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NCCAOM BIOMED BOARD EXAM REVIEW|| 2025 - 2026||115 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS||A+ GRADE
What causes stress incontinence? SOLUTION:->>> SOLUTION Intra-abdominal pressure (i.e. sneezing) Poor closure of bladder
1. What causes urge incontinence? SOLUTION:->>>
Overactive Bladder Detrusor muscle hyperreflexia
2. What RX treats urge incontinence? SOLUTION:->>> Oxybutynin
3. What are the types of incontinence? SOLUTION:->>>
Stress Urge Overflow
4. What causes overflow incontinence? SOLUTION:->>> Poor bladder
contraction Blockage of urethra
5. What is the cremasteric reflex? SOLUTION:->>> An involuntary ipsilateralpulling
up of the testis in response to stroking the superior and medial thigh
6. What is Prehn's sign? SOLUTION:->>> physical lifting of the testicles relieves
the pain of epi- didymitis but not that caused by testicular torsion
7. What is epididymitis? SOLUTION:->>> Inflammation of the coiled tube
(epididymis) at the back of the testicle that stores and carries sperm
8. What are the SX of epididymitis? SOLUTION:-
Testicularpain Swelling Fever
9. Which tests are positive with epididymitis? SOLUTION:->>>
Cremastericreflex Prehn's sign
10. What is testicular torsion? SOLUTION:->>> When the testicles rotate
twisting thespermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum
11. How do you DX testicular torsion? SOLUTION:-
Dopplerultrasound Decreased blood flow
12. Which tests are positive with testicular torsion? SOLUTION:-
None14.
13. What are the two main types of erectile dysfunction?
SOLUTION:->>> Organic Psychological
15. What are the causes of ORGANIC erectile dysfunction? SOLUTION:->>>
Endocrine(dia- betes Vascular (atherosclerosis) Neurological (stroke) Exogenous (SSRI, Beta blocker)
pyelonephritis?SOLUTION:->>>Urinalysis Urine culture CBC Ultrasoun d CT Scan
23. What is BPH?SOLUTION:->>> Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (normal enlargement
ofprostate with age)
24. What are the SX of BPH?SOLUTION:->>> Hesitency, weak stream,
intermittent stream, incom- plete emptying, urinary retention, bladder fullness Nocturia, daytime frequency, incontinence
25. How is BPH DX?SOLUTION:->>> DRE (digital rectal exam) showing
26. What is glomerulonephritis?SOLUTION:->>> Acute inflammation of the glomeruli
(BVin KD)
27. What are sx of glomerulonephritis?SOLUTION:->>> Edema (face,
handsabdomen) Pale Hematuria (pinkish/smokey urine) Proteinuria (foamy urine)Hypertension Fatigue
28. What causes glomerulonephritis?SOLUTION:->>> Upper respiratory infection
(strep,tonsili- tis, scarlet fever) Exposure to glue or other toxic chemicals Onset- 2 - 3 weeks after infection
29. What test is used to DX glomerulonephritis?SOLUTION:->>>
BUN 30.What are the risk factors for Bladder Cancer?SOLUTION:-
cigarettesmoking workers exposed to high levels of carcinogens
31. What are the SX of early stage bladder cancer?SOLUTION:->>> Painless hematuria
32. What are the late stage SX of bladder cancer?SOLUTION:->>>
LBP Weight Loss Bone pain/pain in pelvicarea Anemia
33. What is presbycusis?SOLUTION:->>> The most common type of sensorineural
42. What are the SX of cellulitis?SOLUTION:->>> Red, swollen, hot and painful skin
(mostcom- mon in the legs), red area of the skin that tends to expand Blisters, skin dimpling, fever,
43. What is vasculitis?SOLUTION:->>> inflammation of blood vessels
44. What are the SX of vasculitis?SOLUTION:->>> Fever, h/a, fatigue, weight
loss,aches and pains, night sweats Red/purple petechiae (usually on the legs, looks like a bruise) 45.What is necrotizing fasciitis?SOLUTION:->>> A rare bacterial infection of the subcutaneous fat and fascia that spreads quickly in the body and cancause death 46.What are the sx of necrotizing fasciitis?SOLUTION:->>> Fatigue, weakness, fever with chills and sweating, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, *infrequent urination47.What are the three types of skin cancer?SOLUTION:->>> melanoma basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma
48. What are the SX of basal cell carcinoma?SOLUTION:->>>
Pearly, waxybump Flat, flesh colored/brown scar like lesion
49. What are the SX of squamous cell carcinoma?SOLUTION:->>> firm red nodule,
flatlesion, crusty surface
50. What are the SX of melanoma?SOLUTION:->>> Large brownish spot/mole
that changes color/size or bleeds, small lesions with irregular borders (red, white, blue, black portions), dark lesions on the palms, fingertips, soles or mucous membranes
51. What type of skin cancer grows slowly and rarely metastasizes?SOLUTION:->>>
Basalcell carcinoma
52. What is a precursor for squamous cell carcinoma?SOLUTION:->>> Actinic
keratosis53.What is the size of a macule?SOLUTION:->>> <0.5 cm 54.What is the size of a patch?SOLUTION:->>> >0. cm 55.What is the shape of macule and patch?SOLUTION:->>> Flat56.What is the size of a papule?SOLUTION:->>> <0.5 cm 57.What is the size of a plaque?SOLUTION:->>> >0.5 cm 58.What is the size of a vesicle?SOLUTION:->>> <0.5 cm 59.What is the size of a bullae?SOLUTION:->>> >0.5 cm
60. What are the SX of psoriasis?SOLUTION:->>> Silvery, scaly plaques on the knees,
elbows, gluteal cleft, and scalp
71. What are the SX of gastritis?SOLUTION:->>> Gnawing or burning ache or pain
(indigestion) in your upper abdomen that may become either worse or better with eating Nausea Vomiting A feeling of fullness in your upper abdomen after eating
72. What part of the stomach is affected by Type A chronic gastritis?SOLUTION:->>>
fundus (top)
73. What causes Type A chronic gastritis?SOLUTION:->>> autoantibodies to parietal
cells74.What type of chronic gastritis causes pernicious anemia?SOLUTION:->>> Type A 75.What percentage of people have Type A chronic gastritis?SOLUTION:-
10% 76.What part of the stomach is affected by Type B chronic gastritis?SOLUTION:->>> antrum (bottom) 77.What causes Type B chronic gastritis?SOLUTION:->>> NSAID use H. Pylori infection 78.Cranial
Nerve 1 SOLUTION:->>> Olfactory 79.Cranial Nerve 2 SOLUTION:->>> Optic 80.Cranial Nerve 3SOLUTION:->>> Oculomotor81.Cranial Nerve 4 SOLUTION:->>> Trochlear 82.Cranial Nerve 5SOLUTION:->>> Trigeminal 83.Cranial Nerve 6 SOLUTION:->>> Abducens 84.Cranial Nerve 7 SOLUTION:->>> Facial 85.Cranial Nerve 8 SOLUTION:->>> Vestibulocochlear 86.Cranial Nerve 9 SOLUTION:->>> Glossopharyngeal 87.Cranial Nerve 10 SOLUTION:->>> Vagus
88. Cranial Nerve 11 SOLUTION:->>> accessory
89. Cranial Nerve 12 SOLUTION:->>> Hypoglossal
90. Which cranial nerve is responsible for superior oblique eye movement?SOLUTION:-
4 Trochlear
99. Which cranial nerve controls the taste of the vallecular and epiglottis?SOLUTION:-
10 Vagus
100. Which cranial nerve is responsible for position, balance and
hearing?SOLUTION:->>> 8 vestibulocochlear
101. What is responsible for balance?SOLUTION:->>> semicircular canals in the inner
ear
102. Which cranial nerve connects to most organs (HT, LU, SP, KD, colon,
ST, LV)?SOLUTION:->>> 10 Vagus
103. Which cranial nerve controls the motor movement of the SCM andTrapez-
ius?SOLUTION:->>> 11 accessory
104. Which cranial nerve controls the movement of the tongue?SOLUTION:-
12 hypoglos- sal
105. What is PUD (peptic ulcer disease)?SOLUTION:->>> Damage to the
gastric of duodenal mucosa d/t impaired mucosal defense or increased acidic gastric contents
106. What causes PUD?SOLUTION:->>> H. pylori, corticosteroid, NSAID, tobacco,
alcohol
107. What causes duodenal ulcers?SOLUTION:->>> H. pylori (90% of cases)
108. Does pain increase or decrease with meals with duodenal
ulcers?SOLUTION:->>> De- creases
109. Does pain increase or decrease with meals with gastric ulcers?SOLUTION:->>>
Increases
110. What causes gastric ulcers?SOLUTION:->>> H. pylori (70% of cases)
111. How do you DX ulcers?SOLUTION:->>> Upper endoscopy with biopsy
H. Pylori testing Urea breath testing
112. What are the parts of the small intestineSOLUTION:->>> duodenum, jejunum,
ileum (DJI)
113. What part of the small intestine is involved in crohn's?SOLUTION:->>> Ileum
