BOCATC DOMAIN 2 (EXAM, DX, ASSESSMENT) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Ruptured Achilles Tendon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A positive Thompson's sign is indicative of what
problem?
Thumb-to-little finger opposition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What is a simple movement to check the
integrity of the radial nerve?
A "burner" or pinched-nerve syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅You are covering a football game
when 2 players collide. You notice that 1 player grabs his neck and shakes his arm. When you examine
him, he complains of lateral neck discomfort and a feeling of "numbness" and "burning" down his arm.
His arm is hanging limp by his side. In a few minutes, the symptoms subside. What do you suspect?
Sag sign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which test, if positive, is indicative of a torn posterior cruciate
ligament?
Capitellum - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Panner's disease is an osteochondrosis of what structure?
Have the patient extend his or her great toe - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What quick test can be
performed to check if nerve root L5 is intact?
Carpal tunnel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A positive Phalen's sign is suspect of what
problem?
Hip abductors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Trendelenburg's test is a method used to evaluate the
competence of what structures?
Torn rotator cuff muscle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What does a positive drop-arm sign indicate?
Complaint of headaches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What complaint is not a sign of injury?
AND ANSWERS
Ruptured Achilles Tendon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A positive Thompson's sign is indicative of what
problem?
Thumb-to-little finger opposition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What is a simple movement to check the
integrity of the radial nerve?
A "burner" or pinched-nerve syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅You are covering a football game
when 2 players collide. You notice that 1 player grabs his neck and shakes his arm. When you examine
him, he complains of lateral neck discomfort and a feeling of "numbness" and "burning" down his arm.
His arm is hanging limp by his side. In a few minutes, the symptoms subside. What do you suspect?
Sag sign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which test, if positive, is indicative of a torn posterior cruciate
ligament?
Capitellum - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Panner's disease is an osteochondrosis of what structure?
Have the patient extend his or her great toe - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What quick test can be
performed to check if nerve root L5 is intact?
Carpal tunnel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A positive Phalen's sign is suspect of what
problem?
Hip abductors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Trendelenburg's test is a method used to evaluate the
competence of what structures?
Torn rotator cuff muscle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What does a positive drop-arm sign indicate?
Complaint of headaches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What complaint is not a sign of injury?
