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Clinical Assessment of Voice

Clinical Assessment of Voice

Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
395 pages. Softcover. Color illustrations. 8.5 X 11" (279x216mm).
ISBN 1-59756-039-1.
USD $89.95 CAD $101.00 £57.00 AUD $140.00
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  • Covers every aspect of clinical diagnosis of voice disorders
  • Multidisciplinary approach mirrors the Voice Clinic Team
  • Contributions from a Who's Who of the world's laryngologists and voice professionals
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book provides an introduction to medical diagnostics and special problems with professional performers and voice users and offers a rare look at the assessment procedures used by the top voice care teams in the world. Detailed coverage is given to equipment, tests, and procedures, such as laryngeal electromyography, as well as the critical issues arising from psychological aspects of vocal disorders. Every aspect of assessment that clinicians are required to consider in practice is covered here.

CONTENTS
  • Foreword.
  • Preface.
  • Patient History. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., Mary J. Hawkshaw, BSN, RN, CORLN, and Joseph Anticaglia, M.D.
  • Special Considerations Relating to Members of the Acting Profession. Bonnie N. Raphael, Ph.D.
  • Physical Examination. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
  • The Clinical Voice Laboratory. Reinhardt J. Heuer, Ph.D., Mary J. Hawkshaw, B.S.N., R.N., C.O.R.L.N., and Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., Ph.D.
  • Laryngeal Electromyography. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., Steven Mandel, M.D., Ramon Mañon-Espaillat, M.D., Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, M.D., and Mona M. Abaza, M.D.
  • Laryngeal Photography and Videography. Eiji Yanagisawa, M.D., F.A.C.S., Brian P. Driscoll, M.D., and H. Steven Sims, M.D.
  • Laryngeal Computed Tomography: Virtural Endoscopy —Virtual Dissection. Jean Abitbol, M.D., Ph.D., Albert Castro, M.D., Rodolphe Gombergh, M.D., and Patrick Abitbol, M.D.
  • New Dimensions in Measuring Voice Treatment Outcome and Quality of Life. Michael S. Benninger, M.D., Glendon M. Gardner, M.D., and Barbara H. Jacobson, Ph.D.
  • Common Medical Diagnoses and Treatments in Patients with Voice Disorders: An Introduction and Overview. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D.
  • Psychological Aspects of Voice Disorders. Deborah Caputo Rosen, R.N., Ph.D., Reinhardt J. Heuer, Ph.D., Steven H. Levy, M.D., and Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
  • Neurological Disorders Affecting the Voice. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., Steven Mandel, Ph.D., Reena Gupta, M.D., and Heidi Mandel, Ph.D.
  • Vocal Fold Paresis and Paralysis. Adam D. Rubin, M.D., and Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
  • Spasmodic Dysphonia. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., and Daniel A. Deems, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Structural Abnormalities of the Larynx. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
  • Voice Impairment, Disability, Handicap, and Medical-Legal Evaluation. Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A.
  • Appendix I. A. Patient History: Singers. B. Patient History: Professional Voice Users
  • Appendix II. Laryngeal Examination Form
  • Index.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert Thayer Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A. is Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Graduate Hospital. He is President-Elect of the American Laryngological Association; Chairman of the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; and Chairman of the Voice Foundation. A prolific author and contributor to over 80 books and some 450 articles and learned papers, he is also Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Voice and The Ear, Nose and Throat Journal.

AUDIENCE
Primary: Speech-Language Pathology
Secondary: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery


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