TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Voice Assessment A1 - Izdebski, Krzysztof A2 - Lalwani, Anil K. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 4e AB - The purpose of a clinical voice evaluation is to provide the referring laryngologist with patient-specific, clinically relevant pathophysiologic information of the actual voice production process generated by the dysphonic patient, the nature of the dysphonic sound, and the physiologic conditions responsible for the sound production. The report must be clear and explanatory enough to aid the referring laryngologist with differential diagnosis and treatment planning. Moreover, the report must be capable of predicting treatment outcomes and powerful enough to warn the treating physician of any possible complications to the voice that may result from the proposed or planned treatment(s)—whether medical, surgical, therapeutic, or a combination. Clinical voice evaluation is not a quick procedure. It may take up to 1 hour to conduct phonatory function studies (PhFS) on a noncomplicated patient, whereas it may take 2 hours or even longer to evaluate and to process voice results of a professional voice user. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169076269 ER -