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NCCAOM Biomedicine Board Exam |
Comprehensive Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Warfarin-correct-answer-extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in
pregnancy
Heparin-correct-answer-intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in
pregnancy also
advil side effect-correct-answer-renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti
platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency-correct-answer-emergency: end
organ damage (kidney, bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ...-correct-answer-biopsy, not PSA
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nerves related with eye movement-correct-answer-3, 4, 6 so (superior oblique:4),
lr (lateral rectus:6), 3 others
Brudzinski's Test-correct-answer-for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness causes a
patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs-correct-answer-dark pigmented skin, fatigue
cause of addison's-correct-answer-def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom-correct-answer-excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx-correct-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
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risk factor of COPD-correct-answer-smoking
copd-correct-answer-emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease-correct-answer-
obstructive like asthma, restrctive like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-correct-answer-not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause-correct-answer-cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis-correct-answer-smoking
smoking risk factor for-correct-answer-COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect-correct-answer-myalgia
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HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect-correct-answer-myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors-correct-answer-statins
fish oil-correct-answer-decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl-correct-answer-exercise
when BP falls, kidney release ..-correct-answer-renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia-correct-answer-menorhagia: excessive menstruation
can cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue-correct-answer-CHF
NCCAOM Biomedicine Board Exam |
Comprehensive Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Warfarin-correct-answer-extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in
pregnancy
Heparin-correct-answer-intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in
pregnancy also
advil side effect-correct-answer-renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti
platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency-correct-answer-emergency: end
organ damage (kidney, bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ...-correct-answer-biopsy, not PSA
,2|Page
nerves related with eye movement-correct-answer-3, 4, 6 so (superior oblique:4),
lr (lateral rectus:6), 3 others
Brudzinski's Test-correct-answer-for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness causes a
patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs-correct-answer-dark pigmented skin, fatigue
cause of addison's-correct-answer-def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom-correct-answer-excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx-correct-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
,3|Page
risk factor of COPD-correct-answer-smoking
copd-correct-answer-emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease-correct-answer-
obstructive like asthma, restrctive like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-correct-answer-not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause-correct-answer-cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis-correct-answer-smoking
smoking risk factor for-correct-answer-COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect-correct-answer-myalgia
, 4|Page
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect-correct-answer-myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors-correct-answer-statins
fish oil-correct-answer-decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl-correct-answer-exercise
when BP falls, kidney release ..-correct-answer-renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia-correct-answer-menorhagia: excessive menstruation
can cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue-correct-answer-CHF
