BOC Prep Questions - Domain 2 Exam Questions And Answers

BOC Prep Questions - Domain 2 Exam
Questions And Answers


A positive Thompson's sign is indicative of what problem?
a. Tight hip flexor
b. Tight IT band
c. Ruptured anterior tibialis tendon
d. Ruptured posterior tibialis tendon
e. Ruptured Achilles tendon - ANS e. Ruptured Achilles tendon

Which of the following is a simple movement to check the integrity of the radial nerve?
a. Elbow flexion
b. Wrist extension
c. Forearm supination
d. Thumb-to-little finger opposition
e. Shoulder flexion - ANS b. Wrist extension

A grade I ankle inversion sprain involves which structure?
a. Tibiofibular ligament
b. Posterior talofibular ligament
c. Anterior talofibular ligament
d. Spring ligament - ANS d. Spring ligament

You are covering a football game when 2 players collide. You notice that one player grabs neck
and shakes his arm. When you examine him, he complains of lateral neck discomfort and a
feeling of 'numbness' or 'burning' down his arm. His arm is hanging limp by his side. In a few
minutes, the symptoms subside. What do you suspect?
a. Carpal tunnel syndrome
b. Long thoracic nerve injury
c. A 'burner' or pinched nerve syndrome
d. Dorsal scapular nerve injury
e. Thoracic outlet syndrome - ANS c. A 'burner' or pinched nerve syndrome

Which test, if positive, is indicative of a torn posterior cruciate ligament?
a. Sag sign
b. Anterior drawer sign
c. McMurray's sign
d. Ober's sign

,e. Lachman's sign - ANS a. Sag sign

At what point should the athletic trainer's initial evaluation of an injury begin?
a. At the moment the injury is witnessed
b. Once the patient has been stabilized in the athletic training facility
c. Once the athletic trainer receives a medical referral from a doctor
d. After the patient is seen by the team doctor
e. B and D - ANS a. At the moment the injury is witnessed

Panner's disease is an osteochondrosis of which of the following?
a. Capitellum
b. Tibial tubercle
c. Olecranon
d. First ray of the foot
e. Talus - ANS a. Capitellum

What quick test can be performed to check if nerve root L5 is intact?
a. Have the patient flex his or her hip while standing
b. Have the patient walk on his or her toes
c. Have the patient extend his or her great toe
d. Have the patient extend his or her hip
e. Have the patient flex his or her arms - ANS c. Have the patient extend his or her great
toe

A positive Phalen's sign is suspect of what problem?
a. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
b. Long thoracic nerve injury
c. Thoracic outlet syndrome
d. Suprascapular entrapment syndrome
e. Carpal tunnel syndrome - ANS e. Carpal tunnel syndrome

Trendelenburg's test is a method used to evaluate the competence of what structures?
a. Hip flexors
b. Peroneal muscles
c. Hip abductors
d. Erector spinae
e. Abdominals - ANS c. Hip abductors

What evaluative test is used to examine the integrity of the lateral collateral ligament of the
knee?
a. Pivot shift test
b. Valgus stress test
c. Lachman's test
d. Varus stress test

,e. None of the above - ANS d. Varus stress test

What does a positive drop-arm sign indicate?
a. Posterior shoulder subluxation
b. Torn rotator cuff muscle
c. Axillary nerve injury
d. A labral tear
e. Humeral head fracture - ANS b. Torn rotator cuff muscle

If there is a inflammation at the site of the medial epicondyle of the elbow, which of the following
would be positive?
a. Tennis elbow test
b. Golfer's elbow test
c. Tinel's sign
d. Finkelstein's test
e. Allen's test - ANS b. Golfer's elbow test

All of the following are signs of an injury except:
a. A change in skin color or texture
b. Change in body temperature
c. Change in blood pressure
d. Complaint of headaches
e. Change in respiratory rate - ANS d. Complaint of headaches

Information gained during the palpation phase of the athletic trainer's initial assessment might
include all of the following except:
a. Presence of crepitus
b. Sensory function
c. Presence of a deformity
d. Degree of functional movement
e. A and B - ANS d. Degree of functional movement

During an upper quarter screen, checking the strength of thumb extension correlates to what
nerve root?
a. T1
b. T3
c. C5
d. C4
e. C8 - ANS e. C8

A positive clunk test is indicative of what pathology?
a. Unstable ankle
b. Olecranon fracture
c. Meniscus tear of the knee

, d. Glenoid labrum tear
e. ACL tear - ANS d. Glenoid labrum tear

A baseball player comes to see the athletic trainer and is complaining of diffuse pain, clicking
and a sensation of 'slipping' of his right shoulder when throwing. What pathology might the
athletic trainer suspect with this type of presentation?
a. Torn rotator cuff
b. Thrower's exotosis
c. AC joint pathology
d. Labral pathology
e. Bicipital tendinitis - ANS d. Labral pathology

Two major symptoms of a spontaneous pneumothorax include ______ and _______.
a. Bradycardia, cyanosis
b. Sudden chest pain, dyspnea
c. Apnea with rales, rhonchi
d. Left shoulder pain, cyanosis
e. Diaphoresis, bradycardia - ANS b. Sudden chest pain, dyspnea

The ______ pulse and ________ pulse should be palpated after an acute traumatic injury to the
knee area to make sure the peripheral circulation to the involved limb is adequate.
a. Posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
b. Anterior tibial, plantar
c. Saphenous, dorsalis pedis
d. Femoral, posterior tibial
e. Femoral, popliteal - ANS a. Posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis

Foot drop may be indicative of what pathology?
a. Plantar nerve injury
b. Shin splints
c. Osteochondritis dissecans
d. Achilles tendinitis
e. Peroneal nerve injury - ANS e. Peroneal nerve injury

A type V Salter-Harris fracture involves what kick of fracture through the physeal plate?
a. The epiphysis and metaphysis separate without fragmentation
b. A crush injury to the epihypsis
c. The epiphysis and metaphysis separate with fragmentation
d. The epiphysis, metaphysis, and physis all separate from each other
e. The metaphysis is separated with fragmentation. - ANS b. A crush injury to the epihypsis

A patient you have just evaluated for a possible head injury has a noticeable facial dropp on the
left side of his face. Which cranial nerve(s) is involved?
a. I