Bio-Medicine NCCAOM Board Exam Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested) with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. A patient says he's going to commit suicide, what should do? Answer: Have Pt. Sign a
"No
Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care phsician on a semi-urgent basis.
2. Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a couple days ago,
now feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: Answer: Bipolar disorder
3. 65 years male is living in nursing house after 6 months of post stroke, he doesn't like
talk to anyone, social withdraw; doesn't like to move and like to lie down in the bed; he
rather thinks him little and forget him. What do you suspect? Answer: Depression
4. Which one is example of abuse? Answer: Retinal hemorrhage in infant (baby shaking)
5. Child abuse reporting process, what type of law? Answer: Varies state by state
,6. Mom brought a kid to clinic, kid has ear infection, during intake mom told you the kid
don't like to talk to other people and don't like to play with other people, what is your
diagnosis for kid? Answer: Child Abuse
7. Confused elderly suspects someone in his health care steals his money, and patient
said don't tell anybody. Your response? Answer: Call social worker
8. Domestic violence Answer: Encourage patient seeking for legal consultant and consider
keep away form abusive partner.
9. McBurney sign Answer: Tender point in right lower abdomen of a patient with
appendicitis.
10. Patient with lower right quadrant abdominal pain Answer: Appendicitis
11. Diverticulitis case study, it asked about what test would you use to diagnose it:
Answer: CT scan
12. Patient has abdominal pain is aggravated when defecting? Answer: Aortic aneurysm
13. Patient has diarrhea and constipation, stools show mucus and blood, why is the
diagnosis: Answer: Ulcerative Colitis
14. Which drug category will you select if you want to reduced gastric acid in the
stomach? Answer: Antacids
,15. What is the test for Drug and Herb metabolism? (In liver is involved in drug
metabolism) Answer: Cytochrome
16. Benzodiazepines are used for what? Answer: Anti-anxiety, relax muscle, help
insomnia, muscles spasms, seizure. = BZD (-zepam)
17 Tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal syndrome are side effect of what kind of
medications? Answer: Antipsychotic
18. What disease is the most common causing renal failure in US? Answer: Type I diabetes
19. Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus infection is responsible for? Answer:
Glomerulonephritis
20. Erectile dysfunction is due to Answer: Organic or psychosomatic
21. Adverse effects from drugs that treat ED? Answer: Hypotension
22. Adverse effects of Erectile Dysfunction drugs: Answer: Stuffy and runny nose
23. A patient was pricked by a thorn in yard, symptoms occur next day-fever, chills,
redness swollen and tenderness. What to suspect? Answer: Cellulitis
24. Woman gets a splinter from wooden branch, the next day started spreading around
the wound area, wound becomes red, swollen and sore grows in size, warm and
tender upon touch, what problem does this patient have? Answer: Cellulitis 25. Case
, Answer: Patient presents with highly contagious bacterial skin infection, red sore near
the nose or mouth which soon breaks, leaking pus or fluid, what do you suspect?
Answer: Impetigo
26. One kindergarten teacher has red on his trunk and 4 limbs, the blister with fluid
filled. What is your diagnosis? Answer: Chickenpox
27. A two year old boy is brought by his parents to the clinic with a 3 day history of
fever, listlessness, and a cough. Physical examination reveals a lethargic child with a
congested throat. Tiny irregular red spots with central bluish-white specks (Koplik's
spots) are found in his buccal mucosa, Macupapular skin rashes are also visible over
the body. What is the most likely medical diagnosis? Answer: Measles
28. A 20 year old college student presents with fever, sore throat, and fatigue.
Upon examination enlarged lymph nodes are found in the poster lateral neck.
What is the most likely medical diagnosis? Answer: Infectious mononucleosis
29. Most common pathogen for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) Answer: Chlamydia
and Gonorrhea
30. CNT Answer: Universal Precautions should be taught to: Answer: All employees with
occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
Questions (Frequently Tested) with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. A patient says he's going to commit suicide, what should do? Answer: Have Pt. Sign a
"No
Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care phsician on a semi-urgent basis.
2. Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a couple days ago,
now feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: Answer: Bipolar disorder
3. 65 years male is living in nursing house after 6 months of post stroke, he doesn't like
talk to anyone, social withdraw; doesn't like to move and like to lie down in the bed; he
rather thinks him little and forget him. What do you suspect? Answer: Depression
4. Which one is example of abuse? Answer: Retinal hemorrhage in infant (baby shaking)
5. Child abuse reporting process, what type of law? Answer: Varies state by state
,6. Mom brought a kid to clinic, kid has ear infection, during intake mom told you the kid
don't like to talk to other people and don't like to play with other people, what is your
diagnosis for kid? Answer: Child Abuse
7. Confused elderly suspects someone in his health care steals his money, and patient
said don't tell anybody. Your response? Answer: Call social worker
8. Domestic violence Answer: Encourage patient seeking for legal consultant and consider
keep away form abusive partner.
9. McBurney sign Answer: Tender point in right lower abdomen of a patient with
appendicitis.
10. Patient with lower right quadrant abdominal pain Answer: Appendicitis
11. Diverticulitis case study, it asked about what test would you use to diagnose it:
Answer: CT scan
12. Patient has abdominal pain is aggravated when defecting? Answer: Aortic aneurysm
13. Patient has diarrhea and constipation, stools show mucus and blood, why is the
diagnosis: Answer: Ulcerative Colitis
14. Which drug category will you select if you want to reduced gastric acid in the
stomach? Answer: Antacids
,15. What is the test for Drug and Herb metabolism? (In liver is involved in drug
metabolism) Answer: Cytochrome
16. Benzodiazepines are used for what? Answer: Anti-anxiety, relax muscle, help
insomnia, muscles spasms, seizure. = BZD (-zepam)
17 Tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal syndrome are side effect of what kind of
medications? Answer: Antipsychotic
18. What disease is the most common causing renal failure in US? Answer: Type I diabetes
19. Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus infection is responsible for? Answer:
Glomerulonephritis
20. Erectile dysfunction is due to Answer: Organic or psychosomatic
21. Adverse effects from drugs that treat ED? Answer: Hypotension
22. Adverse effects of Erectile Dysfunction drugs: Answer: Stuffy and runny nose
23. A patient was pricked by a thorn in yard, symptoms occur next day-fever, chills,
redness swollen and tenderness. What to suspect? Answer: Cellulitis
24. Woman gets a splinter from wooden branch, the next day started spreading around
the wound area, wound becomes red, swollen and sore grows in size, warm and
tender upon touch, what problem does this patient have? Answer: Cellulitis 25. Case
, Answer: Patient presents with highly contagious bacterial skin infection, red sore near
the nose or mouth which soon breaks, leaking pus or fluid, what do you suspect?
Answer: Impetigo
26. One kindergarten teacher has red on his trunk and 4 limbs, the blister with fluid
filled. What is your diagnosis? Answer: Chickenpox
27. A two year old boy is brought by his parents to the clinic with a 3 day history of
fever, listlessness, and a cough. Physical examination reveals a lethargic child with a
congested throat. Tiny irregular red spots with central bluish-white specks (Koplik's
spots) are found in his buccal mucosa, Macupapular skin rashes are also visible over
the body. What is the most likely medical diagnosis? Answer: Measles
28. A 20 year old college student presents with fever, sore throat, and fatigue.
Upon examination enlarged lymph nodes are found in the poster lateral neck.
What is the most likely medical diagnosis? Answer: Infectious mononucleosis
29. Most common pathogen for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) Answer: Chlamydia
and Gonorrhea
30. CNT Answer: Universal Precautions should be taught to: Answer: All employees with
occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
