NCCAOM BIOMEDICINE BOARD EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
Warfarin - ANS extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in pregnancy
Heparin - ANS intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in pregnancy also
advil side effect - ANS renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency - ANS emergency: end organ damage
(kidney, bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ... - ANS biopsy, not PSA
nerves related with eye movement - ANS 3, 4, 6 so (superior oblique:4), lr (lateral rectus:6), 3
others
Brudzinski's Test - ANS for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees
to flex when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs - ANS dark pigmented skin, fatigue
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,cause of addison's - ANS def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom - ANS excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx - ANS positive when the thigh is flexed at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles,
and subsequent extension in the knee is painful (leading to resistance). meningitis test
risk factor of COPD - ANS smoking
copd - ANS emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease - ANS obstructive like
asthma, restrctive like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - ANS not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause - ANS cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis - ANS smoking
smoking risk factor for - ANS COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect - ANS myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect - ANS myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors - ANS statins
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,fish oil - ANS decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl - ANS exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. - ANS renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia - ANS menorhagia: excessive menstruation can cause iron def
anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue - ANS CHF
DVT can cause - ANS PE
medication for high chlostrol - ANS statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... - ANS MRI
MRI for - ANS soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of - ANS potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure - ANS eclampsa
tongue , what nerve - ANS 12, hyopglossal for control (move) tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
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, conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss - ANS conductive: cerumen
sensory: presbycusis
most common site of epistaxis - ANS ant
epistaxis ant vs post - ANS ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding - ANS external trauma (nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
epistaxis tx - ANS nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter - ANS
flat - ANS macul
patch
elevated, palpable - ANS papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled - ANS vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size - ANS macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
pg. 4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
Warfarin - ANS extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in pregnancy
Heparin - ANS intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in pregnancy also
advil side effect - ANS renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency - ANS emergency: end organ damage
(kidney, bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ... - ANS biopsy, not PSA
nerves related with eye movement - ANS 3, 4, 6 so (superior oblique:4), lr (lateral rectus:6), 3
others
Brudzinski's Test - ANS for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees
to flex when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs - ANS dark pigmented skin, fatigue
pg. 1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
,cause of addison's - ANS def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom - ANS excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx - ANS positive when the thigh is flexed at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles,
and subsequent extension in the knee is painful (leading to resistance). meningitis test
risk factor of COPD - ANS smoking
copd - ANS emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease - ANS obstructive like
asthma, restrctive like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - ANS not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause - ANS cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis - ANS smoking
smoking risk factor for - ANS COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect - ANS myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect - ANS myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors - ANS statins
pg. 2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
,fish oil - ANS decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl - ANS exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. - ANS renin
menorrhagia vs metrohagia - ANS menorhagia: excessive menstruation can cause iron def
anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue - ANS CHF
DVT can cause - ANS PE
medication for high chlostrol - ANS statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... - ANS MRI
MRI for - ANS soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of - ANS potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure - ANS eclampsa
tongue , what nerve - ANS 12, hyopglossal for control (move) tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
pg. 3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss - ANS conductive: cerumen
sensory: presbycusis
most common site of epistaxis - ANS ant
epistaxis ant vs post - ANS ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding - ANS external trauma (nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
epistaxis tx - ANS nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter - ANS
flat - ANS macul
patch
elevated, palpable - ANS papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled - ANS vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size - ANS macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
pg. 4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
