NCCAOM® Biomedicine Exam- U.S. certification in
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine EXAM 2026-2027 LA
This document provides the updated NCCAOM® (National Certification Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Biomedicine Exam for 2026–2027 with verified
correct answers. It covers key biomedical and clinical sciences topics including anatomy,
physiology, pathology, pharmacology, infectious disease, laboratory testing, imaging,
and biomedical terminology. Updated to reflect the latest NCCAOM® exam blueprint
and national certification standards, this resource is ideal for acupuncture and Oriental
medicine practitioners preparing for the Biomedicine module of U.S. board certification
Warfarin - ,,,answer,,,,..extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in
pregnancy
Heparin - ,,,answer,,,,..intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in
pregnancy also
advil side effect - ,,,answer,,,,..renal problem, not before and after surgery
(anti platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency -
,,,answer,,,,..emergency: end organ damage (kidney, bleeding, brain,
pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ... - ,,,answer,,,,..biopsy, not PSA
nerves related with eye movement - ,,,answer,,,,..3, 4, 6 so (superior
oblique:4), lr (lateral rectus:6), 3 others
,Brudzinski's Test - ,,,answer,,,,..for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness
causes a patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs - ,,,answer,,,,..dark pigmented skin, fatigue
cause of addison's - ,,,answer,,,,..def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom - ,,,answer,,,,..excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx - ,,,answer,,,,..positive when the thigh is flexed at the hip and
knee at 90 degree angles, and subsequent extension in the knee is painful
(leading to resistance). meningitis test
risk factor of COPD - ,,,answer,,,,..smoking
copd - ,,,answer,,,,..emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease -
,,,answer,,,,..obstructive like asthma, restrctive like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - ,,,answer,,,,..not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause - ,,,answer,,,,..cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis - ,,,answer,,,,..smoking
smoking risk factor for - ,,,answer,,,,..COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect - ,,,answer,,,,..myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect - ,,,answer,,,,..myalgia
,HMG coA reuctase inhibitors - ,,,answer,,,,..statins
fish oil - ,,,answer,,,,..decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl - ,,,answer,,,,..exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. - ,,,answer,,,,..renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia - ,,,answer,,,,..menorhagia: excessive
menstruation can cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue - ,,,answer,,,,..CHF
DVT can cause - ,,,answer,,,,..PE
medication for high chlostrol - ,,,answer,,,,..statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... - ,,,answer,,,,..MRI
MRI for - ,,,answer,,,,..soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of - ,,,answer,,,,..potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure - ,,,answer,,,,..eclampsa
tongue , what nerve - ,,,answer,,,,..12, hyopglossal for control (move)
tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss -
,,,answer,,,,..conductive: cerumen
, sensory: presbycusis
most common site of epistaxis - ,,,answer,,,,..ant
epistaxis ant vs post - ,,,answer,,,,..ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding - ,,,answer,,,,..external trauma
(nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
epistaxis tx - ,,,answer,,,,..nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter - ,,,answer,,,,..
flat - ,,,answer,,,,..macul
patch
elevated, palpable - ,,,answer,,,,..papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled - ,,,answer,,,,..vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size - ,,,answer,,,,..macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
papuls vs plaque size - ,,,answer,,,,..papul less than 0.5
plaque more than پالک طال بزرگه
vesicle vs buallae size - ,,,answer,,,,..vesicle less than 0.5
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine EXAM 2026-2027 LA
This document provides the updated NCCAOM® (National Certification Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Biomedicine Exam for 2026–2027 with verified
correct answers. It covers key biomedical and clinical sciences topics including anatomy,
physiology, pathology, pharmacology, infectious disease, laboratory testing, imaging,
and biomedical terminology. Updated to reflect the latest NCCAOM® exam blueprint
and national certification standards, this resource is ideal for acupuncture and Oriental
medicine practitioners preparing for the Biomedicine module of U.S. board certification
Warfarin - ,,,answer,,,,..extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in
pregnancy
Heparin - ,,,answer,,,,..intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in
pregnancy also
advil side effect - ,,,answer,,,,..renal problem, not before and after surgery
(anti platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency -
,,,answer,,,,..emergency: end organ damage (kidney, bleeding, brain,
pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ... - ,,,answer,,,,..biopsy, not PSA
nerves related with eye movement - ,,,answer,,,,..3, 4, 6 so (superior
oblique:4), lr (lateral rectus:6), 3 others
,Brudzinski's Test - ,,,answer,,,,..for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness
causes a patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs - ,,,answer,,,,..dark pigmented skin, fatigue
cause of addison's - ,,,answer,,,,..def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom - ,,,answer,,,,..excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx - ,,,answer,,,,..positive when the thigh is flexed at the hip and
knee at 90 degree angles, and subsequent extension in the knee is painful
(leading to resistance). meningitis test
risk factor of COPD - ,,,answer,,,,..smoking
copd - ,,,answer,,,,..emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease -
,,,answer,,,,..obstructive like asthma, restrctive like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - ,,,answer,,,,..not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause - ,,,answer,,,,..cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis - ,,,answer,,,,..smoking
smoking risk factor for - ,,,answer,,,,..COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect - ,,,answer,,,,..myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect - ,,,answer,,,,..myalgia
,HMG coA reuctase inhibitors - ,,,answer,,,,..statins
fish oil - ,,,answer,,,,..decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl - ,,,answer,,,,..exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. - ,,,answer,,,,..renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia - ,,,answer,,,,..menorhagia: excessive
menstruation can cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue - ,,,answer,,,,..CHF
DVT can cause - ,,,answer,,,,..PE
medication for high chlostrol - ,,,answer,,,,..statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... - ,,,answer,,,,..MRI
MRI for - ,,,answer,,,,..soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of - ,,,answer,,,,..potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure - ,,,answer,,,,..eclampsa
tongue , what nerve - ,,,answer,,,,..12, hyopglossal for control (move)
tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss -
,,,answer,,,,..conductive: cerumen
, sensory: presbycusis
most common site of epistaxis - ,,,answer,,,,..ant
epistaxis ant vs post - ,,,answer,,,,..ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding - ,,,answer,,,,..external trauma
(nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
epistaxis tx - ,,,answer,,,,..nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter - ,,,answer,,,,..
flat - ,,,answer,,,,..macul
patch
elevated, palpable - ,,,answer,,,,..papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled - ,,,answer,,,,..vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size - ,,,answer,,,,..macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
papuls vs plaque size - ,,,answer,,,,..papul less than 0.5
plaque more than پالک طال بزرگه
vesicle vs buallae size - ,,,answer,,,,..vesicle less than 0.5
