NBCE TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL REVIEW GRADED A+

NBCE TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+

⩥ Calloway's (P2).
Answer: Shoulder


Seated, *measure vertical shoulder circumferences* (+ increase girth)
(Dislocation)


⩥ Dawbarn's (P).
Answer: Shoulder


Seated, *press on bursa (pinpoint pain) while abducting arm* ( +
decreased pain)
(Subacromial bursitis)


⩥ Abbot-Saunders (P).
Answer: Shoulder

,seated, *Dr passively abducts arm, ext rot (palpates lesion), then lowers
arm*


⩥ Yergason's (AR).
Answer: Shoulder


seated, *resist patient elbow flexion and supi1tation* (Bicipital tendon
instability)


⩥ Speed's (AR).
Answer: Shoulder


seated with arm extended, *resist patient shoulder flexion* (Bicipital
tendonitis)


⩥ Impingement (P).
Answer: Shoulder


Seated, *fully flex patient's arm* (Biceps or Supraspinatus tendonitis)


⩥ Supraspinatus arc (AR).
Answer: Shoulder

,Standing, *resist patient arm abduction throughout entire 180°*


(+ pain 10-20° & 90-110° = *Supraspinatus*) (20 - 90° = *Deltoid*)


⩥ Supraspinatus press (AR2).
Answer: Shoulder


Seated. thumb down I. *Patient arm 90° abduction, resist abduction*


Seated. thumb down 2. *Angle arms forward 30° , resist abduction*


aka "Empty Can"


⩥ Codman's (A / P).
Answer: Shoulder


Standing, *abduct past 90°* (Rotator cuff)


⩥ Passive scapular retraction approximation (P).
Answer: Shoulder


Prone, *lift shoulders & back* (pain = Tl, T2 nerve root)

, ⩥ Elbow Orthopedic Tests.
Answer: Reminder: Flexors = medial attachment; Extensors = lateral
attachment


PREP: Seated, well-side first


QUESTIONS: Trauma, acute, chronic, occupation, MEDS?


⩥ Cozen's (AR).
Answer: Elbow


Seated, *resist patient wrist extension*


(Lateral epicondylitis)


⩥ Mill's (P).
Answer: Elbow


Seated, *pronate & flex wrist*


(Lateral epicondylitis)