NCCAOM Biomedicine board exam
Warfarin ANS: extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in pregnancy
Heparin ANS: intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in pregnancy also
advil side effect ANS: renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency ANS: emergency: end organ damage (kidney,
bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ... ANS: biopsy, not PSA
nerves related with eye movement ANS: 3, 4, 6 so (superior oblique:4), lr (lateral rectus:6), 3 others
Brudzinski's Test ANS: for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees to flex
when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs ANS: dark pigmented skin, fatigue
cause of addison's ANS: def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom ANS: excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx ANS: positive when the thigh is flexed at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles, and
subsequent extension in the knee is painful (leading to resistance). meningitis test
,risk factor of COPD ANS: smoking
copd ANS: emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease ANS: obstructive like asthma, restrctive
like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ANS: not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause ANS: cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis ANS: smoking
smoking risk factor for ANS: COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect ANS: myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect ANS: myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors ANS: statins
fish oil ANS: decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl ANS: exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. ANS: renin
,menorrhagia vs metrohagia ANS: menorhagia: excessive menstruation can cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue ANS: CHF
DVT can cause ANS: PE
medication for high chlostrol ANS: statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... ANS: MRI
MRI for ANS: soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of ANS: potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure ANS: eclampsa
tongue , what nerve ANS: 12, hyopglossal for control (move) tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss ANS: conductive: cerumen
sensory: presbycusis
, most common site of epistaxis ANS: ant
epistaxis ant vs post ANS: ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding ANS: external trauma (nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
epistaxis tx ANS: nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter ANS:
flat ANS: macul
patch
elevated, palpable ANS: papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled ANS: vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size ANS: macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
Warfarin ANS: extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in pregnancy
Heparin ANS: intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in pregnancy also
advil side effect ANS: renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti platelet, so bleeding)
hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency ANS: emergency: end organ damage (kidney,
bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG)
Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage)
confirm prostate cancer with ... ANS: biopsy, not PSA
nerves related with eye movement ANS: 3, 4, 6 so (superior oblique:4), lr (lateral rectus:6), 3 others
Brudzinski's Test ANS: for meningitis, Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees to flex
when the neck is flexed.
addison's sxs ANS: dark pigmented skin, fatigue
cause of addison's ANS: def. of adrenal's hormones
conn's syndrom ANS: excessive aldestrone due to adrenal tumor
kernig's sx ANS: positive when the thigh is flexed at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles, and
subsequent extension in the knee is painful (leading to resistance). meningitis test
,risk factor of COPD ANS: smoking
copd ANS: emphysema, chronic bronchitis
obstructive pulmonary disease vs restrictive pulmonary disease ANS: obstructive like asthma, restrctive
like sarcoidosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ANS: not asthma
uterine bleeding post menopause ANS: cancer
most risk factor for osteoporosis ANS: smoking
smoking risk factor for ANS: COPD, AAA, osteoprosis, htn,
atrovastatin side effect ANS: myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitor side effect ANS: myalgia
HMG coA reuctase inhibitors ANS: statins
fish oil ANS: decrease triglyciride not ldl
how to increase hdl ANS: exercise
when BP falls, kidney release .. ANS: renin
,menorrhagia vs metrohagia ANS: menorhagia: excessive menstruation can cause iron def anemia
metrohagia: irregular, frequent bleeding
sob on supine, edema of legs, fatigue ANS: CHF
DVT can cause ANS: PE
medication for high chlostrol ANS: statins
muscle injury evaluated by ... ANS: MRI
MRI for ANS: soft tissues: spine, brain, joint
excessive licorice increase urinary excretion of ANS: potasium
pre eclampsia+ seizure ANS: eclampsa
tongue , what nerve ANS: 12, hyopglossal for control (move) tongue
taste 7 for 2/3
9 for post 1/3
conductive hearing loss vs sensory hearing loss ANS: conductive: cerumen
sensory: presbycusis
, most common site of epistaxis ANS: ant
epistaxis ant vs post ANS: ant visible
post not visible
most common cause of nose bleeding ANS: external trauma (nose picking)
kisselback's plexus
epistaxis tx ANS: nasal packing\
silver nitrate (burning)
flat, less than 0.5 cm diameter ANS:
flat ANS: macul
patch
elevated, palpable ANS: papul
plaque
elevated, fluid filled ANS: vesicle
bullae
macul vs patch in size ANS: macul less than 0.5 cm
patch more than 0.5 cm
