NBCE PART 3 EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (PROFESSOR
VERIFIED) | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EDITION
CAGE - ans -what type of history questions should you use if the history indicates
alcoholism?
Cutting down the drinking - ans -C- stands for in CAGE
Annoyed by other criticisms - ans -A- stands for in CAGE
Guilty feelings - ans -G- stands for in CAGE
iritis - ans -AKA uveitis, *inflammation of iris*
*AS* - ans -what is iritis seen with?
Macular degeneration - ans -MC reason for elderly blindness, *central vision loss*
macular drusen - ans -early sign of macular degeneration (yellow deposits under
retina)
miosis - ans -fixed/constricted pupil that reacts to light and accomodates- seen
with severe brain damage, medications, and narcotics
mydriasis - ans -dilated and fixed pupil seen with anticholinergic drugs
papilledema - ans -AKA choked disc-swelling of optic disc due to *increased
intracranial pressure*- NO VISUAL LOSS
periorbital edema - ans -swelling around eye seen with allergies, myxedema,
nephrotic syndrome
pinquecula - ans -*yellowish triangular* nodule in bulbar conjunctiva that is
harmless and just indicates aging
, pterygium - ans -triangular thickening of bulbar *conjunctiva that grows across
cornea* and is caused by dry eyes
ptosis - ans -drooping of the eyelid seen with Horners, CN 3 paralysis, Myasthenia
Gravis, MS
retinal detachment - ans -painless sudden onset of blindness where you see
lightning flashes and floaters prior to visual loss
jaundice - ans -yellow sclera
osteogenesis imperfecta - ans -blue sclera
xanthelasma - ans -fatty plaques on nasal surface of eyelids that may be normal or
due to hypercholesterolemia
myopia - ans -nearsighted (hyperopia=farsighted)
Nonfatigueable Nystagumus - ans -Is central Vertego = brain stem lesion
presbyopia - ans -loss of lens elasticity due to aging
II,III - ans -what CN's does direct light reflex, consensual light reflex, swinging light
reflex, accomodation test
cardinal fields of gaze - ans -how to test CN's III, IV, VI
acoustic neuroma - ans -benign tumor of CN VIII- hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo,
*shows tumor* on CT or MRI
acute mastoiditis - ans -bacterial infection of mastoid process- hearing loss,
*tenderness over mastoid*
acute otitis externa - ans -AKA swimmer's ear- inflammation and *pain in outer
ear*, *tugging on pinna or tragus will be painful*
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (PROFESSOR
VERIFIED) | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EDITION
CAGE - ans -what type of history questions should you use if the history indicates
alcoholism?
Cutting down the drinking - ans -C- stands for in CAGE
Annoyed by other criticisms - ans -A- stands for in CAGE
Guilty feelings - ans -G- stands for in CAGE
iritis - ans -AKA uveitis, *inflammation of iris*
*AS* - ans -what is iritis seen with?
Macular degeneration - ans -MC reason for elderly blindness, *central vision loss*
macular drusen - ans -early sign of macular degeneration (yellow deposits under
retina)
miosis - ans -fixed/constricted pupil that reacts to light and accomodates- seen
with severe brain damage, medications, and narcotics
mydriasis - ans -dilated and fixed pupil seen with anticholinergic drugs
papilledema - ans -AKA choked disc-swelling of optic disc due to *increased
intracranial pressure*- NO VISUAL LOSS
periorbital edema - ans -swelling around eye seen with allergies, myxedema,
nephrotic syndrome
pinquecula - ans -*yellowish triangular* nodule in bulbar conjunctiva that is
harmless and just indicates aging
, pterygium - ans -triangular thickening of bulbar *conjunctiva that grows across
cornea* and is caused by dry eyes
ptosis - ans -drooping of the eyelid seen with Horners, CN 3 paralysis, Myasthenia
Gravis, MS
retinal detachment - ans -painless sudden onset of blindness where you see
lightning flashes and floaters prior to visual loss
jaundice - ans -yellow sclera
osteogenesis imperfecta - ans -blue sclera
xanthelasma - ans -fatty plaques on nasal surface of eyelids that may be normal or
due to hypercholesterolemia
myopia - ans -nearsighted (hyperopia=farsighted)
Nonfatigueable Nystagumus - ans -Is central Vertego = brain stem lesion
presbyopia - ans -loss of lens elasticity due to aging
II,III - ans -what CN's does direct light reflex, consensual light reflex, swinging light
reflex, accomodation test
cardinal fields of gaze - ans -how to test CN's III, IV, VI
acoustic neuroma - ans -benign tumor of CN VIII- hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo,
*shows tumor* on CT or MRI
acute mastoiditis - ans -bacterial infection of mastoid process- hearing loss,
*tenderness over mastoid*
acute otitis externa - ans -AKA swimmer's ear- inflammation and *pain in outer
ear*, *tugging on pinna or tragus will be painful*
