NCCAOM BIOMED REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAnervesAinnervatesAtheAdeltoidAmuscle?AA.AUlnarAnerve.AB.RadialAnerve
AC.AMedianAnerveAD.AAxillaryAnerveA-AcorrectAanswersD.AAxillaryAnerve
EachAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAmemberAofArotatorAcuffAmusclesAEXCEPT:A.ATeresAmajor.B.Infraspina
tus.AC.ASubscapularis.AD.Supraspinatus.A-AcorrectAanswersA.ATeresAmajor
InabilityAtoAflexAtheAthighAoverAtheAbodyAtrunkAisAmostAlikelyAcausedAbyAparalysisAof.AA.AIliopsoa
s.AB.Quadriceps.AC.Hamstrings.AD.GluteusAmaximus.A-AcorrectAanswersa.AIliopsoas
TheAmostAabundantAwhiteAbloodAcellsAinAtheAcirculatingAbloodAare:AA.Monocytes.AB.AEosinophi
lsAC.ANeutrophils.AD.ALymphocytes.A-AcorrectAanswersC.Neutrophils
TheAmajorityAofAtheAfluidAleaveAtheAbodyAas:AA.ASweatAthroughAtheAskin.AB.AFecesAthroughAtheA
GIAtract.AC.AUrineAthroughAtheAkidneys.AD.WaterAinAexpiredAairAthroughAtheAlungs.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AUrineAthroughAtheAGIAtract
AAchildAisAimmuneAtoAcertainAinfectiousAdiseasesAafterAbeingAproperlyAvaccinated.AThisAreprese
ntsAaAtypeAof:AA.ANaturallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity.AB.ANaturallyAacquiredApassiveAimmunity.
AC.AArtificiallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity.AD.AArtificiallyAacquiredApassiveAimmunity.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AArtificiallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAaAcommunicableAinfectiousAdisease?AA.ATetanus.AB.Leprosy.AC.A
Hepatitis.AD.ATuberculosis.A-AcorrectAanswersA.ATetanus
AAvalueAofA28AinAtheAbodyAmassAindexA{BMI}AisAinterpretedAasAbeingAA.ANormal.B.AOverweight.A
C.AStageAIAobese.AD.StageAIIAobese.A-AcorrectAanswersB.AOverweight
AAmaleApatientAhasAsufferedAfromAshootingAsciaticApainAwithAradiationAdownAtoAbothAlegs.AThe
ApainAisAworsenedAbyAspinalAmovementAandAbyAsneezingAorAcoughing.AAApositiveAstraightAleg-
raisingAsignAandAdecreasedAankleAjerksAareAfound.ATheseAsymptomsAandAsignsAareAhighlyAsugg
estiveAof:AA.AAnkylosingAspondylitis.AB.ADegenerativeAjointAdisease.AC.AParavertebralAmuscleAsp
asm.AD.AHerniatedAintervertebralAdisc.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AHerniatedAintervertebralAdisc
WhichAdrugAaffectingAbloodAinterferesAwithAtheAfunctionAofAplatelets?AA.AAspirin.AB.AHeparin.A
C.AWarfarin.AD.AAlteplase.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AAspirin
WhichAdrugAaffectingAbloodAinterferesAwithAtheAfunctionAofAplatelets?AA.AAspirin.
B.AHeparin.AC.AWarfarin.AD.AAlteplase.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AAspirin
A
WhichAendogenousAneurotransmitterAresemblesAopiatesAinAtheirAabilitiesAtoAproduceApainAreli
efAandAaAfeelingAofAwell-
,being?A.AEndorphin.AB.AEpinephrine.AC.AAcetylcholine.AD.ANorepinephrine.A-
AcorrectAanswersA.AEndorphin
b-
LactamAantibiotics,AsuchAasApenicillinsAandAcephalosporins,AareAusedAtoAtreatAbacterialAinfecti
onsAby:AA.AInhibitingAtheAbacterialAproteinAsynthesis.AB.ADisruptingAtheAbacterialADNAAreplicati
on.AC.APreventingAtheAsynthesisAofAbacterialAfolicAacid.AD.AInterferingAwithAtheAbacterialAcellAwa
llAsynthesis.A-AcorrectAanswersD.
InterferingAwithAtheAbacterialAcellAwallAsynthesis
A
AlbuterolA[Ventolin®],AaAnon-catecholamineAdirect-
actingAadrenergicAagonist,AisAclinicallyAusedAtoAcontrolAtheAsymptomsAof:AA.AAsthma.AB.AInfluen
za.AC.APneumonia.AD.ASinusAinfection.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AAsthma
DonepezilA[Aricept®]AisAanAacetylcholinesteraseAinhibitorAthatAisAcurrentlyAapprovedAforAtheAtr
eatmentAof:AA.AInsomnia.AB.ADepression.AC.AParkinson'sAdisease.AD.AAlzheimer'sAdisease.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAlzheimer'sAdisease
WhatAactionAshouldAanAacupuncturistAtakeAifAaAneedleAbreaksAoffAbelowAtheAskinAwhileAtreatin
gAtheApatient?AA.ADoAnotAinformAtheApatientAbecauseAheAorAsheAmayApassAout.AB.AConsultAaAph
ysicianAforAsurgicalAremovalAofAtheAbrokenAneedle.AC.ATellAtheApatientAtoAcalmAdownAandAcallAa
notherAmoreAexperiencedAacupuncturist.AD.AUseAasepticAtechniqueAtoAcutAopenAtheAskinAandAt
ryAtoAwithdrawAtheAbrokenAneedle.A-
AcorrectAanswersB.AConsultAaAphysicianAforAsurgicalAremovalAofAtheAbrokenAneedle.
AnAelderlyApatientAsuddenlyAfaintsAwhileAwaitingAforAtheAacupunctureAtreatmentAinAtheAclinic.A
HeAhasAaAhistoryAofAcoronaryAarteryAdisease.AOnAcheckingAtheAvitalAsigns,AyouAfindAthatAhisAblo
odApressureAisA80/50AmmHg,AandAhisApulseAandAbreathingAareAweak.AWhatAimmediateAactionA
shouldAyouAtake?AA.ACallA911.AB.APerformACPR.AC.AContactAtheApatient'sAfamilyAdoctor.AD.AResus
citationAbyAneedlingADuA20AandADuA26.A-AcorrectAanswersA.ACallA911
BendingAtheAheadAforwardAonAtheAchestAisAaAmovementAknownAas:AA.AFlexion.AB.AExtension.AC.
AProtraction.AD.ADepression.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AFlexion
ChiefAcomplaintsAareAtheApatient's:AA.AObjectiveAsign.AB.AOwnAdiagnosis.AC.APresentingAsympto
m.AD.AMostAcurrentAproblem.A-AcorrectAanswersC.APresentingAsymptom.
ForAaAcaseAofAsuspectedAdiabetesAinsipidus,AwhichAlaboratoryAtestAbelowAisAmostAdiagnostic?A
A.AUricAacidAlevel.AB.ABloodAADHAlevel.AC.AFastingAbloodAsugar.AD.A2-
hourApostprandialAglucose.A-AcorrectAanswersB.ABloodAADHAlevel.
TheAvisualAcenterAofAtheAbrainAisAlocatedAinAthe:AA.AFrontalAlobe.AB.AParietalAlobe.AC.AOccipitalAl
obe.AD.ATemporalAlobe.A-AcorrectAanswersC.AOccipitalAlobe.
,WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAoneAofAtheAactionsAofAaspirinAandAotherAnonsteroidal,Aanti-
inflammatoryAdrugsA[NSAIDs]?AA.AAnalgesic.AB.AAntibiotic.AC.AAntipyretic.AD.AAnti-
inflammationA-AcorrectAanswersB.AAntibiotic
SphygmomanometerAisAaAmedicalAinstrumentAusedAtoAmeasureAtheAA.AIntraocularApressure.AB
.AIntracranialApressure.AC.AArterialAbloodApressure.AD.AJugularAvenousApressure.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AArterialAbloodApressure
AApatientAisAseenAinAtheAclinicAwithAaAchiefAcomplaintAofApainAinAtheAepigastricAarea.ATheApainAs
eemsAtoAbeApartlyArelievedAbyAsittingAupAorAleaningAforwardAandAalsoAradiatesAtowardAtheAmid-
back.AWhichAorganAlistedAbelowAisAmostAlikelyAinvolved?AA.ALiver.AB.AStomach.AC.APancreas.AD.A
Gallbladder.A-AcorrectAanswersC.APancreas
WhichAtypeAofAhepatitisAisAtransmittedAviaAfecal-
oralAroute?AA.AHepatitisAA.AB.AHepatitisAB.AC.AHepatitisAC.AD.AHepatitisAD.A-
AcorrectAanswersA)AHepatitisAA
AAstudyAofAtheArecordedAelectricalAchangesAinAcorneoretinalApotentialAcausedAbyAmovementsA
ofAtheAeyeAisAknownAas:AA.AElectromyographyA[EMG].AB.AElectrocardiographyA[ECG].AC.AElectro
nystagmographyA[ENG].AD.AElectroencephalographyA[EEG]A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AElectronystagmography
AnAelevatedAbloodAcreatinineAlevelAsupportsAtheAdiagnosisAofAdiseasesArelatedAtoAtheAA.ALung.A
B.ALiver.AC.AHeart.AD.AKidney.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AKidney
BipolarAdisorderAisAaAbroadAtermAusedAtoAdescribeAaArecurrent:AA.AAnxietyAorApanicAdisorder.AB
.AManicAorAdepressiveAdisorder.AC.AObsessiveAorAcompulsiveAdisorder.AD.AAnorexiaAnervosaAorA
bulimiaAnervosa.A-AcorrectAanswersB.AManicAorAdepressiveAdisorder
OccultAbloodA{OB}AtestAisAaApartAofAroutineAscreeningAforApeopleAoverAtheAageAofA50Ayears.AItAis
AusedAtoAdetectAsmallAquantitiesAofAbloodAinAtheAA.AStool.AB.AUrine.AC.ASputum.AD.AVaginalAdisc
harge.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AStool
AA75-year-
oldAwomanAcomesAtoAtheAclinicAwithAaAchiefAcomplaintAofApainAinAtheAhipAandAkneeAjointA[espe
ciallyAonAuse],AstiffnessAafterAinactivity,AandAfunctionalAimpairmentAofAgait.AHerAradiographyAsh
owsAsomeAstructuralAchanges,AsuchAasAlossAofAjointAspace,AformationAofAosteophytesA[spurs],Ae
tc.AWhatAisAtheAmostAlikelyAmedicalAdiagnosis?AA.AFracture.AB.AOsteoporosis.AC.AOsteoarthritis.A
D.ARheumatoidAarthritis.A-AcorrectAanswersC.AOsteoarthritis
CarpalAtunnelAsyndromeAisAcausedAbyAcompressionAofAA.AUlnarAnerve.AB.ARadialAnerveAC.AMedi
anAnerve.AD.AAxillaryAnerve.A-AcorrectAanswersC].MedianAnerve
SmokingAasAaAriskAfactorAincreasesAtheAincidenceAofAallAofAtheAfollowingAmedicalAconditionsAEX
CEPTAA.ASuddenAinfantAdeathAsyndromeA[SIDS].AB.AIntrauterineAgrowthAretardationA[IUGR].AC.A
, AcquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA[AIDS]AD.AChronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA[CO
PD].A-AcorrectAanswersC.AAcquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA(AIDS)
AAyoungApatientAisAbroughtAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAbecauseAofAnausea,Avomiting,AandA
severeApainAinAtheArightAlowerAabdomen.AUponAphysicalAexamination,AreboundAtendernessAan
dArigidityAareAfoundAonAtheApoint,AwhichAisAlocatedAatAtheAlowerAone-
thirdAofAtheAdistanceAbetweenAtheAumbilicusAandArightAanteriorAsuperiorAiliacAspineA[ASIS].AThi
sAisAaAtypicalApositiveAA.APsoasAsign.AB.AObturatorAsign.AC.ARovsing'sAsign.AD.AMcBurney'sAsign.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AMcBurney'sAsign
AAfemaleApatientApresentsAwithAaAlow-
gradeAfever,AaAfrequent,AurgentAneedAtoAurinate,AandAaAburningAandApainfulAsensationAduringA
urination.AAAdiagnosisAofAcystitisA[UTI]AmayAbeAmadeAonAtheAbasisAofAA.AUrinalysis.AB.AClinicalA
manifestations.AC.AMidstreamAurineAculture.AD.AAllAofAtheAabove.A-
AcorrectAanswersD)AAllAofAtheAabove
AAfemaleApatientApresentsAwithAaAlow-
gradeAfever,AaAfrequent,AurgentAneedAtoAurinate,AandAaAburningAandApainfulAsensationAduringA
urination.AAAdiagnosisAofAcystitisA[UTI]AmayAbeAmadeAonAtheAbasisAofAA.AUrinalysis.AB.AClinicalA
manifestations.AC.AMidstreamAurineAculture.AD.AAllAofAtheAabove.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAllAofAtheAabove
Dual-energyAX-
rayAabsorptiometryA[DEXA]AisAusedAforAdetermining:AA.ABoneAmineralAcontent.AB.AMetabolicAa
ctivityAofAtheAliver.AC.RadiographicAdensityAofAtheAlung.AD.AbsorptionAofAtheAsmallAintestine.A-
AcorrectAanswersA.ABoneAmineralAcontent
OneAofAtheAclassicAvenerealAdiseasesA[sexuallyAtransmittedAdiseasesAorASTDs]issyphilis,AwhichAi
sAcausedAbyAa:AA.AVirus.AB.AFungus.AC.AParasite.AD.ABacterium.A-AcorrectAanswersD.ABacterium
OneAofAtheAclassicAvenerealAdiseasesA[sexuallyAtransmittedAdiseasesAorASTDs]AisAsyphilis,Awhich
AisAcausedAbyAa:AA.AVirus.AB.AFungus.AC.AParasite.AD.ABacterium.A-AcorrectAanswersD.ABacterium
InAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsAparentAorAlegalAguardianAconsentAisANOTArequiredAtoAtreat
AaAminor?AA.ACareAduringApregnancy.AB.APrescriptionAofAcontraceptives.AC.ASexuallyAtransmitte
dAdiseasesA(STDs).AD.AAllAofAtheAabove.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AAllAofAtheAabove
AA58-year-
oldAmaleApatientApresentsAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwithAacuteAonsetAofAexcruciatingAsu
bsternalApain.AHeAhasAaAhistoryAofAcigaretteAsmokingAforA40Ayears.AHeAwasAdiagnosedAwithAhyp
ertensionA20AyearsAago.AImmediateAECGAshowsASTAsegmentAelevationAandATAwaveAinversion.A
WhatAisAtheAmostAlikelyAmedicalAdiagnosis?AA.AAorticAaneurysm.AB.AErosiveAesophagitis.C.AMyo
cardialAinfarction.AD.AVentricularAarrhythmia.A-AcorrectAanswersC.MyocardialAinfarction
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAnervesAinnervatesAtheAdeltoidAmuscle?AA.AUlnarAnerve.AB.RadialAnerve
AC.AMedianAnerveAD.AAxillaryAnerveA-AcorrectAanswersD.AAxillaryAnerve
EachAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAmemberAofArotatorAcuffAmusclesAEXCEPT:A.ATeresAmajor.B.Infraspina
tus.AC.ASubscapularis.AD.Supraspinatus.A-AcorrectAanswersA.ATeresAmajor
InabilityAtoAflexAtheAthighAoverAtheAbodyAtrunkAisAmostAlikelyAcausedAbyAparalysisAof.AA.AIliopsoa
s.AB.Quadriceps.AC.Hamstrings.AD.GluteusAmaximus.A-AcorrectAanswersa.AIliopsoas
TheAmostAabundantAwhiteAbloodAcellsAinAtheAcirculatingAbloodAare:AA.Monocytes.AB.AEosinophi
lsAC.ANeutrophils.AD.ALymphocytes.A-AcorrectAanswersC.Neutrophils
TheAmajorityAofAtheAfluidAleaveAtheAbodyAas:AA.ASweatAthroughAtheAskin.AB.AFecesAthroughAtheA
GIAtract.AC.AUrineAthroughAtheAkidneys.AD.WaterAinAexpiredAairAthroughAtheAlungs.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AUrineAthroughAtheAGIAtract
AAchildAisAimmuneAtoAcertainAinfectiousAdiseasesAafterAbeingAproperlyAvaccinated.AThisAreprese
ntsAaAtypeAof:AA.ANaturallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity.AB.ANaturallyAacquiredApassiveAimmunity.
AC.AArtificiallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity.AD.AArtificiallyAacquiredApassiveAimmunity.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AArtificiallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAaAcommunicableAinfectiousAdisease?AA.ATetanus.AB.Leprosy.AC.A
Hepatitis.AD.ATuberculosis.A-AcorrectAanswersA.ATetanus
AAvalueAofA28AinAtheAbodyAmassAindexA{BMI}AisAinterpretedAasAbeingAA.ANormal.B.AOverweight.A
C.AStageAIAobese.AD.StageAIIAobese.A-AcorrectAanswersB.AOverweight
AAmaleApatientAhasAsufferedAfromAshootingAsciaticApainAwithAradiationAdownAtoAbothAlegs.AThe
ApainAisAworsenedAbyAspinalAmovementAandAbyAsneezingAorAcoughing.AAApositiveAstraightAleg-
raisingAsignAandAdecreasedAankleAjerksAareAfound.ATheseAsymptomsAandAsignsAareAhighlyAsugg
estiveAof:AA.AAnkylosingAspondylitis.AB.ADegenerativeAjointAdisease.AC.AParavertebralAmuscleAsp
asm.AD.AHerniatedAintervertebralAdisc.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AHerniatedAintervertebralAdisc
WhichAdrugAaffectingAbloodAinterferesAwithAtheAfunctionAofAplatelets?AA.AAspirin.AB.AHeparin.A
C.AWarfarin.AD.AAlteplase.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AAspirin
WhichAdrugAaffectingAbloodAinterferesAwithAtheAfunctionAofAplatelets?AA.AAspirin.
B.AHeparin.AC.AWarfarin.AD.AAlteplase.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AAspirin
A
WhichAendogenousAneurotransmitterAresemblesAopiatesAinAtheirAabilitiesAtoAproduceApainAreli
efAandAaAfeelingAofAwell-
,being?A.AEndorphin.AB.AEpinephrine.AC.AAcetylcholine.AD.ANorepinephrine.A-
AcorrectAanswersA.AEndorphin
b-
LactamAantibiotics,AsuchAasApenicillinsAandAcephalosporins,AareAusedAtoAtreatAbacterialAinfecti
onsAby:AA.AInhibitingAtheAbacterialAproteinAsynthesis.AB.ADisruptingAtheAbacterialADNAAreplicati
on.AC.APreventingAtheAsynthesisAofAbacterialAfolicAacid.AD.AInterferingAwithAtheAbacterialAcellAwa
llAsynthesis.A-AcorrectAanswersD.
InterferingAwithAtheAbacterialAcellAwallAsynthesis
A
AlbuterolA[Ventolin®],AaAnon-catecholamineAdirect-
actingAadrenergicAagonist,AisAclinicallyAusedAtoAcontrolAtheAsymptomsAof:AA.AAsthma.AB.AInfluen
za.AC.APneumonia.AD.ASinusAinfection.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AAsthma
DonepezilA[Aricept®]AisAanAacetylcholinesteraseAinhibitorAthatAisAcurrentlyAapprovedAforAtheAtr
eatmentAof:AA.AInsomnia.AB.ADepression.AC.AParkinson'sAdisease.AD.AAlzheimer'sAdisease.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAlzheimer'sAdisease
WhatAactionAshouldAanAacupuncturistAtakeAifAaAneedleAbreaksAoffAbelowAtheAskinAwhileAtreatin
gAtheApatient?AA.ADoAnotAinformAtheApatientAbecauseAheAorAsheAmayApassAout.AB.AConsultAaAph
ysicianAforAsurgicalAremovalAofAtheAbrokenAneedle.AC.ATellAtheApatientAtoAcalmAdownAandAcallAa
notherAmoreAexperiencedAacupuncturist.AD.AUseAasepticAtechniqueAtoAcutAopenAtheAskinAandAt
ryAtoAwithdrawAtheAbrokenAneedle.A-
AcorrectAanswersB.AConsultAaAphysicianAforAsurgicalAremovalAofAtheAbrokenAneedle.
AnAelderlyApatientAsuddenlyAfaintsAwhileAwaitingAforAtheAacupunctureAtreatmentAinAtheAclinic.A
HeAhasAaAhistoryAofAcoronaryAarteryAdisease.AOnAcheckingAtheAvitalAsigns,AyouAfindAthatAhisAblo
odApressureAisA80/50AmmHg,AandAhisApulseAandAbreathingAareAweak.AWhatAimmediateAactionA
shouldAyouAtake?AA.ACallA911.AB.APerformACPR.AC.AContactAtheApatient'sAfamilyAdoctor.AD.AResus
citationAbyAneedlingADuA20AandADuA26.A-AcorrectAanswersA.ACallA911
BendingAtheAheadAforwardAonAtheAchestAisAaAmovementAknownAas:AA.AFlexion.AB.AExtension.AC.
AProtraction.AD.ADepression.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AFlexion
ChiefAcomplaintsAareAtheApatient's:AA.AObjectiveAsign.AB.AOwnAdiagnosis.AC.APresentingAsympto
m.AD.AMostAcurrentAproblem.A-AcorrectAanswersC.APresentingAsymptom.
ForAaAcaseAofAsuspectedAdiabetesAinsipidus,AwhichAlaboratoryAtestAbelowAisAmostAdiagnostic?A
A.AUricAacidAlevel.AB.ABloodAADHAlevel.AC.AFastingAbloodAsugar.AD.A2-
hourApostprandialAglucose.A-AcorrectAanswersB.ABloodAADHAlevel.
TheAvisualAcenterAofAtheAbrainAisAlocatedAinAthe:AA.AFrontalAlobe.AB.AParietalAlobe.AC.AOccipitalAl
obe.AD.ATemporalAlobe.A-AcorrectAanswersC.AOccipitalAlobe.
,WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAoneAofAtheAactionsAofAaspirinAandAotherAnonsteroidal,Aanti-
inflammatoryAdrugsA[NSAIDs]?AA.AAnalgesic.AB.AAntibiotic.AC.AAntipyretic.AD.AAnti-
inflammationA-AcorrectAanswersB.AAntibiotic
SphygmomanometerAisAaAmedicalAinstrumentAusedAtoAmeasureAtheAA.AIntraocularApressure.AB
.AIntracranialApressure.AC.AArterialAbloodApressure.AD.AJugularAvenousApressure.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AArterialAbloodApressure
AApatientAisAseenAinAtheAclinicAwithAaAchiefAcomplaintAofApainAinAtheAepigastricAarea.ATheApainAs
eemsAtoAbeApartlyArelievedAbyAsittingAupAorAleaningAforwardAandAalsoAradiatesAtowardAtheAmid-
back.AWhichAorganAlistedAbelowAisAmostAlikelyAinvolved?AA.ALiver.AB.AStomach.AC.APancreas.AD.A
Gallbladder.A-AcorrectAanswersC.APancreas
WhichAtypeAofAhepatitisAisAtransmittedAviaAfecal-
oralAroute?AA.AHepatitisAA.AB.AHepatitisAB.AC.AHepatitisAC.AD.AHepatitisAD.A-
AcorrectAanswersA)AHepatitisAA
AAstudyAofAtheArecordedAelectricalAchangesAinAcorneoretinalApotentialAcausedAbyAmovementsA
ofAtheAeyeAisAknownAas:AA.AElectromyographyA[EMG].AB.AElectrocardiographyA[ECG].AC.AElectro
nystagmographyA[ENG].AD.AElectroencephalographyA[EEG]A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AElectronystagmography
AnAelevatedAbloodAcreatinineAlevelAsupportsAtheAdiagnosisAofAdiseasesArelatedAtoAtheAA.ALung.A
B.ALiver.AC.AHeart.AD.AKidney.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AKidney
BipolarAdisorderAisAaAbroadAtermAusedAtoAdescribeAaArecurrent:AA.AAnxietyAorApanicAdisorder.AB
.AManicAorAdepressiveAdisorder.AC.AObsessiveAorAcompulsiveAdisorder.AD.AAnorexiaAnervosaAorA
bulimiaAnervosa.A-AcorrectAanswersB.AManicAorAdepressiveAdisorder
OccultAbloodA{OB}AtestAisAaApartAofAroutineAscreeningAforApeopleAoverAtheAageAofA50Ayears.AItAis
AusedAtoAdetectAsmallAquantitiesAofAbloodAinAtheAA.AStool.AB.AUrine.AC.ASputum.AD.AVaginalAdisc
harge.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AStool
AA75-year-
oldAwomanAcomesAtoAtheAclinicAwithAaAchiefAcomplaintAofApainAinAtheAhipAandAkneeAjointA[espe
ciallyAonAuse],AstiffnessAafterAinactivity,AandAfunctionalAimpairmentAofAgait.AHerAradiographyAsh
owsAsomeAstructuralAchanges,AsuchAasAlossAofAjointAspace,AformationAofAosteophytesA[spurs],Ae
tc.AWhatAisAtheAmostAlikelyAmedicalAdiagnosis?AA.AFracture.AB.AOsteoporosis.AC.AOsteoarthritis.A
D.ARheumatoidAarthritis.A-AcorrectAanswersC.AOsteoarthritis
CarpalAtunnelAsyndromeAisAcausedAbyAcompressionAofAA.AUlnarAnerve.AB.ARadialAnerveAC.AMedi
anAnerve.AD.AAxillaryAnerve.A-AcorrectAanswersC].MedianAnerve
SmokingAasAaAriskAfactorAincreasesAtheAincidenceAofAallAofAtheAfollowingAmedicalAconditionsAEX
CEPTAA.ASuddenAinfantAdeathAsyndromeA[SIDS].AB.AIntrauterineAgrowthAretardationA[IUGR].AC.A
, AcquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA[AIDS]AD.AChronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA[CO
PD].A-AcorrectAanswersC.AAcquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA(AIDS)
AAyoungApatientAisAbroughtAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAbecauseAofAnausea,Avomiting,AandA
severeApainAinAtheArightAlowerAabdomen.AUponAphysicalAexamination,AreboundAtendernessAan
dArigidityAareAfoundAonAtheApoint,AwhichAisAlocatedAatAtheAlowerAone-
thirdAofAtheAdistanceAbetweenAtheAumbilicusAandArightAanteriorAsuperiorAiliacAspineA[ASIS].AThi
sAisAaAtypicalApositiveAA.APsoasAsign.AB.AObturatorAsign.AC.ARovsing'sAsign.AD.AMcBurney'sAsign.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AMcBurney'sAsign
AAfemaleApatientApresentsAwithAaAlow-
gradeAfever,AaAfrequent,AurgentAneedAtoAurinate,AandAaAburningAandApainfulAsensationAduringA
urination.AAAdiagnosisAofAcystitisA[UTI]AmayAbeAmadeAonAtheAbasisAofAA.AUrinalysis.AB.AClinicalA
manifestations.AC.AMidstreamAurineAculture.AD.AAllAofAtheAabove.A-
AcorrectAanswersD)AAllAofAtheAabove
AAfemaleApatientApresentsAwithAaAlow-
gradeAfever,AaAfrequent,AurgentAneedAtoAurinate,AandAaAburningAandApainfulAsensationAduringA
urination.AAAdiagnosisAofAcystitisA[UTI]AmayAbeAmadeAonAtheAbasisAofAA.AUrinalysis.AB.AClinicalA
manifestations.AC.AMidstreamAurineAculture.AD.AAllAofAtheAabove.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAllAofAtheAabove
Dual-energyAX-
rayAabsorptiometryA[DEXA]AisAusedAforAdetermining:AA.ABoneAmineralAcontent.AB.AMetabolicAa
ctivityAofAtheAliver.AC.RadiographicAdensityAofAtheAlung.AD.AbsorptionAofAtheAsmallAintestine.A-
AcorrectAanswersA.ABoneAmineralAcontent
OneAofAtheAclassicAvenerealAdiseasesA[sexuallyAtransmittedAdiseasesAorASTDs]issyphilis,AwhichAi
sAcausedAbyAa:AA.AVirus.AB.AFungus.AC.AParasite.AD.ABacterium.A-AcorrectAanswersD.ABacterium
OneAofAtheAclassicAvenerealAdiseasesA[sexuallyAtransmittedAdiseasesAorASTDs]AisAsyphilis,Awhich
AisAcausedAbyAa:AA.AVirus.AB.AFungus.AC.AParasite.AD.ABacterium.A-AcorrectAanswersD.ABacterium
InAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsAparentAorAlegalAguardianAconsentAisANOTArequiredAtoAtreat
AaAminor?AA.ACareAduringApregnancy.AB.APrescriptionAofAcontraceptives.AC.ASexuallyAtransmitte
dAdiseasesA(STDs).AD.AAllAofAtheAabove.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AAllAofAtheAabove
AA58-year-
oldAmaleApatientApresentsAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwithAacuteAonsetAofAexcruciatingAsu
bsternalApain.AHeAhasAaAhistoryAofAcigaretteAsmokingAforA40Ayears.AHeAwasAdiagnosedAwithAhyp
ertensionA20AyearsAago.AImmediateAECGAshowsASTAsegmentAelevationAandATAwaveAinversion.A
WhatAisAtheAmostAlikelyAmedicalAdiagnosis?AA.AAorticAaneurysm.AB.AErosiveAesophagitis.C.AMyo
cardialAinfarction.AD.AVentricularAarrhythmia.A-AcorrectAanswersC.MyocardialAinfarction
