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HIGH YIELD QUESTIONS. NCCAOM BIOMED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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HIGH YIELD QUESTIONS. NCCAOMBIOMED
What vitamin increases the absorption of iron? - answer Vitamin C
Vitamin B 12 deficiency causes what type of anemia? - answer Macrocytic anemia
What condition is also known as giant cell arteritis and has symptoms of blurry vision
and vision loss - answer Temporal arteritis
GGT is a marker that has increased in what condition? - answer Alcoholism
What are the symptoms of acute pancreatitis? - answer Epigastric abdominal pain
radiating to the back with nausea and anorexia
Cerebrospinal fluid is found where? - answer subarachnoid space
If a patient has a stroke in the left cerebral cortex where will deficiencies be found? -
answerDeficiencies will be found in the left side of the face and right side of the body
Ace inhibitors are protected against what condition? - answerDiabetic nephropathy
A barium enema is used to see the integrity of what structure? - answerIntegrity of the
intestinal wall
The Babinski reflex is used to assess what? - answerUpper motor neuron lesions;
meningitis
Salvation and swallowing problems involving what cranial nerves? - answerCranial
nerves 4 and 7
What is poliomyelitis? - answeran infectious viral disease that affects the central
nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.
What is intussusception? - answerThe telescoping of one part of the intestinal tract into
another
What is serotonin syndrome? - answerSerotonin syndrome: increased heart rate,
sweating, dilated pupils, tremors, twitching, hyperthermia, agitation, confusion,
disorientation, hallucinations
Rare and life-threatening event
, What is diabetic neuropathy? - answernerve damage that occurs because of the
metabolic derangements associated with diabetes mellitus
Oral birth control pills have what action? - answerThey blocked the hormone FSH and
LH
What is cachexia? - answerweakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic
illness
Right sided heart failure s/s - answerRight sided heart failure affect the body
Peripheral and dependent edema (eg, sacrum, legs, hands), especially in the lower
extremities
--Jugular venous distension
--Increased abdominal girth due to venous congestion of the gastrointestinal tract (eg,
hepatomegaly, splenomegaly) and ascites.
--Nausea and anorexia may also occur as a result of increased abdominal pressure and
decreased gastrointestinal circulation -
--Hepatomegaly due to hepatic venous congestion
--hepatomegaly, splenomegaly), and ascites
left sided heart failure s/s - answerLeft sided heart failure affect the lungs
* Dyspnea
* Tachypnea
* Pulmonary edema
* Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.
What is a hysteroscopy? - answerProvides visualization of the interior uterus
Used to treat pathologies such as adhesions, polyps, and myxomas
can use a rigid or flexible scope
Most common cause of scapular winging - answerserratus anterior paralysis
What is a cystoscopy? - answerdirect visualization of the urinary bladder through a
cytoscope inserted into the urethra.
In menopause what hormone levels are increased - answerFSH INCREASE IN
MENOPAUSE
Parents bring their two-year-old son with sudden onset wheezing. They say that they're
older son is asthmatic and Accupuncture works well. The two year old patient does not
have rhinorrhea fever or G.I. symptoms what is the possible diagnosis? - answerForeign
body aspiration
Male 70 years old presents with irregular heartbeat that is irregular what is the
diagnosis? - answerAtrial fabulation
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