NBCE PART 4 BOARDS ORTHOPEDICS PART IV
NBCE EXAM 2025 ACTUAL 200 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST EDITION
Foraminal Compression Test - ans -The patient is seated and actively rotates head
from side to side. Then the doctor exerts downward pressure and the head is
rotated to each side with pressure.
PSA - ans -early stage prostatic cancer
A/G ratio - ans -albumin: globulin
2:1
reversed with Multiple Myeloma
Alkaline phos - ans -increased in osteoblastic lesions, hepatic disease,
hyperparathyroidism
Amylase - ans -increased in pancreatitis
ANA - ans -aka FANA
seen with collagen disease (anti-DNP) and SLE (anti-DNA)
ASO titre - ans -inceased in acute glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever
BUN - ans -increased with renal disease
decreased with hepatic disease
Serum calcium - ans -increased with hyperparathyroidism and bone mets
decreased with hypoparathyroidism, acute pancreatitis, renal failure
CPK - ans -increased with MI
Creatinine - ans -increased in renal disease
decreased with muscular dystrophies
,CRP - ans -increased with RA, malignancy, infection
ESR - ans -increased with MM, temporal arteritis, collagen diseases
Glucose (blood) - ans -type II diabetes with fasting glucose over 140 mg
Glucose (CSF) - ans -decreased in meningitis
GGT - ans -used to determine liver dysfunction and alcohol induced liver disease
more sensitive in detecting obstructive jaundice, cholangitis, and cholecystitis
than alk phos and transaminase
Hb A1C - ans -used to evaluate efficacy of insulin at controlling blood sugar levels
HLA b27 - ans -Found in AS, reiters, acute anterior uveitis, graves disease, jRA, PA,
and EA
HDL cholesterol - ans -high levels indicates low risk of coronary heart disease
I-131 uptake - ans -increased in hyperthyroidism
decreased in hypothyroidism
Immunoelectrophoresis - ans -monoclonal increase indicates neoplastic process
LDH - ans -3x higher with MI
Lipase - ans -increased with acute pancreatitis
Cholesterol - ans -Increased with DM, atherosclerotic tendencies
decreased with cirrhosis
Triglycerides - ans -Increased with DM, atherosclerotic tendencies
decreased with cirrhosis
Prothrombin time - ans -increased with vit K deficiency, hepatocellular disease
RA Latex - ans -Increased in RA, SLE
, Reed Sternberg cells - ans -present with hodgkins, large multinucleated
lymphocytes
SGOT - ans -AKA AST
increased in MI, destructive liver conditions, muscular dystrophies
SGPT - ans -aka ALT
increased in MI, hepatitis
AIDs Screening - ans -two positive ELISA before ordering Western Blot
Aspiration - ans -gout, bacterial arthritis
Audiometer - ans -Hearing loss
Biopsy - ans -tumor, hodgkin's
Bone Scan - ans -intrinsic bone changes, hidden fx
bronchoscopy - ans -bronchogenic carcinoma
Colonoscopy - ans -lower GI disease
CT scan - ans -trauma, infection, vascular, neoplastic, arthritic/metabolic disorders
DEXA scan - ans -osteoporosis
Doppler - ans -Arterial alterations
Electromyography - ans -LMNL, Muscle Atrophy
Mantoux test - ans -TB
Tine Test - ans -TB
MRI - ans -spinal tumor, brain
NBCE EXAM 2025 ACTUAL 200 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST EDITION
Foraminal Compression Test - ans -The patient is seated and actively rotates head
from side to side. Then the doctor exerts downward pressure and the head is
rotated to each side with pressure.
PSA - ans -early stage prostatic cancer
A/G ratio - ans -albumin: globulin
2:1
reversed with Multiple Myeloma
Alkaline phos - ans -increased in osteoblastic lesions, hepatic disease,
hyperparathyroidism
Amylase - ans -increased in pancreatitis
ANA - ans -aka FANA
seen with collagen disease (anti-DNP) and SLE (anti-DNA)
ASO titre - ans -inceased in acute glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever
BUN - ans -increased with renal disease
decreased with hepatic disease
Serum calcium - ans -increased with hyperparathyroidism and bone mets
decreased with hypoparathyroidism, acute pancreatitis, renal failure
CPK - ans -increased with MI
Creatinine - ans -increased in renal disease
decreased with muscular dystrophies
,CRP - ans -increased with RA, malignancy, infection
ESR - ans -increased with MM, temporal arteritis, collagen diseases
Glucose (blood) - ans -type II diabetes with fasting glucose over 140 mg
Glucose (CSF) - ans -decreased in meningitis
GGT - ans -used to determine liver dysfunction and alcohol induced liver disease
more sensitive in detecting obstructive jaundice, cholangitis, and cholecystitis
than alk phos and transaminase
Hb A1C - ans -used to evaluate efficacy of insulin at controlling blood sugar levels
HLA b27 - ans -Found in AS, reiters, acute anterior uveitis, graves disease, jRA, PA,
and EA
HDL cholesterol - ans -high levels indicates low risk of coronary heart disease
I-131 uptake - ans -increased in hyperthyroidism
decreased in hypothyroidism
Immunoelectrophoresis - ans -monoclonal increase indicates neoplastic process
LDH - ans -3x higher with MI
Lipase - ans -increased with acute pancreatitis
Cholesterol - ans -Increased with DM, atherosclerotic tendencies
decreased with cirrhosis
Triglycerides - ans -Increased with DM, atherosclerotic tendencies
decreased with cirrhosis
Prothrombin time - ans -increased with vit K deficiency, hepatocellular disease
RA Latex - ans -Increased in RA, SLE
, Reed Sternberg cells - ans -present with hodgkins, large multinucleated
lymphocytes
SGOT - ans -AKA AST
increased in MI, destructive liver conditions, muscular dystrophies
SGPT - ans -aka ALT
increased in MI, hepatitis
AIDs Screening - ans -two positive ELISA before ordering Western Blot
Aspiration - ans -gout, bacterial arthritis
Audiometer - ans -Hearing loss
Biopsy - ans -tumor, hodgkin's
Bone Scan - ans -intrinsic bone changes, hidden fx
bronchoscopy - ans -bronchogenic carcinoma
Colonoscopy - ans -lower GI disease
CT scan - ans -trauma, infection, vascular, neoplastic, arthritic/metabolic disorders
DEXA scan - ans -osteoporosis
Doppler - ans -Arterial alterations
Electromyography - ans -LMNL, Muscle Atrophy
Mantoux test - ans -TB
Tine Test - ans -TB
MRI - ans -spinal tumor, brain
