NCCAOM Biomedicine board exam
Questions With Rationales Answers
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect - ANSWER-myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors - ANSWER-statins
fish oil - ANSWER-decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl - ANSWER-exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. - ANSWER-renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia - ANSWER-menorhagia: excessive menstruation can
cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue - ANSWER-CHF
DVT can cause - ANSWER-PE
medication for high chlostrol - ANSWER-statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... - ANSWER-MRI
MRI for - ANSWER-soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of - ANSWER-potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure - ANSWER-eclampsa
tongue , what nerve - ANSWER-12, hyopglossal for control (move) tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss - ANSWER-conductive: cerumen
sensory: presbycusis
most common site of epistaxis - ANSWER-ant
epistaxis ant vs post - ANSWER-ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding - ANSWER-external trauma (nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
,epistaxis tx - ANSWER-nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter - ANSWER-
flat - ANSWER-macul
patch
elevated, palpable - ANSWER-papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled - ANSWER-vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size - ANSWER-macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
papuls vs plaque size - ANSWER-papul less than 0.5
plaque more than پالک طال بزرگه
vesicle vs buallae size - ANSWER-vesicle less than 0.5
psoriasis - ANSWER-silvery scaly, extensors, artritis
extensor surface vs flexor surface - ANSWER-extensor (psoriasis) vs flexor (atopic
dermatitis=eczema)
detox for acetaminophen - ANSWER-NAC (N acetyl cystein)
kayser fleischer ring - ANSWER-wilson (copper overload)
bronze pigmentation - ANSWER-adison's
hematochromasis
systemic lupus (SLE) - ANSWER-butterfly rash, artritis, ANA +
RA or OA - ANSWER-rhumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis
morning stifness : RA:60 min OA: <30 min
RA :autoimmune, symmetry
gout - ANSWER-uric acid
meat, alcohol
wernicke vs korsakof syndrom - ANSWER-wernicke reversible
korsakof irreversible
wernike korsakof due to - ANSWER-vit b1 (thiamin def)
due to alcohol abuse
medical emergency
tx: thiamin
,wernike encephalopathy - ANSWER-ataxia, confusion, Ophthalmoplegia( paralysis
or weakness of the eye muscles)
korsakof psychosis (amnesia) - ANSWER-confabulation, impaired short term
memory
nerve 1 - ANSWER-olfactory (smell) sensory
nerve 12 - ANSWER-tongue (hypoglossal), movement
nerve 2 - ANSWER-optic, sensory
3, 4, 6 - ANSWER-pure motor
oculumotor - ANSWER-3
trochlear - ANSWER-nerve 4
nerve 5 how many branches
nerve 7 how many branches - ANSWER-5 3 branches
7 5 branches
abducent - ANSWER-6
oculomotor - ANSWER-3
vestibulocochlear - ANSWER-8
semicircular canals+cochlear - ANSWER-semicircuar for balance
cochlear for hearing
both are sensory
glosopharengial - ANSWER-9 both sensory and motor
vagus - ANSWER-10 both s and m
connect most of organs: ht, lu, sp, kd, clon, st, lv, parasympathic
taste valecella, epiglot)
accessory - ANSWER-11 , SCM, trapezius motor
cranial nerves (pure motor) - ANSWER-3,4,6,11,12
pure sensory - ANSWER-1, 2, 8
other nerves - ANSWER-mixed s and m
parasympathetic - ANSWER-7 (parasympathetic of salivary glands:submandibular
and sublingual)
9 (parasympathetic of parotic glands)
, ,10 parasympathetic for lots of organs
,3
trigeminal - ANSWER-v1 ophtalmic
v2 maxillary
v3 mandibular motor to muscles of mastication
vestibular nerve - ANSWER-position
trigeminal - ANSWER-v1 s
v2 s
v3 s, m (mastication)
parasympathic for most abd - ANSWER-10
parasympathetic for submandibular, sublingual, lacrimal glands - ANSWER-7
rickets in children
osteomalacia in adults - ANSWER-vit d def
...take ca to bone
ca from bone to blood - ANSWER-vit d
from bone to blood:parathyroid
water soluble - ANSWER-b,c
fat soluble - ANSWER-A,D,E,K
k - ANSWER-stop bleeding
warfarin=comadine - ANSWER-inhibit vit k
RhoGAM shots at ...weeks - ANSWER-28 weeks
vzv dormant in ...nerve - ANSWER-dorsal root nerve
complication of neurolgia - ANSWER-post herpetic neouralgia which is painful
slow grow, rarely metastasis - ANSWER-basal cell carcinoma
precursor of scc - ANSWER-actinic keratoses
risk factor for skin cancer - ANSWER-sun
erectile dysfunction (organic) - ANSWER-endocrine (DM)
vascular (atherosclerosis)
neurologic (stroke)
exogenouse (SSRI, Beta blocker)
rock hard prostat - ANSWER-cancer
Questions With Rationales Answers
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect - ANSWER-myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors - ANSWER-statins
fish oil - ANSWER-decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl - ANSWER-exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. - ANSWER-renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia - ANSWER-menorhagia: excessive menstruation can
cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue - ANSWER-CHF
DVT can cause - ANSWER-PE
medication for high chlostrol - ANSWER-statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... - ANSWER-MRI
MRI for - ANSWER-soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of - ANSWER-potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure - ANSWER-eclampsa
tongue , what nerve - ANSWER-12, hyopglossal for control (move) tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss - ANSWER-conductive: cerumen
sensory: presbycusis
most common site of epistaxis - ANSWER-ant
epistaxis ant vs post - ANSWER-ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding - ANSWER-external trauma (nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
,epistaxis tx - ANSWER-nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter - ANSWER-
flat - ANSWER-macul
patch
elevated, palpable - ANSWER-papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled - ANSWER-vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size - ANSWER-macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
papuls vs plaque size - ANSWER-papul less than 0.5
plaque more than پالک طال بزرگه
vesicle vs buallae size - ANSWER-vesicle less than 0.5
psoriasis - ANSWER-silvery scaly, extensors, artritis
extensor surface vs flexor surface - ANSWER-extensor (psoriasis) vs flexor (atopic
dermatitis=eczema)
detox for acetaminophen - ANSWER-NAC (N acetyl cystein)
kayser fleischer ring - ANSWER-wilson (copper overload)
bronze pigmentation - ANSWER-adison's
hematochromasis
systemic lupus (SLE) - ANSWER-butterfly rash, artritis, ANA +
RA or OA - ANSWER-rhumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis
morning stifness : RA:60 min OA: <30 min
RA :autoimmune, symmetry
gout - ANSWER-uric acid
meat, alcohol
wernicke vs korsakof syndrom - ANSWER-wernicke reversible
korsakof irreversible
wernike korsakof due to - ANSWER-vit b1 (thiamin def)
due to alcohol abuse
medical emergency
tx: thiamin
,wernike encephalopathy - ANSWER-ataxia, confusion, Ophthalmoplegia( paralysis
or weakness of the eye muscles)
korsakof psychosis (amnesia) - ANSWER-confabulation, impaired short term
memory
nerve 1 - ANSWER-olfactory (smell) sensory
nerve 12 - ANSWER-tongue (hypoglossal), movement
nerve 2 - ANSWER-optic, sensory
3, 4, 6 - ANSWER-pure motor
oculumotor - ANSWER-3
trochlear - ANSWER-nerve 4
nerve 5 how many branches
nerve 7 how many branches - ANSWER-5 3 branches
7 5 branches
abducent - ANSWER-6
oculomotor - ANSWER-3
vestibulocochlear - ANSWER-8
semicircular canals+cochlear - ANSWER-semicircuar for balance
cochlear for hearing
both are sensory
glosopharengial - ANSWER-9 both sensory and motor
vagus - ANSWER-10 both s and m
connect most of organs: ht, lu, sp, kd, clon, st, lv, parasympathic
taste valecella, epiglot)
accessory - ANSWER-11 , SCM, trapezius motor
cranial nerves (pure motor) - ANSWER-3,4,6,11,12
pure sensory - ANSWER-1, 2, 8
other nerves - ANSWER-mixed s and m
parasympathetic - ANSWER-7 (parasympathetic of salivary glands:submandibular
and sublingual)
9 (parasympathetic of parotic glands)
, ,10 parasympathetic for lots of organs
,3
trigeminal - ANSWER-v1 ophtalmic
v2 maxillary
v3 mandibular motor to muscles of mastication
vestibular nerve - ANSWER-position
trigeminal - ANSWER-v1 s
v2 s
v3 s, m (mastication)
parasympathic for most abd - ANSWER-10
parasympathetic for submandibular, sublingual, lacrimal glands - ANSWER-7
rickets in children
osteomalacia in adults - ANSWER-vit d def
...take ca to bone
ca from bone to blood - ANSWER-vit d
from bone to blood:parathyroid
water soluble - ANSWER-b,c
fat soluble - ANSWER-A,D,E,K
k - ANSWER-stop bleeding
warfarin=comadine - ANSWER-inhibit vit k
RhoGAM shots at ...weeks - ANSWER-28 weeks
vzv dormant in ...nerve - ANSWER-dorsal root nerve
complication of neurolgia - ANSWER-post herpetic neouralgia which is painful
slow grow, rarely metastasis - ANSWER-basal cell carcinoma
precursor of scc - ANSWER-actinic keratoses
risk factor for skin cancer - ANSWER-sun
erectile dysfunction (organic) - ANSWER-endocrine (DM)
vascular (atherosclerosis)
neurologic (stroke)
exogenouse (SSRI, Beta blocker)
rock hard prostat - ANSWER-cancer
