audiology as practiced in a medical center

3.  Which of the following describes a clinical standard? It outlines what clinicians should do in the clinic with a particular population It outlines why clinicians should conduct specific procedures in the clinic It outlines how specific procedures ought to be conducted in the clinic The how, what and why of all clinical procedures pertaining to a particular population are carefully outlined

4.  Regarding bilateral hearing aid use, the APSO standards suggest: For all patients, they are not recommended For all patients, they are recommended if the patient is a hearing aid candidate in both ears For patients over 80, bilateral fittings are not necessary For patients under 80, bilateral fittings are not necessary

5.  The APSO standards recommend which of the following combination of pre-fitting tests? DPAOE and acoustic reflexes Speech recognition in noise and SRT in noise Frequency-specific loudness discomfort levels and loudness growth at octave bands (LGOB) Speech recognition in noise and frequency-specific loudness discomfort levels