The COMLEX-USA (Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States) is a series of standardized medical board exams designed for osteopathic medical students and physicians. Administered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), it evaluates candidate...
Patient with pyelonephritis may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal
levels? - Answers T11-L1
Patient with a kidney stone in the upper ureter may have somatic
dysfunction at what spinal levels? - Answers T10-T11
Patient with a kidney stone in the lower ureter may have somatic
dysfunction at what spinal levels? - Answers T12-L1
Patient with cystitis or a kidney stone lodged in the urethra may have
somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels? - Answers T11-L2
Sympathetic innervation to the ovaries (& fallopian tubes!) and testes
comes from what spinal levels - Answers T10-T11
Sympathetic innervation to the erectile tissue of the penis or clitoris comes
from what spinal levels?
Ex: patient with premature ejaculation may have somatic dysfunction at
what spinal levels? - Answers T11-L2
, Q&A
What organs receive parasympathetics from S2-S4? - Answers
Lower GI tract
Lower ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Uterus
Cervix
Erectile Tissue
Everything in the pelvis except gonads and fallopian tubes!
What is the only pelvic organ who gets its parasympathetic innervation from
the vagus nerve? - Answers gonads (ovaries and testes)
**This includes the fallopian tubes!!!
What is the preferred OMM treatment for a patient with newly diagnosed
cancer? - Answers NONE - DON'T SPREAD THE TUMOR
What is the purpose of CV4 technique in pregnant women - Answers
Increased the strength of contractions during active labor
, Q&A
What is the result of the seated flexion test in someone with a bilateral
sacral extension? - Answers negative seated flexion (both bases are
jacked up yah feel?)
What does rib raising do for the sympathetic tone? - Answers
normalize it
(nothing though)
To prevent compression of the IVC, pregnant women should lay in the
____ position - Answers left lateral recumbent
Pregnant women have increased _____ of the ______ spine - Answers
lordosis of the lumbar spine
Patient has a rib that is "stuck up" and won't move down with exhalation.
What dis is - Answers Inhalation dysfunction aka inhaled rib
What is the key rib with inhalation dysfunction - Answers bottom rib
of the group
Patient has a rib that is "stuck down" and won't move up with inhalation.
What is this called - Answers Exhalation dysfunction aka exhaled rib
What is the key rib with exhalation dysfunction - Answers top rib of
the group
, Q&A
What are the location of tender points for anterior ribs? - Answers
Rib 1 - where rib meets manubrium
Rib 2 - MCL
Ribs 3-6 - anterior axillary line
Ribs 7-12 are uncommon
What are the location of tender points for posterior ribs? - Answers
angle of the rib
Paired cranial bones __________ during cranial flexion - Answers
externally rotate (lateral aspects of bone move laterally)
Paired cranial bones __________ during cranial extension - Answers
internally rotate (lateral aspects of bone move medially)
Sacral motion during sphenobasilar synchondrosis (SBS) moves on what
axis located at what sacral level? - Answers 1. transverse axis
2. S2
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