NCCAOM BIOMED REVIEW 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS COMPLETE SOLUTONS NEW UPDATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.pdf

NCCAOM BIOMED REVIEW 2024
EXAM QUESTIONS COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS NEW UPDATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAnervesAinnervatesAtheAdeltoidAmuscle?(A)AUlnarAnerve.(B)ARa
dialAnerve.(C)AMedianAnerve.(D)AAxillaryAnerveA-AcorrectAanswersD)AAxillaryAnerve

EachAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAmemberAofArotatorAcuffAmusclesAEXCEPT\n(A)ATeresAmajo
r.\n(B)AInfraspinatus.\n(C)ASubscapularis.\n(D)ASupraspinatus.A-
AcorrectAanswersA)ATeresAmajor

InabilityAtoAflexAtheAthighAoverAtheAbodyAtrunkAisAmostAlikelyAcausedAbyAparalysisAo
f\n(A)AIliopsoas.\n(B)AQuadriceps.\n(C)AHamstrings.\n(D)AGluteusAmaximus.A-
AcorrectAanswersA)AIliopsoas

TheAmostAabundantAwhiteAbloodAcellsAinAtheAcirculatingAbloodAare\n(A)AMonocytes.\
n(B)AEosinophils.\n(C)ANeutrophils.\n(D)ALymphocytes.A-AcorrectAanswersC)ANeutrophils

TheAmajorityAofAtheAfluidAleaveAtheAbodyAas\n(A)ASweatAthroughAtheAskin.\n(B)AFec
esAthroughAtheAGIAtract.\n(C)AUrineAthroughAtheAkidneys.\n(D)WaterAinAexpiredAairAt
hroughAtheAlungs.A-AcorrectAanswersC)AUrineAthroughAtheAGIAtract

AAchildAisAimmuneAtoAcertainAinfectiousAdiseasesAafterAbeingAproperlyAvaccinated.ATh
is\nrepresentsAaAtypeAof\n(A)ANaturallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity.\n(B)ANaturallyAacq
uiredApassiveAimmunity.\n(C)AArtificiallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity.\n(D)AArtificiallyAacq
uiredApassiveAimmunity.A-AcorrectAanswersC)AArtificiallyAacquiredAactiveAimmunity

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAaAcommunicableAinfectiousAdisease?\n(A)ATetanus.\n(
B)ALeprosy.\n(C)AHepatitis.\n(D)ATuberculosis.A-AcorrectAanswersA)ATetanus

AAvalueAofA28AinAtheAbodyAmassAindexA(BMI)AisAinterpretedAasAbeing\n(A)ANormal.\
n(B)AOverweight.\n(C)AStageAIAobese.\n(D)AStageAIIAobese.A-
AcorrectAanswersB)AOverweight

AAmaleApatientAhasAsufferedAfromAshootingAsciaticApainAwithAradiationAdownAtoAbot
h\nlegs.ATheApainAisAworsenedAbyAspinalAmovementAandAbyAsneezingAorAcoughing.A
A\npositiveAstraightAleg-
raisingAsignAandAdecreasedAankleAjerksAareAfound.AThese\nsymptomsAandAsignsAareA
highlyAsuggestiveAof\n(A)AAnkylosingAspondylitis.\n(B)ADegenerativeAjointAdisease.\n(C)
AParavertebralAmuscleAspasm.\n(D)AHerniatedAintervertebralAdisc.A-
AcorrectAanswersD)AHerniatedAintervertebralAdisc

,WhichAdrugAaffectingAbloodAinterferesAwithAtheAfunctionAofAplatelets?\n(A)AAspirin.\n
(B)AHeparin.\n(C)AWarfarin.\n(D)AAlteplase.A-AcorrectAanswersA)AAspirin

AApatientAwithAfibromyalgiaAisAbestAreferredAtoAwhatAspecialtyAdoctor?\n(A)ANeurolo
gist.\n(B)ACardiologist.\n(C)ADermatologist.\n(D)ARheumatologist.A-
AcorrectAanswersD)ARheumatologist

WhichAendogenousAneurotransmitterAresemblesAopiatesAinAtheirAabilitiesAtoAproduce\
npainAreliefAandAaAfeelingAofAwell-
being?\n(A)AEndorphin.\n(B)AEpinephrine.\n(C)AAcetylcholine.\n(D)ANorepinephrine.A-
AcorrectAanswersA)AEndorphin

b-
LactamAantibiotics,AsuchAasApenicillinsAandAcephalosporins,AareAusedAtoAtreat\nbacter
ialAinfectionsAby\n(A)AInhibitingAtheAbacterialAproteinAsynthesis.\n(B)ADisruptingAtheAb
acterialADNAAreplication.\n(C)APreventingAtheAsynthesisAofAbacterialAfolicAacid.\n(D)AIn
terferingAwithAtheAbacterialAcellAwallAsynthesis.A-
AcorrectAanswersD)AInterferingAwithAtheAbacterialAcellAwallAsynthesis

AlbuterolA(Ventolin®),AaAnon-catecholamineAdirect-
actingAadrenergicAagonist,Ais\nclinicallyAusedAtoAcontrolAtheAsymptomsAof\n(A)AAsthm
a.\n(B)AInfluenza.\n(C)APneumonia.\n(D)ASinusAinfection.A-AcorrectAanswersA)AAsthma

DonepezilA(Aricept®)AisAanAacetylcholinesteraseAinhibitorAthatAisAcurrentlyAapproved\n
forAtheAtreatmentAof\n(A)AInsomnia.\n(B)ADepression.\n(C)AParkinson'sAdisease.\n(D)AA
lzheimer'sAdisease.A-AcorrectAanswersD)AAlzheimer'sAdisease

WhatAactionAshouldAanAacupuncturistAtakeAifAaAneedleAbreaksAoffAbelowAtheAskinAw
hile\ntreatingAtheApatient?\n(A)ADoAnotAinformAtheApatientAbecauseAheAorAsheAmay
ApassAout.\n(B)AConsultAaAphysicianAforAsurgicalAremovalAofAtheAbrokenAneedle.\n(C)
ATellAtheApatientAtoAcalmAdownAandAcallAanotherAmoreAexperienced\nacupuncturist.\
n(D)AUseAasepticAtechniqueAtoAcutAopenAtheAskinAandAtryAtoAwithdrawAtheAbroken\
nneedle.A-
AcorrectAanswersB)AConsultAaAphysicianAforAsurgicalAremovalAofAtheAbrokenAneedle.

AnAelderlyApatientAsuddenlyAfaintsAwhileAwaitingAforAtheAacupunctureAtreatmentAinAt
he\nclinic.AHeAhasAaAhistoryAofAcoronaryAarteryAdisease.AOnAcheckingAtheAvitalAsigns
,Ayou\nfindAthatAhisAbloodApressureAisA80/50AmmHg,AandAhisApulseAandAbreathingA
areAweak.\nWhatAimmediateAactionAshouldAyouAtake?\n(A)ACallA911.\n(B)APerformACP
R.\n(C)AContactAtheApatient'sAfamilyAdoctor.\n(D)AResuscitationAbyAneedlingADuA20Aa
ndADuA26.A-AcorrectAanswersA)ACallA911

BendingAtheAheadAforwardAonAtheAchestAisAaAmovementAknownAas\n(A)AFlexion.\n(B
)AExtension.\n(C)AProtraction.\n(D)ADepression.A-AcorrectAanswersA)AFlexion

,ChiefAcomplaintsAareAtheApatient's\n(A)AObjectiveAsign.\n(B)AOwnAdiagnosis.\n(C)APres
entingAsymptom.\n(D)AMostAcurrentAproblem.A-
AcorrectAanswersC)APresentingAsymptom

ForAaAcaseAofAsuspectedAdiabetesAinsipidus,AwhichAlaboratoryAtestAbelowAisAmost\nd
iagnostic?\n(A)AUricAacidAlevel.\n(B)ABloodAADHAlevel.\n(C)AFastingAbloodAsugar.\n(D)A
2-hourApostprandialAglucose.A-AcorrectAanswersB)ABloodAADHAlevel.

TheAvisualAcenterAofAtheAbrainAisAlocatedAinAthe\n(A)AFrontalAlobe.\n(B)AParietalAlob
e.\n(C)AOccipitalAlobe.\n(D)ATemporalAlobe.A-AcorrectAanswersC)AOccipitalAlobe.

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAoneAofAtheAactionsAofAaspirinAandAotherAnonsteroid
al\nanti-
inflammatoryAdrugsA(NSAIDs)?\n(A)AAnalgesic.\n(B)AAntibiotic.\n(C)AAntipyretic.\n(D)AAn
ti-inflammatory.A-AcorrectAanswersB)AAntibiotic

SphygmomanometerAisAaAmedicalAinstrumentAusedAtoAmeasureAthe\n(A)AIntraocularA
pressure.\n(B)AIntracranialApressure.\n(C)AArterialAbloodApressure.\n(D)AJugularAvenous
Apressure.A-AcorrectAanswersC)AArterialAbloodApressure

AApatientAisAseenAinAtheAclinicAwithAaAchiefAcomplaintAofApainAinAtheAepigastricAar
ea.AThe\npainAseemsAtoAbeApartlyArelievedAbyAsittingAupAorAleaningAforwardAandAal
soAradiates\ntowardAtheAmid-
back.AWhichAorganAlistedAbelowAisAmostAlikelyAinvolved?\n(A)ALiver.\n(B)AStomach.\n(
C)APancreas.\n(D)AGallbladder.A-AcorrectAanswersC)APancreas

WhichAtypeAofAhepatitisAisAtransmittedAviaAfecal-
oralAroute?\n(A)AHepatitisAA.\n(B)AHepatitisAB.\n(C)AHepatitisAC.\n(D)AHepatitisAD.A-
AcorrectAanswersA)AHepatitisAA

AAstudyAofAtheArecordedAelectricalAchangesAinAcorneoretinalApotentialAcausedAby\nm
ovementsAofAtheAeyeAisAknownAas\n(A)AElectromyographyA(EMG).\n(B)AElectrocardiogr
aphyA(ECG).\n(C)AElectronystagmographyA(ENG).\n(D)AElectroencephalographyA(EEG).A-
AcorrectAanswersC)AElectronystagmography

AnAelevatedAbloodAcreatinineAlevelAsupportsAtheAdiagnosisAofAdiseasesArelatedAtoAth
e\n(A)ALung.\n(B)ALiver.\n(C)AHeart.\n(D)AKidney.A-AcorrectAanswersd)AKidney

BipolarAdisorderAisAaAbroadAtermAusedAtoAdescribeAaArecurrent\n(A)AAnxietyAorApani
cAdisorder.\n(B)AManicAorAdepressiveAdisorder.\n(C)AObsessiveAorAcompulsiveAdisorder.
\n(D)AAnorexiaAnervosaAorAbulimiaAnervosa.A-
AcorrectAanswersB)AManicAorAdepressiveAdisorder

OccultAbloodA(OB)AtestAisAaApartAofAroutineAscreeningAforApeopleAoverAtheAageAofA
50\nyears.AItAisAusedAtoAdetectAsmallAquantitiesAofAbloodAinAthe\n(A)AStool.\n(B)AUri
ne.\n(C)ASputum.\n(D)AVaginalAdischarge.A-AcorrectAanswersA)AStool

, AA75-year-
oldAwomanAcomesAtoAtheAclinicAwithAaAchiefAcomplaintAofApainAinAtheAhip\nandAkn
eeAjointA(especiallyAonAuse),AstiffnessAafterAinactivity,AandAfunctionalAimpairment\nof
Agait.AHerAradiographyAshowsAsomeAstructuralAchanges,AsuchAasAlossAofAjointAspace,
\nformationAofAosteophytesA(spurs),Aetc.AWhatAisAtheAmostAlikelyAmedicalAdiagnosis?
\n(A)AFracture.\n(B)AOsteoporosis.\n(C)AOsteoarthritis.\n(D)ARheumatoidAarthritis.A-
AcorrectAanswersC)AOsteoarthritis

CarpalAtunnelAsyndromeAisAcausedAbyAcompressionAof\n(A)AUlnarAnerve.\n(B)ARadialA
nerve.\n(C)AMedianAnerve.\n(D)AAxillaryAnerve.A-AcorrectAanswersC)AMedianAnerve

SmokingAasAaAriskAfactorAincreasesAtheAincidenceAofAallAofAtheAfollowingAmedical\nc
onditionsAEXCEPT\n(A)ASuddenAinfantAdeathAsyndromeA(SIDS).\n(B)AIntrauterineAgrowt
hAretardationA(IUGR).\n(C)AAcquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA(AIDS).\n(D)AChronic
AobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA(COPD).A-
AcorrectAanswersC)AAcquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA(AIDS)

AAyoungApatientAisAbroughtAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAbecauseAofAnausea,Avomi
ting,\nandAsevereApainAinAtheArightAlowerAabdomen.AUponAphysicalAexamination,Areb
ound\ntendernessAandArigidityAareAfoundAonAtheApoint,AwhichAisAlocatedAatAtheAlow
erAone-
third\nofAtheAdistanceAbetweenAtheAumbilicusAandArightAanteriorAsuperiorAiliacAspine
A(ASIS).\nThisAisAaAtypicalApositive\n(A)APsoasAsign.\n(B)AObturatorAsign.\n(C)ARovsing'
sAsign.\n(D)AMcBurney'sAsign.A-AcorrectAanswersD)AMcBurney'sAsign

AAfemaleApatientApresentsAwithAaAlow-
gradeAfever,AaAfrequent,AurgentAneedAtoAurinate,\nandAaAburningAandApainfulAsensat
ionAduringAurination.AAAdiagnosisAofAcystitisA(UTI)\nmayAbeAmadeAonAtheAbasisAof\n
(A)AUrinalysis.\n(B)AClinicalAmanifestations.\n(C)AMidstreamAurineAculture.\n(D)AAllAofA
theAabove.A-AcorrectAanswersD)AAllAofAtheAabove

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAeffectAofAtheAparasympatheticAstimulation?\n(A)ABronc
hodilation.\n(B)APupilAconstriction.\n(C)ADecreasedAGIAactivities.\n(D)ASecretionAofAepi
nephrine.A-AcorrectAanswersB)APupilAconstriction

Dual-energyAX-
rayAabsorptiometryA(DEXA)AisAusedAforAdetermining\n(A)ABoneAmineralAcontent.\n(B)A
MetabolicAactivityAofAtheAliver.\n(C)ARadiographicAdensityAofAtheAlung.\n(D)AAbsorptio
nAofAtheAsmallAintestine.A-AcorrectAanswersA)ABoneAmineralAcontent

OneAofAtheAclassicAvenerealAdiseasesA(sexuallyAtransmittedAdiseasesAorASTDs)Ais\nsyp
hilis,AwhichAisAcausedAbyAa\n(A)AVirus.\n(B)AFungus.\n(C)AParasite.\n(D)ABacterium.A-
AcorrectAanswersD)ABacterium