NBME EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
⫸ what deficiency leads to beriberi? Answer: thiamine
⫸ what is beriberi? Answer: peripheral neuropathy, heart failure
⫸ pyridoxine deficiency symptoms (6) Answer: cheilosis, stomatitis,
glossitis, irritability, confusion, depression
⫸ sign of active HBV Answer: Hbe
⫸ monitoring active HBV Answer: ALT levels, HbE clearance
⫸ distribution of inflamatory bowel disease Answer: bimodal 20-30's
then 60
⫸ laryngotracheobronchitis aka Answer: croup
⫸ cause of j waves (2) Answer: hypercalcemia, hypothermia
⫸ 5 f's of febrile seizures Answer: fever > 38, non-focal, 5 mos-5 years,
15 mins or less, family hx
, ⫸ brown sequard syndrome Answer: hemisection of spinal cord
(impaired pain and temp on 1 side, impaired proprioception on other
side)
⫸ corticospinal tract function? decussation? Answer: motor, medulla
⫸ which spinal cord tract decussates at the spinal cord entry level?
Answer: spinothalamic tract (pain and temp)
⫸ which spinal cord tracts decussate at the medulla? Answer: dorsal
column (proprioception), corticospinal (movement)
⫸ alport syndrome mutation? inheritance? Answer: type IV collagen, x-
linked
⫸ child's BP Answer: 70 + (age x 2)
⫸ preferred treatment of HBV Answer: tenofovir
⫸ most common type of leiomyomata Answer: submucosal
⫸ frothy vaginal discharge Answer: trichomoniasis
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
⫸ what deficiency leads to beriberi? Answer: thiamine
⫸ what is beriberi? Answer: peripheral neuropathy, heart failure
⫸ pyridoxine deficiency symptoms (6) Answer: cheilosis, stomatitis,
glossitis, irritability, confusion, depression
⫸ sign of active HBV Answer: Hbe
⫸ monitoring active HBV Answer: ALT levels, HbE clearance
⫸ distribution of inflamatory bowel disease Answer: bimodal 20-30's
then 60
⫸ laryngotracheobronchitis aka Answer: croup
⫸ cause of j waves (2) Answer: hypercalcemia, hypothermia
⫸ 5 f's of febrile seizures Answer: fever > 38, non-focal, 5 mos-5 years,
15 mins or less, family hx
, ⫸ brown sequard syndrome Answer: hemisection of spinal cord
(impaired pain and temp on 1 side, impaired proprioception on other
side)
⫸ corticospinal tract function? decussation? Answer: motor, medulla
⫸ which spinal cord tract decussates at the spinal cord entry level?
Answer: spinothalamic tract (pain and temp)
⫸ which spinal cord tracts decussate at the medulla? Answer: dorsal
column (proprioception), corticospinal (movement)
⫸ alport syndrome mutation? inheritance? Answer: type IV collagen, x-
linked
⫸ child's BP Answer: 70 + (age x 2)
⫸ preferred treatment of HBV Answer: tenofovir
⫸ most common type of leiomyomata Answer: submucosal
⫸ frothy vaginal discharge Answer: trichomoniasis
