Part 3 NBCE practice questions
2026 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST EDITION !!
What motion should normally be felt when palpating for ext between atlas and occiput? - ANSWER☑️⭐-
occiput and posterior arch of atlas should approximate
Asymmetrical rib prominence seen during forward bending is characteristic of a __ scoliotic curvature -
ANSWER☑️⭐-structural
Which vitamin supplement is most appropriate for a pregnant patient with soreness and cracking of the
lips, corners of the mouth, and an oily facial dermatitis? - ANSWER☑️⭐-riboflavin
a deficiency of which vitamin is most likely for an alcoholic with bilateral paresthesia in the toes, burning
in the feet, and tachycardia? - ANSWER☑️⭐-pyridoxine
what is the most appropriate initial case management for the previously untreated asymptomatic 14 yof
with a left thoracic and right lumbar scoliosis?
A. perform SI manipulation
B. prescribe custom shoe orthotic
C. presribe PT
D. refer for ortho consult - ANSWER☑️⭐-D
, which treatment is most appropriate for a patient with rounded shoulders and forward head carriage
with numbness of the medial aspect of the left forearm and hand that is worsened by sustained arm
abduction?
A. wrist cock-up splint
B. rhomboid muscle stretching
C. pec minor muscle stretching
D. soft cervical collar - ANSWER☑️⭐-C
what is the most appropriate subsequent course of action for a 12 yom who is overweight with acute
localized right hip pain whose radiographs reveal a slipped epiphysis? - ANSWER☑️⭐-refer for further
ortho eval
What is the most likely dx for a 62 yom with right hip pain whose blood tests reveal elevated serum
alkaline phosphatase and his radiographs demonstrate a mottled increase in bone density of the
proximal femur? - ANSWER☑️⭐-Paget disease
Which of these is not associated with an UMNL?
A. muscle weakness
B. spasticity
C. hyporeflexia
D. Hoffmann sign - ANSWER☑️⭐-C
The most appropriate recommendation for a high school baseball pitcher with cubital tunnel syndrome
is __ - ANSWER☑️⭐-sleep with the elbow splinted in 45 degrees of flexion
Decreased hematocrit is most characteristic of __
A. severe dehydration
B. polycythemia vera
C. chronic hypoxia
D. cirrhosis - ANSWER☑️⭐-D
2026 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST EDITION !!
What motion should normally be felt when palpating for ext between atlas and occiput? - ANSWER☑️⭐-
occiput and posterior arch of atlas should approximate
Asymmetrical rib prominence seen during forward bending is characteristic of a __ scoliotic curvature -
ANSWER☑️⭐-structural
Which vitamin supplement is most appropriate for a pregnant patient with soreness and cracking of the
lips, corners of the mouth, and an oily facial dermatitis? - ANSWER☑️⭐-riboflavin
a deficiency of which vitamin is most likely for an alcoholic with bilateral paresthesia in the toes, burning
in the feet, and tachycardia? - ANSWER☑️⭐-pyridoxine
what is the most appropriate initial case management for the previously untreated asymptomatic 14 yof
with a left thoracic and right lumbar scoliosis?
A. perform SI manipulation
B. prescribe custom shoe orthotic
C. presribe PT
D. refer for ortho consult - ANSWER☑️⭐-D
, which treatment is most appropriate for a patient with rounded shoulders and forward head carriage
with numbness of the medial aspect of the left forearm and hand that is worsened by sustained arm
abduction?
A. wrist cock-up splint
B. rhomboid muscle stretching
C. pec minor muscle stretching
D. soft cervical collar - ANSWER☑️⭐-C
what is the most appropriate subsequent course of action for a 12 yom who is overweight with acute
localized right hip pain whose radiographs reveal a slipped epiphysis? - ANSWER☑️⭐-refer for further
ortho eval
What is the most likely dx for a 62 yom with right hip pain whose blood tests reveal elevated serum
alkaline phosphatase and his radiographs demonstrate a mottled increase in bone density of the
proximal femur? - ANSWER☑️⭐-Paget disease
Which of these is not associated with an UMNL?
A. muscle weakness
B. spasticity
C. hyporeflexia
D. Hoffmann sign - ANSWER☑️⭐-C
The most appropriate recommendation for a high school baseball pitcher with cubital tunnel syndrome
is __ - ANSWER☑️⭐-sleep with the elbow splinted in 45 degrees of flexion
Decreased hematocrit is most characteristic of __
A. severe dehydration
B. polycythemia vera
C. chronic hypoxia
D. cirrhosis - ANSWER☑️⭐-D
