QUESTIONS - NCCAOM 2026 EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A 30 year-old female para 0 and gravida 0, has a lump in her
right breast. The lump was discovered two weeks prior and is
tender to the touch. tI has decreased in size since her period.
She denies fever, chills, and is not breast feeding.
Her mother had breast cancer at the age of 55. PHYSICAL
EXAM: BP 128/70 mm Hg; HR 75 bpm and regular;
respiratory rate 14 breaths/min; temperature 98.8 F. Skin of
breast is without dimpling or retraction; breast contours are
symmetric; nipples without scaling or discharge; one freely
mobile 3 cm round lesion located in the right upper outer
quadrant; left breast has no masses. No adenopathy and no
lymphadenopathy. Based on the preceding history and
limited physical examination prior to lab tests what is the
most likely disease state?
Cyst
-In a cyst there are changes in shape with menstrual cycle, tender
to touch, mobile, no retraction. She does not have breast cancer
as she does not have changes in skin over the breasts. The lump
usually irregular, firm, and there is no
adenopathy. Fibroadenoma does not have tenderness and does
not change with menstrual cycle it is not Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
as there is no lymphadenopathy and Non-Hodgkin is painful.
,Cystography is useful in diagnosing patients with
Recurrent UTIs, Bladder tumors, Hematuria
The brain has
four ventricles
A 72 year-old male has Angina Pectoris. Which tests help to
confirm the diagnosis?
ECG, echocardiogram
-electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) measures electrical heart
activity and heart rhythm. Certain ECG patterns can
indicate that portions of the heart are insufficiently supplied by
blood
-An echocardiogram, (also called Doppler), uses sound waves to
produce an image of the heart in
motion.
E-Mycin, Zimax, Biaxin, Dynabar are
Macrolides
-useful for respiratory tract infections, Helicobacter pylori
infections, and chlamydia.
-bind with ribosomes from susceptible bacteria to prevent protein
production.
A patient is reluctant to talk about her sexual history. Which
of the following actions would you take?
take the initiative in asking
Dermatomes are
,Innervated by the sensory root of a single spinal nerve
The normal pH value for urine is
4.6 ot 8.0
According to the DSM-5 for a diagnosis of chronic insomnia
the insomnia must be present at least
3 times per week for at least 3 months
In first aid, when a patient is on the floor, is responsive but
not fully awake, and has no sign of an obvious injury in what
position should they be placed?
place one arm of patient above their head, roll them on their side,
bend their knees
What are you listening for when measuring the
adult diastolic pressure?
when the last knocking sound is heard
-The first knocking sound is the subject's systolic pressure. When
the knocking sound disappears, that is the diastolic pressure
(such as 120/80).
A 59 year-old female has edema and hypertension. The
doctor prescribes a diuretic antihypertensive. What is the
generic drug prescription?
chlorothiazide
-The suffix for this class of drugs is -thiazide. Examples are
chlorothiazide. Hydrochlorothiazide. Methyclothiazide.
Which lab test can help confirm a possible peptic ulcer?
a stool blood test
, Dementia symptoms depend on pathological changes in
different parts of the brain. Which of the following has an
accurate association?
short-term memory / hippocampus
-short- term memory problems with Alzheimer's disease has been
associated with a shrinking hippocampus. The hippocampus is
part of the limbic system, and plays important roles in the
consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term
memory.
A23 year-old female is prescribed Lyrica (pregabalin). Which
of the following disharmonies would most likely apply?
fibromyalgia due to dampness
-Lyrica (pregabalin), an anti-epileptic, is used to treat epilepsy,
fibromyalgia, diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia.
The normal range of motion for wrist radial deviation is
greater than or equal to __________ is greater than or equal
to __________
20 degrees / 30 degrees
The NST test refers to
Nonstress fetal activity determination
-monitors the ability of the placenta to provide enough blood to
the fetus.
A medial meniscal tear is usually associated with
1. Torsional force that combines:
-compression