NBCE TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE 2026
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH RELIABLE
SOLUTIONS SUCCESS READY GRADED A+
⩥ The case hx of a patient w/ Guillain Barre Syndrome is most likely to
include which?
Answer: recent vaccination
⩥ Which of these complaints is most characteristic of cervical
spondylotic myelopathy?
Answer: difficulty walking and neck pain
⩥ A patient w/ recurring unilateral periorbital pain, lacrimation, and
rhinorrhea is most likely to report?
Answer: cluster headache
- lying in a dark room helps
⩥ Which of these patients statements is most characteristic of facet joint
OA?
Answer: i have constant pain in my low back that radiates to my foot
the pain is at its worst upon awakening but decreases with activity
,⩥ Which of these sports has a high incidence of stress fracture of the
pars interarticularis?
Answer: gymnastics
⩥ A patient w/ upper crossed syndrome exhibits _____________
rhomboid and _________________ pectoralis musculature.
Answer: Weak
Tight
⩥ A gait in which the knee is fixed in extension and the ankle is
plantarflexed while the leg swings forward in a semicircular pattern is
mostly likely caused by a _________________ lesion.
Answer: corticospinal tract
⩥ During the gait cycle, which action normally occurs immediately
following heel strike?
Answer: foot supination
⩥ Which structures are most likely invovled when active range of
motion reproduces symptoms, but passive range of motion do not?
Answer: muscles
,⩥ Right arm and hand pain reproduced by cervical compression and
relieved by flexion and distraction are most characterisitic of?
Answer: cervical radiculitis
⩥ Which test is used to isolate lesions in both the cervical and upper
thoracic spine?
Answer: SOTO Hall
⩥ Which of these tests is best utilized to distinguish inflamed pleura
from neuritis in the thoracic spine?
Answer: Schepelmann
⩥ What orthopedic procedure best screens for lateral rib fracture?
Answer: sternal compression test
⩥ During flexion of the patient's heel to the contralateral buttock, the
patient begins to raise his pelvis off the table in an attempt to avoid
anterior thigh pain. This indicates a positive
Answer: Ely's Sign
⩥ Which procedure, when positive, is most indicative of a medial disc
protrusion?
Answer: Fajersztajn Test
, ⩥ The combination of which low back movements places the most
weight on the left lumbar facet joints?
Answer: extension, left lateral flexion and left rotation
⩥ Patellofemoral pain syndrome is typically associated with which
examination finding?
Answer: increased Q angle
⩥ The McMurray test combines _________________ with
_________________ of the knee to evaluate for structural damage to the
medial meniscus.
Answer: external rotation
extension
⩥ Horner Syndrome is most likely to present with a ________________
reflex.
Answer: Babinski
⩥ A patient who is unable to stand with his eyes open and feet together
most likley has a ____________________ dysfunction.
Answer: vestibular system
⩥ Which condition is most likely if a patient's pupils do NOT constrict
with light but react with accomodation?
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH RELIABLE
SOLUTIONS SUCCESS READY GRADED A+
⩥ The case hx of a patient w/ Guillain Barre Syndrome is most likely to
include which?
Answer: recent vaccination
⩥ Which of these complaints is most characteristic of cervical
spondylotic myelopathy?
Answer: difficulty walking and neck pain
⩥ A patient w/ recurring unilateral periorbital pain, lacrimation, and
rhinorrhea is most likely to report?
Answer: cluster headache
- lying in a dark room helps
⩥ Which of these patients statements is most characteristic of facet joint
OA?
Answer: i have constant pain in my low back that radiates to my foot
the pain is at its worst upon awakening but decreases with activity
,⩥ Which of these sports has a high incidence of stress fracture of the
pars interarticularis?
Answer: gymnastics
⩥ A patient w/ upper crossed syndrome exhibits _____________
rhomboid and _________________ pectoralis musculature.
Answer: Weak
Tight
⩥ A gait in which the knee is fixed in extension and the ankle is
plantarflexed while the leg swings forward in a semicircular pattern is
mostly likely caused by a _________________ lesion.
Answer: corticospinal tract
⩥ During the gait cycle, which action normally occurs immediately
following heel strike?
Answer: foot supination
⩥ Which structures are most likely invovled when active range of
motion reproduces symptoms, but passive range of motion do not?
Answer: muscles
,⩥ Right arm and hand pain reproduced by cervical compression and
relieved by flexion and distraction are most characterisitic of?
Answer: cervical radiculitis
⩥ Which test is used to isolate lesions in both the cervical and upper
thoracic spine?
Answer: SOTO Hall
⩥ Which of these tests is best utilized to distinguish inflamed pleura
from neuritis in the thoracic spine?
Answer: Schepelmann
⩥ What orthopedic procedure best screens for lateral rib fracture?
Answer: sternal compression test
⩥ During flexion of the patient's heel to the contralateral buttock, the
patient begins to raise his pelvis off the table in an attempt to avoid
anterior thigh pain. This indicates a positive
Answer: Ely's Sign
⩥ Which procedure, when positive, is most indicative of a medial disc
protrusion?
Answer: Fajersztajn Test
, ⩥ The combination of which low back movements places the most
weight on the left lumbar facet joints?
Answer: extension, left lateral flexion and left rotation
⩥ Patellofemoral pain syndrome is typically associated with which
examination finding?
Answer: increased Q angle
⩥ The McMurray test combines _________________ with
_________________ of the knee to evaluate for structural damage to the
medial meniscus.
Answer: external rotation
extension
⩥ Horner Syndrome is most likely to present with a ________________
reflex.
Answer: Babinski
⩥ A patient who is unable to stand with his eyes open and feet together
most likley has a ____________________ dysfunction.
Answer: vestibular system
⩥ Which condition is most likely if a patient's pupils do NOT constrict
with light but react with accomodation?
