METHODS 4 QUIZZES FOR OSCE | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
When performing seated kemps what indicates a true positive - ANS ✔✔Numbness and tingling
radiating into legs
When performing haddocks reflex what is this testing for - ANS ✔✔UMN lesion of CS tract
You suspect a pt has tic douloureux, what can is affected - ANS ✔✔CN 5
A pt presents with BPPV what test do we perform to determine the affected side - ANS ✔✔Dix
hallpike
You are performing l4 myotomes of a pt what muscle is tested - ANS ✔✔Tibialis anterior
Where are the inclinometers located for lumbar spine ROM - ANS ✔✔T12-S1
Your patient a 70 y/o caucasian male presents with low back pain and you suspect they might
have an aortic aneurysm. You send them out for a lumbar series and it shows an aneurysm, the
measurement has to be greater than what to be considered emergent? - ANS ✔✔3 cm
What is another name for neurogenic claudication - ANS ✔✔Shopping cart syndrome
What is the most common CC of cauda equine syndrome - ANS ✔✔Urinary retention
A pt presents with Marie strumpell and has a cc of lbp, where does this disease start in the
spine - ANS ✔✔SI joint
, Scissor gate is associated with what condition - ANS ✔✔Cerebral palsy
When performing rombergs test on a pt what are you testing for - ANS ✔✔Proprioception
Pt presents with cc of thoracic pain, while examining you notice scapular winging, what ortho
should you perform - ANS ✔✔Passive scapular approximation
You suspect a pt has cholecystitis, what is the name of the sign we use on the abdominal exam -
ANS ✔✔MURPHY's
Young male pt 13-17 presents with cc of mid back pain, fatigue and has an increased kyphosis
(no trauma), what should be in you DDx - ANS ✔✔Scheurmanns
What are the most common symptoms of tietze syndrome - ANS ✔✔Chets pain, swelling,
tenderness
You suspect your pt had chostochondritis, what does this mean - ANS ✔✔Inflammation across
multiple ribs without noticeable swelling
70 y/o female presents with intense mid-thoracic pain after picking up some grocery bags out of
the trunk of her car 2 days ago. She states it hurts to take a deep breath in, cough and sneeze.
Range of motion is positive in all directions with intense pain. What is your diagnosis - ANS
✔✔Compression fracture
50 yo pt with mid thoracic stiffness and pain after working on a car all day. He was leaning over
the car "all morning" trying to fix it. Your Dx is DISH, what is another name for DISH? - ANS
✔✔Foresters disease
You perform schepelmans on your pt and he has pain on the concavity, what does this mean? -
ANS ✔✔Intercostal neuritis
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
When performing seated kemps what indicates a true positive - ANS ✔✔Numbness and tingling
radiating into legs
When performing haddocks reflex what is this testing for - ANS ✔✔UMN lesion of CS tract
You suspect a pt has tic douloureux, what can is affected - ANS ✔✔CN 5
A pt presents with BPPV what test do we perform to determine the affected side - ANS ✔✔Dix
hallpike
You are performing l4 myotomes of a pt what muscle is tested - ANS ✔✔Tibialis anterior
Where are the inclinometers located for lumbar spine ROM - ANS ✔✔T12-S1
Your patient a 70 y/o caucasian male presents with low back pain and you suspect they might
have an aortic aneurysm. You send them out for a lumbar series and it shows an aneurysm, the
measurement has to be greater than what to be considered emergent? - ANS ✔✔3 cm
What is another name for neurogenic claudication - ANS ✔✔Shopping cart syndrome
What is the most common CC of cauda equine syndrome - ANS ✔✔Urinary retention
A pt presents with Marie strumpell and has a cc of lbp, where does this disease start in the
spine - ANS ✔✔SI joint
, Scissor gate is associated with what condition - ANS ✔✔Cerebral palsy
When performing rombergs test on a pt what are you testing for - ANS ✔✔Proprioception
Pt presents with cc of thoracic pain, while examining you notice scapular winging, what ortho
should you perform - ANS ✔✔Passive scapular approximation
You suspect a pt has cholecystitis, what is the name of the sign we use on the abdominal exam -
ANS ✔✔MURPHY's
Young male pt 13-17 presents with cc of mid back pain, fatigue and has an increased kyphosis
(no trauma), what should be in you DDx - ANS ✔✔Scheurmanns
What are the most common symptoms of tietze syndrome - ANS ✔✔Chets pain, swelling,
tenderness
You suspect your pt had chostochondritis, what does this mean - ANS ✔✔Inflammation across
multiple ribs without noticeable swelling
70 y/o female presents with intense mid-thoracic pain after picking up some grocery bags out of
the trunk of her car 2 days ago. She states it hurts to take a deep breath in, cough and sneeze.
Range of motion is positive in all directions with intense pain. What is your diagnosis - ANS
✔✔Compression fracture
50 yo pt with mid thoracic stiffness and pain after working on a car all day. He was leaning over
the car "all morning" trying to fix it. Your Dx is DISH, what is another name for DISH? - ANS
✔✔Foresters disease
You perform schepelmans on your pt and he has pain on the concavity, what does this mean? -
ANS ✔✔Intercostal neuritis
