NCCAOM BIOMEDICINE BOARD
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WarfarinA-AcorrectAanswersextrinsicApathway,AinhibitAsynthesisAofAvitAk,AnotAinApregnancy
HeparinA-AcorrectAanswersintrinsicApathway,AactivateAantithrombin,AusedAinApregnancyAalso
advilAsideAeffectA-
AcorrectAanswersrenalAproblem,AnotAbeforeAandAafterAsurgeryA(antiAplatelet,AsoAbleeding)
hypertensiveAurgencyAvsAhypertensiveAemergencyA-
AcorrectAanswersemergency:AendAorganAdamageA(kidney,Ableeding,Abrain,ApupilAedemaA,AEKG)
Urgency:Aheadache,AchestApain,AnoAendAorganAdamage)
confirmAprostateAcancerAwithA...A-AcorrectAanswersbiopsy,AnotAPSA
nervesArelatedAwithAeyeAmovementA-
AcorrectAanswers3,A4,A6AsoA(superiorAoblique:4),AlrA(lateralArectus:6),A3Aothers
Brudzinski'sATestA-
AcorrectAanswersforAmeningitis,ASevereAneckAstiffnessAcausesAaApatient'sAhipsAandAkneesAtoAfle
xAwhenAtheAneckAisAflexed.
addison'sAsxsA-AcorrectAanswersdarkApigmentedAskin,Afatigue
causeAofAaddison'sA-AcorrectAanswersdef.AofAadrenal'sAhormones
conn'sAsyndromA-AcorrectAanswersexcessiveAaldestroneAdueAtoAadrenalAtumor
kernig'sAsxA-
AcorrectAanswerspositiveAwhenAtheAthighAisAflexedAatAtheAhipAandAkneeAatA90AdegreeAangles,Aa
ndAsubsequentAextensionAinAtheAkneeAisApainfulA(leadingAtoAresistance).AmeningitisAtest
riskAfactorAofACOPDA-AcorrectAanswerssmoking
copdA-AcorrectAanswersemphysema,AchronicAbronchitis
obstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseAvsArestrictiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA-
AcorrectAanswersobstructiveAlikeAasthma,ArestrctiveAlikeAsarcoidosis
chronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA-AcorrectAanswersnotAasthma
uterineAbleedingApostAmenopauseA-AcorrectAanswerscancer
mostAriskAfactorAforAosteoporosisA-AcorrectAanswerssmoking
smokingAriskAfactorAforA-AcorrectAanswersCOPD,AAAA,Aosteoprosis,Ahtn,
,atrovastatinAsideAeffectA-AcorrectAanswersmyalgia
HMGAcoAAreuctaseAinhibitorAsideAeffectA-AcorrectAanswersmyalgia
HMGAcoAAreuctaseAinhibitorsA-AcorrectAanswersstatins
fishAoilA-AcorrectAanswersdecreaseAtriglycirideAnotAldl
howAtoAincreaseAhdlA-AcorrectAanswersexercise
whenABPAfalls,AkidneyAreleaseA..A-AcorrectAanswersrenin
menorrhagiaAvsAmetrohagiaA-
AcorrectAanswersmenorhagia:AexcessiveAmenstruation AcanAcauseAironAdefAanemia
metrohagia:Airregular,AfrequentAbleeding
sobAonAsupine,AedemaAofAlegs,AfatigueA-AcorrectAanswersCHF
DVTAcanAcauseA-AcorrectAanswersPE
medicationAforAhighAchlostrolA-AcorrectAanswersstatins
muscleAinjuryAevaluatedAbyA...A-AcorrectAanswersMRI
MRIAforA-AcorrectAanswerssoftAtissues:Aspine,Abrain,Ajoint
excessiveAlicoriceAincreaseAurinaryAexcretionAofA-AcorrectAanswerspotasium
preAeclampsia+AseizureA-AcorrectAanswerseclampsa
tongueA,AwhatAnerveA-AcorrectAanswers12,AhyopglossalAforAcontrolA(move)Atongue
tasteA7AforA2/3
9AforApostA1/3
conductiveAhearingAlossAvsAsensoryAhearingAlossA-AcorrectAanswersconductive:Acerumen
sensory:Apresbycusis
mostAcommonAsiteAofAepistaxisA-AcorrectAanswersant
epistaxisAantAvsApostA-AcorrectAanswersantAvisible
postAnotAvisible
mostAcommonAcauseAofAnoseAbleedingA-AcorrectAanswersexternalAtraumaA(noseApicking)
kisselback'sAplexus
epistaxisAtxA-AcorrectAanswersnasalApacking\
silverAnitrateA(burning)
,flat,AlessAthanA0.5AcmAdiameterA-AcorrectAanswers
flatA-AcorrectAanswersmaculA
patch
elevated,ApalpableA-AcorrectAanswerspapul
plaque
elevated,AfluidAfilledA-AcorrectAanswersvesicle
bullae
maculAvsApatchAinAsizeA-AcorrectAanswersmaculAlessAthanA0.5Acm
patchAmoreAthanA0.5Acm
papulsAvsAplaqueAsizeA-AcorrectAanswerspapulAlessAthanA0.5
plaqueAmoreAthanAپالکAطالAبزرگه
vesicleAvsAbuallaeAsizeA-AcorrectAanswersvesicleAlessAthanA0.5
psoriasisA-AcorrectAanswerssilveryAscaly,Aextensors,Aartritis
extensorAsurfaceAvsAflexorAsurfaceA-
AcorrectAanswersextensorA(psoriasis)AvsAflexorA(atopicAdermatitis=eczema)
detoxAforAacetaminophenA-AcorrectAanswersNACA(NAacetylAcystein)
kayserAfleischerAringA-AcorrectAanswerswilsonA(copperAoverload)
bronzeApigmentationA-AcorrectAanswersadison'sA
hematochromasis
systemicAlupusA(SLE)A-AcorrectAanswersbutterflyArash,Aartritis,AANAA+
RAAorAOAA-AcorrectAanswersrhumatoidAarthritisAvsAosteoarthritis
morningAstifnessA:ARA:60AminAOA:A<30Amin
RAA:autoimmune,Asymmetry
goutA-AcorrectAanswersuricAacid
meat,Aalcohol
wernickeAvsAkorsakofAsyndromA-AcorrectAanswerswernickeAreversible
korsakofAirreversible
wernikeAkorsakofAdueAtoA-AcorrectAanswersvitAb1A(thiaminAdef)
, dueAtoAalcoholAabuseA
medicalAemergency
tx:Athiamin
wernikeAencephalopathyA-
AcorrectAanswersataxia,Aconfusion,AOphthalmoplegia(AparalysisAorAweaknessAofAtheAeyeAmuscl
es)
korsakofApsychosisA(amnesia)A-AcorrectAanswersconfabulation,AimpairedAshortAtermAmemory
nerveA1A-AcorrectAanswersolfactoryA(smell)Asensory
nerveA12A-AcorrectAanswerstongueA(hypoglossal),Amovement
nerveA2A-AcorrectAanswersoptic,Asensory
3,A4,A6A-AcorrectAanswerspureAmotor
oculumotorA-AcorrectAanswers3
trochlearA-AcorrectAanswersnerveA4
nerveA5AhowAmanyAbranchesA
nerveA7AhowAmanyAbranchesA-AcorrectAanswers5A3Abranches
7A5Abranches
abducentA-AcorrectAanswers6
oculomotorA-AcorrectAanswers3
vestibulocochlearA-AcorrectAanswers8
semicircularAcanals+cochlearA-AcorrectAanswerssemicircuarAforAbalance
cochlearAforAhearing
bothAareAsensory
glosopharengialA-AcorrectAanswers9AbothAsensoryAandAmotor
vagusA-AcorrectAanswers10AbothAsAandAm
connectAmostAofAorgans:Aht,Alu,Asp,Akd,Aclon,Ast,Alv,Aparasympathic
tasteAvalecella,Aepiglot)
accessoryA-AcorrectAanswers11A,ASCM,AtrapeziusAmotor
cranialAnervesA(pureAmotor)A-AcorrectAanswers3,4,6,11,12
pureAsensoryA-AcorrectAanswers1,A2,A8
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WarfarinA-AcorrectAanswersextrinsicApathway,AinhibitAsynthesisAofAvitAk,AnotAinApregnancy
HeparinA-AcorrectAanswersintrinsicApathway,AactivateAantithrombin,AusedAinApregnancyAalso
advilAsideAeffectA-
AcorrectAanswersrenalAproblem,AnotAbeforeAandAafterAsurgeryA(antiAplatelet,AsoAbleeding)
hypertensiveAurgencyAvsAhypertensiveAemergencyA-
AcorrectAanswersemergency:AendAorganAdamageA(kidney,Ableeding,Abrain,ApupilAedemaA,AEKG)
Urgency:Aheadache,AchestApain,AnoAendAorganAdamage)
confirmAprostateAcancerAwithA...A-AcorrectAanswersbiopsy,AnotAPSA
nervesArelatedAwithAeyeAmovementA-
AcorrectAanswers3,A4,A6AsoA(superiorAoblique:4),AlrA(lateralArectus:6),A3Aothers
Brudzinski'sATestA-
AcorrectAanswersforAmeningitis,ASevereAneckAstiffnessAcausesAaApatient'sAhipsAandAkneesAtoAfle
xAwhenAtheAneckAisAflexed.
addison'sAsxsA-AcorrectAanswersdarkApigmentedAskin,Afatigue
causeAofAaddison'sA-AcorrectAanswersdef.AofAadrenal'sAhormones
conn'sAsyndromA-AcorrectAanswersexcessiveAaldestroneAdueAtoAadrenalAtumor
kernig'sAsxA-
AcorrectAanswerspositiveAwhenAtheAthighAisAflexedAatAtheAhipAandAkneeAatA90AdegreeAangles,Aa
ndAsubsequentAextensionAinAtheAkneeAisApainfulA(leadingAtoAresistance).AmeningitisAtest
riskAfactorAofACOPDA-AcorrectAanswerssmoking
copdA-AcorrectAanswersemphysema,AchronicAbronchitis
obstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseAvsArestrictiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA-
AcorrectAanswersobstructiveAlikeAasthma,ArestrctiveAlikeAsarcoidosis
chronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA-AcorrectAanswersnotAasthma
uterineAbleedingApostAmenopauseA-AcorrectAanswerscancer
mostAriskAfactorAforAosteoporosisA-AcorrectAanswerssmoking
smokingAriskAfactorAforA-AcorrectAanswersCOPD,AAAA,Aosteoprosis,Ahtn,
,atrovastatinAsideAeffectA-AcorrectAanswersmyalgia
HMGAcoAAreuctaseAinhibitorAsideAeffectA-AcorrectAanswersmyalgia
HMGAcoAAreuctaseAinhibitorsA-AcorrectAanswersstatins
fishAoilA-AcorrectAanswersdecreaseAtriglycirideAnotAldl
howAtoAincreaseAhdlA-AcorrectAanswersexercise
whenABPAfalls,AkidneyAreleaseA..A-AcorrectAanswersrenin
menorrhagiaAvsAmetrohagiaA-
AcorrectAanswersmenorhagia:AexcessiveAmenstruation AcanAcauseAironAdefAanemia
metrohagia:Airregular,AfrequentAbleeding
sobAonAsupine,AedemaAofAlegs,AfatigueA-AcorrectAanswersCHF
DVTAcanAcauseA-AcorrectAanswersPE
medicationAforAhighAchlostrolA-AcorrectAanswersstatins
muscleAinjuryAevaluatedAbyA...A-AcorrectAanswersMRI
MRIAforA-AcorrectAanswerssoftAtissues:Aspine,Abrain,Ajoint
excessiveAlicoriceAincreaseAurinaryAexcretionAofA-AcorrectAanswerspotasium
preAeclampsia+AseizureA-AcorrectAanswerseclampsa
tongueA,AwhatAnerveA-AcorrectAanswers12,AhyopglossalAforAcontrolA(move)Atongue
tasteA7AforA2/3
9AforApostA1/3
conductiveAhearingAlossAvsAsensoryAhearingAlossA-AcorrectAanswersconductive:Acerumen
sensory:Apresbycusis
mostAcommonAsiteAofAepistaxisA-AcorrectAanswersant
epistaxisAantAvsApostA-AcorrectAanswersantAvisible
postAnotAvisible
mostAcommonAcauseAofAnoseAbleedingA-AcorrectAanswersexternalAtraumaA(noseApicking)
kisselback'sAplexus
epistaxisAtxA-AcorrectAanswersnasalApacking\
silverAnitrateA(burning)
,flat,AlessAthanA0.5AcmAdiameterA-AcorrectAanswers
flatA-AcorrectAanswersmaculA
patch
elevated,ApalpableA-AcorrectAanswerspapul
plaque
elevated,AfluidAfilledA-AcorrectAanswersvesicle
bullae
maculAvsApatchAinAsizeA-AcorrectAanswersmaculAlessAthanA0.5Acm
patchAmoreAthanA0.5Acm
papulsAvsAplaqueAsizeA-AcorrectAanswerspapulAlessAthanA0.5
plaqueAmoreAthanAپالکAطالAبزرگه
vesicleAvsAbuallaeAsizeA-AcorrectAanswersvesicleAlessAthanA0.5
psoriasisA-AcorrectAanswerssilveryAscaly,Aextensors,Aartritis
extensorAsurfaceAvsAflexorAsurfaceA-
AcorrectAanswersextensorA(psoriasis)AvsAflexorA(atopicAdermatitis=eczema)
detoxAforAacetaminophenA-AcorrectAanswersNACA(NAacetylAcystein)
kayserAfleischerAringA-AcorrectAanswerswilsonA(copperAoverload)
bronzeApigmentationA-AcorrectAanswersadison'sA
hematochromasis
systemicAlupusA(SLE)A-AcorrectAanswersbutterflyArash,Aartritis,AANAA+
RAAorAOAA-AcorrectAanswersrhumatoidAarthritisAvsAosteoarthritis
morningAstifnessA:ARA:60AminAOA:A<30Amin
RAA:autoimmune,Asymmetry
goutA-AcorrectAanswersuricAacid
meat,Aalcohol
wernickeAvsAkorsakofAsyndromA-AcorrectAanswerswernickeAreversible
korsakofAirreversible
wernikeAkorsakofAdueAtoA-AcorrectAanswersvitAb1A(thiaminAdef)
, dueAtoAalcoholAabuseA
medicalAemergency
tx:Athiamin
wernikeAencephalopathyA-
AcorrectAanswersataxia,Aconfusion,AOphthalmoplegia(AparalysisAorAweaknessAofAtheAeyeAmuscl
es)
korsakofApsychosisA(amnesia)A-AcorrectAanswersconfabulation,AimpairedAshortAtermAmemory
nerveA1A-AcorrectAanswersolfactoryA(smell)Asensory
nerveA12A-AcorrectAanswerstongueA(hypoglossal),Amovement
nerveA2A-AcorrectAanswersoptic,Asensory
3,A4,A6A-AcorrectAanswerspureAmotor
oculumotorA-AcorrectAanswers3
trochlearA-AcorrectAanswersnerveA4
nerveA5AhowAmanyAbranchesA
nerveA7AhowAmanyAbranchesA-AcorrectAanswers5A3Abranches
7A5Abranches
abducentA-AcorrectAanswers6
oculomotorA-AcorrectAanswers3
vestibulocochlearA-AcorrectAanswers8
semicircularAcanals+cochlearA-AcorrectAanswerssemicircuarAforAbalance
cochlearAforAhearing
bothAareAsensory
glosopharengialA-AcorrectAanswers9AbothAsensoryAandAmotor
vagusA-AcorrectAanswers10AbothAsAandAm
connectAmostAofAorgans:Aht,Alu,Asp,Akd,Aclon,Ast,Alv,Aparasympathic
tasteAvalecella,Aepiglot)
accessoryA-AcorrectAanswers11A,ASCM,AtrapeziusAmotor
cranialAnervesA(pureAmotor)A-AcorrectAanswers3,4,6,11,12
pureAsensoryA-AcorrectAanswers1,A2,A8
