NBCE TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

Case History CORRECT ANSWERS: - Identifying Data (name, age, etc.) - Chief Complaint - Present Illness (OPPQRST) - Past History - (SHITM) - Family History - Occupational History - Social History - Review of Systems Vitals CORRECT ANSWERS: - Temperature - Pulse - Respiration - Blood P...

Foraminal Compression Test CORRECT ANSWERS: The patient is seated and actively rotates head from side to side. Then the doctor exerts downward pressure and the head is rotated to each side with pressure. Positive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression Positive Local Pain -> Foraminal...

Median Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Midsagital , Divides the body into right and left parts Sagital Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Parasagital, Divides the body into right and left parts not necessarily in the middle Coronal Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Frontal, Divides body into anterior and posterior Hori...

Used first microscope to describe the cellular nature of cork; first to describe microorganisms found in pond water? CORRECT ANSWERS: Anton Van Leeuwenhoek Introduced the smallpox vaccine? CORRECT ANSWERS: Edward Jenner Known for instituting hand washing before delivering babies? CORRECT AN...

Which pair of enzymes listed below is unique to gluconeogensis? A. Pyruvate kinase and pyruvate carboxylase B. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and pyruvate carboxylase C. Fructose bisphosphatase and phosphofructokinase D. Pyruvate dehydrogenase and glucose 6-phosphatase CORRECT ANSWERS: B. P...

What is the pacemaker of the heart? CORRECT ANSWERS: SA node What is the path of electricity in the heart? CORRECT ANSWERS: SA node, AV node, bundle of His/bundle branches, purkinje fibers What innervates the SA node? CORRECT ANSWERS: Vagus What are the most clinically significant heart ...

Ascaris lumbricoides CORRECT ANSWERS: MC roundworm, colicky pain, lives in small intestine Aspergillosus fumigatus CORRECT ANSWERS: in nuts & grains, makes aflatoxin, primary liver cancer, fungus ball in lung Bacillus anthracis CORRECT ANSWERS: anthrax, woolsorter's disease, inhaled spores...

All amino acids exist in L-form except CORRECT ANSWERS: glycine amphoteric CORRECT ANSWERS: act as an acid or base essential amino acids CORRECT ANSWERS: PVT TIM HALL histidine CORRECT ANSWERS: essential AA in child but not in adult purely ketogenic AA CORRECT ANSWERS: leucine and l...

What structure in the IVD is a remnant of the notochord? CORRECT ANSWERS: Nucleus Pulposis T4 Dermatome is level with what? CORRECT ANSWERS: nipple T10 dermatome is level with what? CORRECT ANSWERS: umbilicus T1-T6 Dorsal Rami CORRECT ANSWERS: medial branches = intrinsic back muscles, t...

Contraindicated in Pregnancy CORRECT ANSWERS: ST 12 SP 6 BL 60 GB 21 CV 1 (always contraindicated) Contraindicated other reasons CORRECT ANSWERS: ST 17 (nipple) SI 8 (ulnar nerve lies deep) HT 7 CV 8 (belly button) Hand Yang Ming CORRECT ANSWERS: Large Intestine Hand TaiYin ...

Type 1 hypersensitivity is ________________. CORRECT ANSWERS: anaphylactic (immediate) **ie. bronchial asthma, bee sting, hay fever -- allergies** What antibody & cells are associated w/ Type 1 Hypersensitivity? CORRECT ANSWERS: IgE, mast cells, basophils Mast cells makes ________________...

1. Origin of the adrenal medulla is from A. Neural plate B. Neural crest C. Myotome D. Schwann cells CORRECT ANSWERS: B. Neural Crest 2. Schwann cells produce myelin in the A. ANS B. CNS C. PNS D. Ganglia only CORRECT ANSWERS: C. PNS 3. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin in the A. ANS ...

present illness CORRECT ANSWERS: OPQRST is asked for what? bacterial CORRECT ANSWERS: what type of infection has sustained high temperature viral CORRECT ANSWERS: what type of infection has temperature spikes, fever, chills 110-140 CORRECT ANSWERS: range of normal systole 60-90 CORR...

Fallen Fragment sign Centrally located <20 y.o. Unicameral bone cyst AKA simple bone cyst (BBT) Diaphyseal/metaphyseal location eccentrically located <20 y.o. Aneurysmal bone cyst (BBT) Soap bubble appearance (saponaceous) 20-40 y.o. Giant Cell Tumor (BBT) nigh...

nerve CORRECT ANSWERS: type of pain that is sharp, stabbing, or shooting-described as burning or pins and needles bone CORRECT ANSWERS: type of pain that is poorly localized and deep/boring visceral CORRECT ANSWERS: type of pain that is cramping, colicky, dull/achy- sometimes difficult to d...

What motion should normally be felt when palpating for ext between atlas and occiput? CORRECT ANSWERS: occiput and posterior arch of atlas should approximate Asymmetrical rib prominence seen during forward bending is characteristic of a __ scoliotic curvature CORRECT ANSWERS: structural Whic...

what move do you use for kyphotic adult with osteoporis and Dowager's hump CORRECT ANSWERS: unilateral thumb how does first rib usually subluxate? CORRECT ANSWERS: superior MC rib listing CORRECT ANSWERS: PMS what do you contact for rib adjustment CORRECT ANSWERS: angle of rib true ...

What is the reference structure of the vertebrae unless otherwise noted? CORRECT ANSWERS: vertebral body What side of the segment do you contact assuming no scoliosis is present? CORRECT ANSWERS: open wedge If scoliosis is present what side of segment do you contact? CORRECT ANSWERS: convex...

PVT TIM HALL Essential AA's Phenylalanine Valine Tryptophan Threonine Isoleucine Methionine Histidine (Essential in children only) Arginine Leucine Lysine Which AA doesn't contain a chiral carbon? Glycine Amphoteric? Acts as an Acid or Base 2 purely ketogenic AA's Leucine + :Lysi...

Chlamydia CORRECT ANSWERS: MC STD in US and MC cause of female infertility in US Syphilis CORRECT ANSWERS: Treponema pallidum (spirochete); hard, painless, indurated lesion in early stage Gonorrhea CORRECT ANSWERS: Gram Negative diplococcus; commonly cultured on chocolate agar. MC symp = d...

Bennet's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of thumb, 1st metacarpal Boxer's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of 2,3 metacarpals barroom CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of 4,5 metacarpal game keeper CORRECT ANSWERS: avulsion fracture of thumb colle's CORRECT ANSWERS: fracture of distal radius with pos...

Corneal arcus CORRECT ANSWERS: grayish opaque rind around cornea. Hypercholesterolemia, norm in elderly Pterygium - Pinquecula - CORRECT ANSWERS: pterygium - triangular thickening of bulbar conjunctiva, grows across the cornea Pinquecula - yellowish triangular noudle in the bulbar conjunctiva...

health hx includes: CORRECT ANSWERS: CC, past health hx, personal and social hx, ROS CC Hx CORRECT ANSWERS: the reason the pt is seeking care and should be obtained in the pt's own words OPQRST CORRECT ANSWERS: Sudden onset: thinking vascular stroke, MI, musculoskeletal Q: Throbbing=vascu...

What is a normal respiratory rate for adults? CORRECT ANSWERS: 12-20 bpm What is the normal respiratory rate for newborns? CORRECT ANSWERS: 44 bpm A difference of 10-15mmHg in systolic readings on the right and left extremities can indicate arterial occlusion such as? CORRECT ANSWERS: Subcl...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm CORRECT ANSWERS: Linear calcification anterior to L1-L4 on a lateral X-ray Achondroplasia CORRECT ANSWERS: Champagne glass pelvic inlet Flared Metaphysis Acromegaly CORRECT ANSWERS: Large Sella Turcica, Prominent EOP, arrowhead terminal phalanges Aneurysmal Bon...

Normal degenerative arterial changes are most likely to be present in which location? CORRECT ANSWERS: Along the course of an artery where it passes through fascia Which tumor typically has the greatest variety of colors including red, white, blue, gray, brown and black? CORRECT ANSWERS: Superf...

A reflex muscle spasm which results from proprioceptive irritation is mediated by _______________ neuron? CORRECT ANSWERS: Gamma motor ___________________ is most apt to lead to altered axoplasmic flow in a neuron? CORRECT ANSWERS: Intra-neural microcirculation ischemia Radio-humeral subluxa...

Gram negative diplococcus that is grown on chocolate agar; most common sign is green mucopurulent discharge, most commonly affected join is knee? CORRECT ANSWERS: Gonorrhea Causative organism for Reiters and opthalmia neonatorum, also causes PID in females while males remain asymptomatic? CORRE...

Lost sense of smell? CORRECT ANSWERS: Anosmia Distorted sense of smell? CORRECT ANSWERS: Parosmia Deviation of one or both eyes? CORRECT ANSWERS: Strabismus Eyelids droop due to weakness or paralysis of levator palpebrae? CORRECT ANSWERS: Ptosis Innervates the Superior Oblique muscle...