NCCAOM Biomed EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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NCCAOM Biomed EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR


Question: What does 2:1 AST:ALT indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Alcoholic liver disease,
cirrhosis, passive congestion, bile duct obstruction




Question: What does an increase in bilirubin indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Blocked bile
ducts, liver disease, hemolysis, GB disease (possibly cancer)




Question: What does a decrease in serum albumin indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Liver or
kidney disease, malabsorption syndromes




Q:What does elevated ALT indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Viral hepatitis, hepatotoxicity,
cirrhosis, mono




Question: What does elevated AST indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Heart attack, strenuous
exercise, mono, trauma

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Question: What does ALT=or>AST indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Viral hepatitis, mono, acute
hepatotoxicity




Question: What does an increase in serum albumin indicate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Dehydration




Question: What does an increase in GGT indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Liver disease,
alcoholism




Question: What does high level of alkaline phosphatase without GGT indicate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Bone disease




Question: What is prothrombin time used to measure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Clotting factor
changes in regards to drugs or liver disease




Question: What is the normal body temperature for an adult? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔98.6
degrees F




Question: What is the normal body temperature for an infant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔98.2
degrees F

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Question: What are the pathological causes of increased body temperature? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Infection, increased blood sugar




Question: What are the pathological causes of decreased body temperature? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Decreased H&H, decreased blood sugar

(Narcotics)




Question: What is the range for normal heart rate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔60-100 BPM




Question: What is the value for bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔<59BPM




Question: What is the value for tachycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔101+ BPM




Question: What are the pathological causes of tachycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Decreased
K+ (potassium)




Question: What are the important causes of bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Beta
blockers, acute MI

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Question: What is the normal respiratory rate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔10-20 breaths per
minute




Question: What is tachypnea? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔20+ breaths per minute




Question: What is bradypnea? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔16- breaths per minute




Question: What are the pathological causes of increased respiratory rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Decrease H&H, increase blood sugar, asthma




Question: What is the normal systolic blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔<130




Question: What is the normal diastolic blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔>85




Question: What are the pathological causes of decreased blood pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Decreased H&H, narcotics




Question: What are X-Rays used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Detection of pathology of skeletal
system, also soft tissue