NBCOT Practice Study Guide Questions with A level
solution version 2025/2026
A 29-year-old male has a diagnosis of AIDS. The patient has had a two
year history of AIDS. The most likely cognitive deficits include which of the
following?
A. Disorientation
B. Sensory changes
C. Inability to produce sound
D. Hearing deficits - correct answer A. Disorientation
An occupational therapist is reviewing a patient's current Lithium levels.
Which of the following values is outside the therapeutic range?
A. 1.0 mEq/L
B. 1.1 mEq/L
C. 1.2 mEq/L
D. 1.3 mEq/L - correct answer D. 1.3 mEq/L
A patient has fallen off a bicycle and fractured the distal radius with an
avulsion of the ulna styloid. Which of the following terms would apply?
A. De Quervain's Syndrome
B. Colles fracture
C. Gamekeeper's fracture
D. Mallet finger - correct answer B. Colles fracture
, An occupational therapist is caring for a retired MD. The MD asks the
question, "What type of cells create exocrine secretions?" The correct
answer is:
A. Alpha cells
B. Beta cells
C. Acinar cells
D. Plasma cells - correct answer C. Acinar cells
A violation of a patient's confidentiality occurs if two occupational therapists
are discussing client information in which of the following scenarios?
A. With an occupational therapist treating the patient
B. With a social worker planning for discharge
C. With another occupational therapist on duty to plan for break time
D. In the hallway outside the patient's room - correct answer D. In the
hallway outside the patient's room.
An occupational therapist is assessing a rupture of the ulnar collateral
ligament of the thumb. Which of the following terms is another phrase for
this condition?
A. Mallet Finger
B. Gamekeeper's thumb
C. Heberden's nodes
D. Early signs of CTS - correct answer B. Gamekeeper's thumb
solution version 2025/2026
A 29-year-old male has a diagnosis of AIDS. The patient has had a two
year history of AIDS. The most likely cognitive deficits include which of the
following?
A. Disorientation
B. Sensory changes
C. Inability to produce sound
D. Hearing deficits - correct answer A. Disorientation
An occupational therapist is reviewing a patient's current Lithium levels.
Which of the following values is outside the therapeutic range?
A. 1.0 mEq/L
B. 1.1 mEq/L
C. 1.2 mEq/L
D. 1.3 mEq/L - correct answer D. 1.3 mEq/L
A patient has fallen off a bicycle and fractured the distal radius with an
avulsion of the ulna styloid. Which of the following terms would apply?
A. De Quervain's Syndrome
B. Colles fracture
C. Gamekeeper's fracture
D. Mallet finger - correct answer B. Colles fracture
, An occupational therapist is caring for a retired MD. The MD asks the
question, "What type of cells create exocrine secretions?" The correct
answer is:
A. Alpha cells
B. Beta cells
C. Acinar cells
D. Plasma cells - correct answer C. Acinar cells
A violation of a patient's confidentiality occurs if two occupational therapists
are discussing client information in which of the following scenarios?
A. With an occupational therapist treating the patient
B. With a social worker planning for discharge
C. With another occupational therapist on duty to plan for break time
D. In the hallway outside the patient's room - correct answer D. In the
hallway outside the patient's room.
An occupational therapist is assessing a rupture of the ulnar collateral
ligament of the thumb. Which of the following terms is another phrase for
this condition?
A. Mallet Finger
B. Gamekeeper's thumb
C. Heberden's nodes
D. Early signs of CTS - correct answer B. Gamekeeper's thumb
