NHPC BASLP case studies
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The NHPC BASLP licensure examination is the credentialing assessment for graduates of Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programmes who intend to practise as audiologists or speech-language pathologists under the National Health Professions Council. It is a gateway examination: passing signals that a candidate has met the entry-to-practice standard expected of an independent clinician, and it is typically required before registration and before taking on unsupervised clinical responsibility. The NHPC BASLP case studies are 5 cases and about 3,374 words.
1Unilateral Sudden Hearing Loss With Poor Word Recognition
A 58-year-old marketing manager presents with a 3-week history of hearing loss and constant high-pitched tinnitus in the left ear. He denies vertigo, otalgia, otorrhoea, facial weakness, and noise exposure, and takes no ototoxic medication.
714 words, about 4 min2Hearing Aid Selection in an Older Adult With Dexterity Limits
A 74-year-old retired schoolteacher attends with bilateral hearing difficulty that has worsened over 3 years. She reports trouble following grandchildren and conversation in a noisy bridge club, and often asks people to repeat.
661 words, about 3 min3Bilingual Preschooler: Language Difference, Delay, or Something Else?
A 4-year-2-month-old boy is referred by his preschool for 'not listening' and limited speech. His parents are Punjabi-English bilinguals; Punjabi is the main home language and English is used at preschool and on television.
647 words, about 3 min4Pressure to Label a Child With Auditory Processing Disorder
A 9-year-old boy is brought to a private audiology clinic by his mother, who asks for a report stating that he has 'auditory processing disorder (APD)' so that he can receive extra time and a quiet room in school examinations. Audiometry is normal (PTA 8 dB HL bilaterally), word recognition is 100%, tympanometry is type A, and OAEs are present.
690 words, about 3 min5Newborn Hearing Screening: Low PPV Does Not Mean Failure
A district hospital introduces universal newborn hearing screening using automated ABR before discharge. In the first year, 2,000 babies are born and all are screened.
662 words, about 3 min