Bio-Medicine NCCAOM Board
Exam Questions & Valid Correct
Answers
A patient says he's going to commit suicide, what should do? - correct answer ✔✔Have Pt. Sign
a "No Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care physician on a semi-urgent basis.
Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a couple days ago, now
feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: - correct answer ✔✔Bipolar disorder
65 years male is living in nursing house after 6 months of post stroke, he doesn't like talk to
anyone, social withdraw; doesn't like to move and like to lie down in the bed; he rather thinks
him little and forget him. What do you suspect? - correct answer ✔✔Depression
Which one is example of abuse? - correct answer ✔✔Retinal hemorrhage in infant (baby
shaking)
Child abuse reporting process, what type of law? - correct answer ✔✔Varies state by state
Mom brought a kid to clinic, kid has ear infection, during intake mom told you the kid don't like
to talk to other people and don't like to play with other people, what is your diagnosis for kid? -
correct answer ✔✔Child Abuse
Confused elderly suspects someone in his health care steals his money, and patient said don't
tell anybody. Your response? - correct answer ✔✔Call social worker
,Domestic violence - correct answer ✔✔Encourage patient seeking for legal consultant and
consider keep away form abusive partner.
McBurney sign - correct answer ✔✔Tender point in right lower abdomen of a patient with
appendicitis.
Patient with lower right quadrant abdominal pain - correct answer ✔✔Appendicitis
Diverticulitis case study, it asked about what test would you use to diagnose it: - correct answer
✔✔CT scan
Patient has abdominal pain is aggravated when defecting? - correct answer ✔✔Aortic aneurysm
Patient has diarrhea and constipation, stools show mucus and blood, why is the diagnosis: -
correct answer ✔✔Ulcerative Colitis
Which drug category will you select if you want to reduced gastric acid in the stomach? - correct
answer ✔✔Antacids
What is the test for Drug and Herb metabolism? (In liver is involved in drug metabolism) -
correct answer ✔✔Cytochrome
Benzodiazepines are used for what? - correct answer ✔✔Anti-anxiety, relax muscle, help
insomnia, muscles spasms, seizure. = BZD (-zepam)
Tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal syndrome are side effect of what kind of medications? -
correct answer ✔✔Antipsychotic
,What disease is the most common causing renal failure in US? - correct answer ✔✔Type I
diabetes
Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus infection is responsible for? - correct answer
✔✔Glomerulonephritis
Erectile dysfunction is due to - correct answer ✔✔Organic or psychosomatic
Adverse effects from drugs that treat ED? - correct answer ✔✔Hypotension
Adverse effects of Erectile Dysfunction drugs: - correct answer ✔✔Stuffy and runny nose
A patient was pricked by a thorn in yard, symptoms occur next day-fever, chills, redness swollen
and tenderness. What to suspect? - correct answer ✔✔Cellulitis
Woman gets a splinter from wooden branch, the next day started spreading around the wound
area, wound becomes red, swollen and sore grows in size, warm and tender upon touch, what
problem does this patient have? - correct answer ✔✔Cellulitis
Case: Patient presents with highly contagious bacterial skin infection, red sore near the nose or
mouth which soon breaks, leaking pus or fluid, what do you suspect? - correct answer
✔✔Impetigo
One kindergarten teacher has red on his trunk and 4 limbs, the blister with fluid filled. What is
your diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Chickenpox
A two year old boy is brought by his parents to the clinic with a 3 day history of fever,
listlessness, and a cough. Physical examination reveals a lethargic child with a congested throat.
Tiny irregular red spots with central bluish-white specks (Koplik's spots) are found in his buccal
, mucosa, Macupapular skin rashes are also visible over the body. What is the most likely medical
diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Measles
A 20 year old college student presents with fever, sore throat, and fatigue. Upon examination
enlarged lymph nodes are found in the poster lateral neck. What is the most likely medical
diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Infectious mononucleosis
Most common pathogen for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) - correct answer ✔✔Chlamydia
and Gonorrhea
CNT: Universal Precautions should be taught to: - correct answer ✔✔All employees with
occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
Fatigue, night sweats, weight loss: - correct answer ✔✔Need to rule out cancer
67 old man with cachexia. What does it suggest? - correct answer ✔✔Probably Cancer
Reasons for EPO increase: - correct answer ✔✔Anemia
Which Vitamin helps iron deficiency anemia: - correct answer ✔✔Vitamin C
Which one of these is a risk factor for blood clots? - correct answer ✔✔Pregnancy
If taking anticoagulant avoid which supplement? - correct answer ✔✔Vitamin K
What is primary cause of secondary hypertension? - correct answer ✔✔Renal and endocrine
diseases
Exam Questions & Valid Correct
Answers
A patient says he's going to commit suicide, what should do? - correct answer ✔✔Have Pt. Sign
a "No Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care physician on a semi-urgent basis.
Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a couple days ago, now
feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: - correct answer ✔✔Bipolar disorder
65 years male is living in nursing house after 6 months of post stroke, he doesn't like talk to
anyone, social withdraw; doesn't like to move and like to lie down in the bed; he rather thinks
him little and forget him. What do you suspect? - correct answer ✔✔Depression
Which one is example of abuse? - correct answer ✔✔Retinal hemorrhage in infant (baby
shaking)
Child abuse reporting process, what type of law? - correct answer ✔✔Varies state by state
Mom brought a kid to clinic, kid has ear infection, during intake mom told you the kid don't like
to talk to other people and don't like to play with other people, what is your diagnosis for kid? -
correct answer ✔✔Child Abuse
Confused elderly suspects someone in his health care steals his money, and patient said don't
tell anybody. Your response? - correct answer ✔✔Call social worker
,Domestic violence - correct answer ✔✔Encourage patient seeking for legal consultant and
consider keep away form abusive partner.
McBurney sign - correct answer ✔✔Tender point in right lower abdomen of a patient with
appendicitis.
Patient with lower right quadrant abdominal pain - correct answer ✔✔Appendicitis
Diverticulitis case study, it asked about what test would you use to diagnose it: - correct answer
✔✔CT scan
Patient has abdominal pain is aggravated when defecting? - correct answer ✔✔Aortic aneurysm
Patient has diarrhea and constipation, stools show mucus and blood, why is the diagnosis: -
correct answer ✔✔Ulcerative Colitis
Which drug category will you select if you want to reduced gastric acid in the stomach? - correct
answer ✔✔Antacids
What is the test for Drug and Herb metabolism? (In liver is involved in drug metabolism) -
correct answer ✔✔Cytochrome
Benzodiazepines are used for what? - correct answer ✔✔Anti-anxiety, relax muscle, help
insomnia, muscles spasms, seizure. = BZD (-zepam)
Tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal syndrome are side effect of what kind of medications? -
correct answer ✔✔Antipsychotic
,What disease is the most common causing renal failure in US? - correct answer ✔✔Type I
diabetes
Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus infection is responsible for? - correct answer
✔✔Glomerulonephritis
Erectile dysfunction is due to - correct answer ✔✔Organic or psychosomatic
Adverse effects from drugs that treat ED? - correct answer ✔✔Hypotension
Adverse effects of Erectile Dysfunction drugs: - correct answer ✔✔Stuffy and runny nose
A patient was pricked by a thorn in yard, symptoms occur next day-fever, chills, redness swollen
and tenderness. What to suspect? - correct answer ✔✔Cellulitis
Woman gets a splinter from wooden branch, the next day started spreading around the wound
area, wound becomes red, swollen and sore grows in size, warm and tender upon touch, what
problem does this patient have? - correct answer ✔✔Cellulitis
Case: Patient presents with highly contagious bacterial skin infection, red sore near the nose or
mouth which soon breaks, leaking pus or fluid, what do you suspect? - correct answer
✔✔Impetigo
One kindergarten teacher has red on his trunk and 4 limbs, the blister with fluid filled. What is
your diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Chickenpox
A two year old boy is brought by his parents to the clinic with a 3 day history of fever,
listlessness, and a cough. Physical examination reveals a lethargic child with a congested throat.
Tiny irregular red spots with central bluish-white specks (Koplik's spots) are found in his buccal
, mucosa, Macupapular skin rashes are also visible over the body. What is the most likely medical
diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Measles
A 20 year old college student presents with fever, sore throat, and fatigue. Upon examination
enlarged lymph nodes are found in the poster lateral neck. What is the most likely medical
diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔Infectious mononucleosis
Most common pathogen for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) - correct answer ✔✔Chlamydia
and Gonorrhea
CNT: Universal Precautions should be taught to: - correct answer ✔✔All employees with
occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
Fatigue, night sweats, weight loss: - correct answer ✔✔Need to rule out cancer
67 old man with cachexia. What does it suggest? - correct answer ✔✔Probably Cancer
Reasons for EPO increase: - correct answer ✔✔Anemia
Which Vitamin helps iron deficiency anemia: - correct answer ✔✔Vitamin C
Which one of these is a risk factor for blood clots? - correct answer ✔✔Pregnancy
If taking anticoagulant avoid which supplement? - correct answer ✔✔Vitamin K
What is primary cause of secondary hypertension? - correct answer ✔✔Renal and endocrine
diseases
