BOC exam review Clinical
Evaluation and Diagnosis
Questions and Answers
A positive Thompson's sign is indicative of what problem?
A. Tight hip flexor
B. Tight iliotibial band
C. Ruptured anterior tibialis tendon
D. Ruptured posterior tibialis tendon
E. Ruptured Achilles tendon
✓~ E
Which of the following is a simple movement to check the integrity of the radial
nerve?
A. Elbow flexion
B. Wrist extension
C. Forearm supination
,D. Thumb-to-little finger opposition
E. Shoulder flexion
✓~ B
A grade I ankle sprain involves which structure?
A. Tibiofibular ligament
B. Posterior talofibular ligament
C. Calcaneofibular ligament
D. Anterior talofibular ligament
E. Spring ligament
✓~ D
You are covering a football game when 2 players collide. You notice that one player
grabs his neck and shakes his arm. When you examine him, he complains of lateral
neck discomfort and a feeling of "numbness" or "burning" down his arm. His arm is
hanging limp by his side. In a few minutes, the symptoms subside. What do you
suspect?
A. Carpal tunnel syndrome
B. Long thoracic nerve injury
,C. A "burner" or pinched nerve syndrome
D. Dorsal scapular nerve injury
E. Thoracic outlet syndrome
✓~ C
Which test, if positive, is indicative of a torn posterior cruciate ligament?
A. Sag test
B. Anterior drawer sign
C. McMurray's sign
D. Ober's sign
E. Lachman's sign
✓~ A
At what point should the athletic trainer's initial evaluation of an injury begin?
A. At the moment the injury is witnessed
B. Once the patient has been stabilized in the athletic training facility
C. Once the athletic trainer receives a medical referral from a doctor
D. After the patient is seen by the team doctor
, E. B and D
✓~ A
Panner's disease is an osteochondrosis of which of the following?
A. Capitellum
B. Tibial tubercle
C. Olecranon
D. First ray of the foot
E. Talus
✓~ A
What quick test can be performed to check if nerve root L5 is intact?
A. Have the patient flex his or her hip while standing
B. Have the patient walk on his to her toes
C. Have the patient extend his to her great toe
D. Have the patient extend his or her hip
E. Have the patient flex his or her knee
Evaluation and Diagnosis
Questions and Answers
A positive Thompson's sign is indicative of what problem?
A. Tight hip flexor
B. Tight iliotibial band
C. Ruptured anterior tibialis tendon
D. Ruptured posterior tibialis tendon
E. Ruptured Achilles tendon
✓~ E
Which of the following is a simple movement to check the integrity of the radial
nerve?
A. Elbow flexion
B. Wrist extension
C. Forearm supination
,D. Thumb-to-little finger opposition
E. Shoulder flexion
✓~ B
A grade I ankle sprain involves which structure?
A. Tibiofibular ligament
B. Posterior talofibular ligament
C. Calcaneofibular ligament
D. Anterior talofibular ligament
E. Spring ligament
✓~ D
You are covering a football game when 2 players collide. You notice that one player
grabs his neck and shakes his arm. When you examine him, he complains of lateral
neck discomfort and a feeling of "numbness" or "burning" down his arm. His arm is
hanging limp by his side. In a few minutes, the symptoms subside. What do you
suspect?
A. Carpal tunnel syndrome
B. Long thoracic nerve injury
,C. A "burner" or pinched nerve syndrome
D. Dorsal scapular nerve injury
E. Thoracic outlet syndrome
✓~ C
Which test, if positive, is indicative of a torn posterior cruciate ligament?
A. Sag test
B. Anterior drawer sign
C. McMurray's sign
D. Ober's sign
E. Lachman's sign
✓~ A
At what point should the athletic trainer's initial evaluation of an injury begin?
A. At the moment the injury is witnessed
B. Once the patient has been stabilized in the athletic training facility
C. Once the athletic trainer receives a medical referral from a doctor
D. After the patient is seen by the team doctor
, E. B and D
✓~ A
Panner's disease is an osteochondrosis of which of the following?
A. Capitellum
B. Tibial tubercle
C. Olecranon
D. First ray of the foot
E. Talus
✓~ A
What quick test can be performed to check if nerve root L5 is intact?
A. Have the patient flex his or her hip while standing
B. Have the patient walk on his to her toes
C. Have the patient extend his to her great toe
D. Have the patient extend his or her hip
E. Have the patient flex his or her knee
