NCC Exam Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMgramMnegativeMrod?M-MAnswerME.MColi
WhichMifMtheMfollowingMcouldMhaveMaMtentativeMidentificationMofM"cocciMinMchains"?M-
MAnswerMStreptococcus
WhichMantibioticMbestMtreatsMChlamydia?M-MAnswerMErythromycin
DarkMblueMorMmagentaMcoloredMpapulesMorMnodulesM(blueMberryMmuffinMsign)Msometi
mesMseenMwithMcongenitalMCMVMareMaMresultMofMwhat?M-
MAnswerMExtramedullaryMdermalMerythropoiesis
FetalMhemoglobinMshiftsMtheMoxy-hemoglobinMdissociatedMcurveMtoMthe?M-MAnswerMLeft
AlkalosisMshiftsMtheMoxy-hemoglobinMdissociationMcurveMtoMthe?M-MAnswerMLeft
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMproblemMthatMcanMoccurMwithMchronicMlasixMthera
py?M-MAnswerMMetabolicMacidosis
WhenMperformingMaMneedleMaspirationMforMaMpneumothorax,MtheMneedleMshouldMbeMp
lacesMwhere?M-MAnswerMAboveMtheMrib
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMreasonMtoMuseMflucytosineMinMconjunctionMwithMa
mphotericinMB?M-MAnswerMTheMincidenceMofMadverseMeffectsMisMdecreased
AM33MweekMgestationMinfantMdisplaysMtheMfollowingMcharacteristicsMatMoneMminuteMof
Mage:
HRM90
NoMrespiratoryMeffort
SomeMflexionMofMextremities
WeakMreflexMirritability
BlueMandMpaleM-MAnswerM3
,AM900MgramMinfantMisMreceivingMNSMflushesMofM1mLMeveryM4Mhours.MHowMmanyMme
q/kg/dayMofMNa+MisMtheMinfantMreceivingMfromMflushes?M-MAnswerM1Mmeq/kg/day
AnMIVMofMD12WMisMrunningMatM6mL/hr.MHowMmanyMmg/kg/minuteMofMglucoseMifMaM
1500MgramMinfantMreceving?M-MAnswerM8Mmg/kg/minutes
WhenMdoingManMLP,MwhatMisMtheMmostMappropriateMinterspace?M-MAnswerML4-5
LowMumbilicalMarteryMcathetersMshouldMbeMplacesMwhere?M-MAnswerML3-4
SoftMtissueMonManMoverpenetratedMCXRMwillMlook?M-MAnswerMdark
InMuteroMbloodMgoingMthroughMtheMpatentMductusMarteriosusMtravelsMwhichMdirection?
M-MAnswerMrightMtoMleft
AM27MweekMgestationMinfantMpresentsMwithMboundingMpulses,Mtachypnea,MincreasedMO2
Mrequirement,MandMaMGradeMIIMholosystolicMmurmurMonMdayM2MofMlife.MBloodMshunti
ngMthroughMtheMPDAMisMmostMlikelyMbeingMshuntedMwhichMdirection?M-
MAnswerMleftMtoMright
AMfullMtermMinfantMpresentsMwithMcyanosisMthatMdoesMnotMrespondMtoMO2MinMtheMd
eliveryMroomMandMaMsingleMS2MisMalsoMnoted.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMdefectsMdoes
MtheMinfantMmostMlikelyMhave?M-MAnswerMPulmonaryMatresia
S1MisMbestMheardMwhere?M-MAnswerMapex
TheMCXRMofManMinfantMwithMhypoplasticMleftMheartMsyndromeMwillMmostMlikelyMhave?
M-MAnswerMincreasedMpulmonaryMvascularMmarkings
WhenMdoesMtheMfastestMmyelinationMoccur?M-MAnswerM2ndMtrimester
EvidenceMsuggestsMthatMmaternalMvalproicMacidMmayMbeMrelatedMto?M-
MAnswerMFetalMneuralMtubeMdefects
,WhatM%MofMinfantsMwithMcongenitalMCMVMareMasymptomaticMatMbirth?M-
MAnswerM90%
TheMbestMtimeMtoMobtainMaMherpesMcultureMinMtheMneonateMwithMsuspectedMherpesM
is?M-MAnswerM24-48MhoursMofMage
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMmostMlikelyMtoMpresentMwithMcongenitalMcataracts?M-
MAnswerMRubella
PeriventricularMcalcificationsMareMmostMoftenMseenMinMtheMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMcon
genitalMinfections?M-MAnswerMCMV
DigestionMofMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMLEASTMdependentMonMbileMsalts?M-
MAnswerMmediumMchainMtriglyceridesM(MCT)
AnMinfantMhasMseveralMnodulesMthatMareMdiagnosedMasMsubcutaneousMfatMnecrosis.MW
hichMofMtheMfollowingMshouldMtheMinfantMbeMmonitoredMfor?M-MAnswerMHypercalcemia
WhichMisMtheMcorrectMI:TMratioMofMtheMfollowingMCBC:
WBCM3200
SegsM40%
BandsM21%
LymphsM35%
metasM2%
EosM2%M-MAnswerM0.36
WhatMisMtheMcauseMofMpneumotosisMinMNEC?M-
MAnswerMgasMformingMbacteriaMwithinMsubmucosa
TestingMtheMbicepsMreflexMbestMtests?M-MAnswerMPhasicMtone
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMdrugsMmayMcauseMimprovementMinMtheMinfantMwithMtransient
MneonatalMmyastheniaMgravis?M-MAnswerMNeostigmineMmethylsulfate
, TheMbestMdefinitionMofMbeneficenceMis:M-
MAnswerMTheMmoralMobligationMtoM"doMgood".
WhenMevaluatingMforMearlyMdigitalisMtoxicityMonManMEKGMtheMmostMreliableMsignMis:M-
MAnswerMProlongationMofMtheMPRMinterval
WhichMtypeMofMbrachialMplexusMinjuryMtypicallyMpresentsMwithMtheM"waiter'sMtipMpositi
on".M-MAnswerMErb'sMPalsy
AMdefectMaffectingMtheMlowerMmotorMneuronMwillMgenerallyMpresentMwith:M-
MAnswerMAbsentMdeepMtendonMreflex
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsyndromesMwillMmostMlikelyMbeMassociatedMwithMmacrocephaly
?M-MAnswerMAchondroplasia
AnMinfantMhasMcraniosynostosisMofMtheMsagittalMsuture.MHisMheadMshapeMwouldMmostM
likelyMbeMdescribedMas:M-MAnswerMScaphocephaly
HowMdoesMsurfactantMwork?M-MAnswerMByMdecreasingMsurfaceMtension
LowMalpha-fetoproteinMmayMbeMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-MAnswerMTrisomyMdisorders
Eisenmenger'sMcomplexMisMtypicallyMseenMwithMwhat?M-MAnswerMLeft-to-
rightMshuntMdefects
CorMpulmonaleMisMmostMoftenMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-
MAnswerMRightMventricularMhypertrophy
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMlabsMmostMrepresentsManMinfantMwithMcongenitalMhypothyroidi
sm?M-MAnswerMLowMT4M&MelevatedMTSH
DiabetesMinsipidusMisMmostMoftenMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-
MAnswerMIncreasedMplasmaMosmolality
Answers Updated 2026
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMaMgramMnegativeMrod?M-MAnswerME.MColi
WhichMifMtheMfollowingMcouldMhaveMaMtentativeMidentificationMofM"cocciMinMchains"?M-
MAnswerMStreptococcus
WhichMantibioticMbestMtreatsMChlamydia?M-MAnswerMErythromycin
DarkMblueMorMmagentaMcoloredMpapulesMorMnodulesM(blueMberryMmuffinMsign)Msometi
mesMseenMwithMcongenitalMCMVMareMaMresultMofMwhat?M-
MAnswerMExtramedullaryMdermalMerythropoiesis
FetalMhemoglobinMshiftsMtheMoxy-hemoglobinMdissociatedMcurveMtoMthe?M-MAnswerMLeft
AlkalosisMshiftsMtheMoxy-hemoglobinMdissociationMcurveMtoMthe?M-MAnswerMLeft
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMproblemMthatMcanMoccurMwithMchronicMlasixMthera
py?M-MAnswerMMetabolicMacidosis
WhenMperformingMaMneedleMaspirationMforMaMpneumothorax,MtheMneedleMshouldMbeMp
lacesMwhere?M-MAnswerMAboveMtheMrib
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMNOTMaMreasonMtoMuseMflucytosineMinMconjunctionMwithMa
mphotericinMB?M-MAnswerMTheMincidenceMofMadverseMeffectsMisMdecreased
AM33MweekMgestationMinfantMdisplaysMtheMfollowingMcharacteristicsMatMoneMminuteMof
Mage:
HRM90
NoMrespiratoryMeffort
SomeMflexionMofMextremities
WeakMreflexMirritability
BlueMandMpaleM-MAnswerM3
,AM900MgramMinfantMisMreceivingMNSMflushesMofM1mLMeveryM4Mhours.MHowMmanyMme
q/kg/dayMofMNa+MisMtheMinfantMreceivingMfromMflushes?M-MAnswerM1Mmeq/kg/day
AnMIVMofMD12WMisMrunningMatM6mL/hr.MHowMmanyMmg/kg/minuteMofMglucoseMifMaM
1500MgramMinfantMreceving?M-MAnswerM8Mmg/kg/minutes
WhenMdoingManMLP,MwhatMisMtheMmostMappropriateMinterspace?M-MAnswerML4-5
LowMumbilicalMarteryMcathetersMshouldMbeMplacesMwhere?M-MAnswerML3-4
SoftMtissueMonManMoverpenetratedMCXRMwillMlook?M-MAnswerMdark
InMuteroMbloodMgoingMthroughMtheMpatentMductusMarteriosusMtravelsMwhichMdirection?
M-MAnswerMrightMtoMleft
AM27MweekMgestationMinfantMpresentsMwithMboundingMpulses,Mtachypnea,MincreasedMO2
Mrequirement,MandMaMGradeMIIMholosystolicMmurmurMonMdayM2MofMlife.MBloodMshunti
ngMthroughMtheMPDAMisMmostMlikelyMbeingMshuntedMwhichMdirection?M-
MAnswerMleftMtoMright
AMfullMtermMinfantMpresentsMwithMcyanosisMthatMdoesMnotMrespondMtoMO2MinMtheMd
eliveryMroomMandMaMsingleMS2MisMalsoMnoted.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMdefectsMdoes
MtheMinfantMmostMlikelyMhave?M-MAnswerMPulmonaryMatresia
S1MisMbestMheardMwhere?M-MAnswerMapex
TheMCXRMofManMinfantMwithMhypoplasticMleftMheartMsyndromeMwillMmostMlikelyMhave?
M-MAnswerMincreasedMpulmonaryMvascularMmarkings
WhenMdoesMtheMfastestMmyelinationMoccur?M-MAnswerM2ndMtrimester
EvidenceMsuggestsMthatMmaternalMvalproicMacidMmayMbeMrelatedMto?M-
MAnswerMFetalMneuralMtubeMdefects
,WhatM%MofMinfantsMwithMcongenitalMCMVMareMasymptomaticMatMbirth?M-
MAnswerM90%
TheMbestMtimeMtoMobtainMaMherpesMcultureMinMtheMneonateMwithMsuspectedMherpesM
is?M-MAnswerM24-48MhoursMofMage
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMmostMlikelyMtoMpresentMwithMcongenitalMcataracts?M-
MAnswerMRubella
PeriventricularMcalcificationsMareMmostMoftenMseenMinMtheMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMcon
genitalMinfections?M-MAnswerMCMV
DigestionMofMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMLEASTMdependentMonMbileMsalts?M-
MAnswerMmediumMchainMtriglyceridesM(MCT)
AnMinfantMhasMseveralMnodulesMthatMareMdiagnosedMasMsubcutaneousMfatMnecrosis.MW
hichMofMtheMfollowingMshouldMtheMinfantMbeMmonitoredMfor?M-MAnswerMHypercalcemia
WhichMisMtheMcorrectMI:TMratioMofMtheMfollowingMCBC:
WBCM3200
SegsM40%
BandsM21%
LymphsM35%
metasM2%
EosM2%M-MAnswerM0.36
WhatMisMtheMcauseMofMpneumotosisMinMNEC?M-
MAnswerMgasMformingMbacteriaMwithinMsubmucosa
TestingMtheMbicepsMreflexMbestMtests?M-MAnswerMPhasicMtone
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMdrugsMmayMcauseMimprovementMinMtheMinfantMwithMtransient
MneonatalMmyastheniaMgravis?M-MAnswerMNeostigmineMmethylsulfate
, TheMbestMdefinitionMofMbeneficenceMis:M-
MAnswerMTheMmoralMobligationMtoM"doMgood".
WhenMevaluatingMforMearlyMdigitalisMtoxicityMonManMEKGMtheMmostMreliableMsignMis:M-
MAnswerMProlongationMofMtheMPRMinterval
WhichMtypeMofMbrachialMplexusMinjuryMtypicallyMpresentsMwithMtheM"waiter'sMtipMpositi
on".M-MAnswerMErb'sMPalsy
AMdefectMaffectingMtheMlowerMmotorMneuronMwillMgenerallyMpresentMwith:M-
MAnswerMAbsentMdeepMtendonMreflex
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsyndromesMwillMmostMlikelyMbeMassociatedMwithMmacrocephaly
?M-MAnswerMAchondroplasia
AnMinfantMhasMcraniosynostosisMofMtheMsagittalMsuture.MHisMheadMshapeMwouldMmostM
likelyMbeMdescribedMas:M-MAnswerMScaphocephaly
HowMdoesMsurfactantMwork?M-MAnswerMByMdecreasingMsurfaceMtension
LowMalpha-fetoproteinMmayMbeMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-MAnswerMTrisomyMdisorders
Eisenmenger'sMcomplexMisMtypicallyMseenMwithMwhat?M-MAnswerMLeft-to-
rightMshuntMdefects
CorMpulmonaleMisMmostMoftenMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-
MAnswerMRightMventricularMhypertrophy
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMlabsMmostMrepresentsManMinfantMwithMcongenitalMhypothyroidi
sm?M-MAnswerMLowMT4M&MelevatedMTSH
DiabetesMinsipidusMisMmostMoftenMassociatedMwithMwhat?M-
MAnswerMIncreasedMplasmaMosmolality