NBCE MINOR SURGERY &
PROCTOLOGY EXAM GUIDE:
OREGON BOARD REQUIREMENTS,
PROCEDURES & STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADE A+ 2026
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
All chiropractic students graduating after April 18, _____ who wish to sit for the Oregon
Board must have _____ hours of lecture AND ____ hours of lab on their transcripts. -
answer-1998
24
12
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
______ is the number one complication of minor surgery! - answer-Anxiety
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
If not managed properly, even the simplest procedure can have serious or even _____
complications. - answer-lethal
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
The patient may have a _______ to the local anesthetic and go into ________. - answer-
toxic reaction
anaphylactic shock
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
,Unexpected operative and postoperative ______ may occur. - answer-Bleeding
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
DC's cannot remove ______ therefore they must be able to recognize what the lesion is. -
answer-malignancies
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Vast majority of cases seen by a chiropractor are ______. These include: __________. -
answer-routine
physical examination, skin lesion biopsy, hemorrhoids (non painful or bleeding),
backache, nausea without vomiting, and constipation.
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
The best candidates for minor surgery are ages ______. - answer-15 to 65
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
___________ are short, heavy, large boned, lethargic and frequently with elevated blood
pressure, are slower to heal and offer a greater risk factor. - answer-Endomorph
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Recreational drug usage that should be asked about include ______. - answer-cocaine
valium (anxiety med)
prozac (SSRI)
,amphetamine (stimulant)
barbiturate (sedative)
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Common local anesthetic injection used in dental offices is ______ - answer-novocaine
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Heavy ingestions of ASPIRIN have a direct impact on minor surgery procedures. They
will ________ by _______. - answer-increase the bleeding
prolonging the clotting time
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
_____ lower blood pressure. Most commonly these medications are Dyazid and Lasix. -
answer-Diuretics
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
_______ are a VERY HIGH risk. Their healing time is greatly increased and they are poor
healers and are prone to secondary infections far more than the average patient. -
answer-Diabetics
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with known blood dycrasias are HIGH RISK candidates. Some examples
include: - answer-Hemophilia (no clotting factors)
Leukemia
, Simple anemia
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients take Coumadin or Heparin as a blood thinner which will increase bleeding
because the clotting ability is compromised. HIGH RISK. Patients who take these
mediations have _________, ______, ________. - answer-Stroke, Arterial prosthesis,
thrombophlebitis
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with ________ and ________ should ELIMINATED from minor surgery procedures.
- answer-Pulmonary hypertension
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with ______ frequently take digoxin, lanoxin, or digitalis. - answer-Arrhythmia
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with respiratory complaints constitute another HIGH RISK group because there
is a decrease in oxygen uptake and resultant acidosis. These conditions include: -
answer-Asthma
Emphysema
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Nervous disorders are ______ high risk than Systemic Diseases - answer-less
PROCTOLOGY EXAM GUIDE:
OREGON BOARD REQUIREMENTS,
PROCEDURES & STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADE A+ 2026
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
All chiropractic students graduating after April 18, _____ who wish to sit for the Oregon
Board must have _____ hours of lecture AND ____ hours of lab on their transcripts. -
answer-1998
24
12
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
______ is the number one complication of minor surgery! - answer-Anxiety
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
If not managed properly, even the simplest procedure can have serious or even _____
complications. - answer-lethal
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
The patient may have a _______ to the local anesthetic and go into ________. - answer-
toxic reaction
anaphylactic shock
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
,Unexpected operative and postoperative ______ may occur. - answer-Bleeding
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
DC's cannot remove ______ therefore they must be able to recognize what the lesion is. -
answer-malignancies
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Vast majority of cases seen by a chiropractor are ______. These include: __________. -
answer-routine
physical examination, skin lesion biopsy, hemorrhoids (non painful or bleeding),
backache, nausea without vomiting, and constipation.
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
The best candidates for minor surgery are ages ______. - answer-15 to 65
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
___________ are short, heavy, large boned, lethargic and frequently with elevated blood
pressure, are slower to heal and offer a greater risk factor. - answer-Endomorph
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Recreational drug usage that should be asked about include ______. - answer-cocaine
valium (anxiety med)
prozac (SSRI)
,amphetamine (stimulant)
barbiturate (sedative)
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Common local anesthetic injection used in dental offices is ______ - answer-novocaine
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Heavy ingestions of ASPIRIN have a direct impact on minor surgery procedures. They
will ________ by _______. - answer-increase the bleeding
prolonging the clotting time
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
_____ lower blood pressure. Most commonly these medications are Dyazid and Lasix. -
answer-Diuretics
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
_______ are a VERY HIGH risk. Their healing time is greatly increased and they are poor
healers and are prone to secondary infections far more than the average patient. -
answer-Diabetics
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with known blood dycrasias are HIGH RISK candidates. Some examples
include: - answer-Hemophilia (no clotting factors)
Leukemia
, Simple anemia
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients take Coumadin or Heparin as a blood thinner which will increase bleeding
because the clotting ability is compromised. HIGH RISK. Patients who take these
mediations have _________, ______, ________. - answer-Stroke, Arterial prosthesis,
thrombophlebitis
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with ________ and ________ should ELIMINATED from minor surgery procedures.
- answer-Pulmonary hypertension
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with ______ frequently take digoxin, lanoxin, or digitalis. - answer-Arrhythmia
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Patients with respiratory complaints constitute another HIGH RISK group because there
is a decrease in oxygen uptake and resultant acidosis. These conditions include: -
answer-Asthma
Emphysema
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
Nervous disorders are ______ high risk than Systemic Diseases - answer-less
