NBCE PART 3 Test Bank Questions and
accurate detailed Answers \Actual Exam
RBT \Graded A+\Latest update 2025-2026
Terms in this set (102)
Dejerene's Triad + has (?) 3
steps, will increase Nerve Root
pressure on ?, and is used Disc, tumor, stenosis, severe trauma (fx)
to DDX?
"Complications" include demographics, lifestyle, occupation, social, age, sex,
minimum (8) aspects name religion, ADL's
them
#1 Hx predicts incidence previous LBP
LBP
MNOOPPQRST
Chief Complaint
PSOFMD
SHITMD
Review of Systems
GREENCRUMS
Facet Referral just going somewhere
had for a long time along with other signs and
Facet Syndrome symptoms
ARTHROSIS OF FACETS (DJD)
Set of symptoms occuring together
Syndrome classified and ex. facet syndrome, TOS, fibromyalgia, restless leg,
name examples chronic fatigue, Reiter's (ddx with AS and infx
spondylitis),
, recurring S/S in area of previous injury with
NO NEW TRAUMA!
Late Effects of S/S
EXACERBATION
well documented
identifiable injury/incident causing present symptoms.
S/S Ddx fx
Pain on active, active resisted, and passive ROM
"Sclerotome" pain pattern diffuse, non-specific
Quality? ABSENCE DT
DT - or + From muscle, lig, faschia, tendon
ORIGINate for what Not dermatome
tissue?
Dermatome?
Dermatome pain pattern SOL (disc, tumor, stenosis, fx)
assoc DX Unilateral IVF
4 structures involved or Bilateral Cord
complications + DT
Unilateral ? Bilateral ? Ddx between sclerotome and PNE
DT + or -
Can DDX b/w sclerotome
and ?
Disc-younger, 40yrs, may not be trauma
SOL
stenosis-age varies but increases with age
Name Complication and
Tumor-increases age, insidious
common Demographic
Fx-serious accident
seen w/ each
+DT
Pt reports instability to do something but muscles test
PNE Peripheral Nerve
strong.
Entrapment
usually more chronic, but if acute=muscle spasm
mm test result?
Muscle ache/pain
if Acute assoc. mm comp.
DDX SOL (-DT)
How do you DDX from
Motor/Sensory
SOL?
Normal DTR's
DTR's?
Muscle ache/pain
, DJD Diffuse, local, dermatomal
Pain Quality and Pattern? Wolff's/Davis' Law
Law's Assoc? Spondylosis VB
Aspect of case hx to Arthrosis facets
consider? Canal/IVF stenosis
3 assoc complication of Think demographics
DX?
Vascular-better when pt stops moving
Neurogenic-better when pt bends forward or leans
Claudication (2) types? off it
How to differentiate? Hot/Cold extremities
S/S may be global in the limb or limbs that are
affected
Abnormal Posture
Postural Syndromes aka? To describe conditions/causative factors you use Hx
To describe to describe:
conditions/causative -cumulative trauma
factors you use Hx to -repetitive trauma
describe: (4) -Jandas crossed syndromes
-abnormal posture
Spinal Anomalies and Born with it-congenital, otherwise acquired
Varients: Common lumbars-spondy
(2) classifications? Scralization, lumbarization
m/c spinal region Tropism
associated? Spina Bifida
Name (6) common Knife Clasp Syndrome
examples Scoliosis
-pain that will not resolve
-prolonged postural distortion
Thoracolumbar
-internal compression
Subluxation
-involves segments above and below
3 complications?
-common insertion point for diaphragm, lower -trap,
Involves?
iliopsoas
Common areas affected?
-area of pivot from upper to lower extremity arm and
leg swing
accurate detailed Answers \Actual Exam
RBT \Graded A+\Latest update 2025-2026
Terms in this set (102)
Dejerene's Triad + has (?) 3
steps, will increase Nerve Root
pressure on ?, and is used Disc, tumor, stenosis, severe trauma (fx)
to DDX?
"Complications" include demographics, lifestyle, occupation, social, age, sex,
minimum (8) aspects name religion, ADL's
them
#1 Hx predicts incidence previous LBP
LBP
MNOOPPQRST
Chief Complaint
PSOFMD
SHITMD
Review of Systems
GREENCRUMS
Facet Referral just going somewhere
had for a long time along with other signs and
Facet Syndrome symptoms
ARTHROSIS OF FACETS (DJD)
Set of symptoms occuring together
Syndrome classified and ex. facet syndrome, TOS, fibromyalgia, restless leg,
name examples chronic fatigue, Reiter's (ddx with AS and infx
spondylitis),
, recurring S/S in area of previous injury with
NO NEW TRAUMA!
Late Effects of S/S
EXACERBATION
well documented
identifiable injury/incident causing present symptoms.
S/S Ddx fx
Pain on active, active resisted, and passive ROM
"Sclerotome" pain pattern diffuse, non-specific
Quality? ABSENCE DT
DT - or + From muscle, lig, faschia, tendon
ORIGINate for what Not dermatome
tissue?
Dermatome?
Dermatome pain pattern SOL (disc, tumor, stenosis, fx)
assoc DX Unilateral IVF
4 structures involved or Bilateral Cord
complications + DT
Unilateral ? Bilateral ? Ddx between sclerotome and PNE
DT + or -
Can DDX b/w sclerotome
and ?
Disc-younger, 40yrs, may not be trauma
SOL
stenosis-age varies but increases with age
Name Complication and
Tumor-increases age, insidious
common Demographic
Fx-serious accident
seen w/ each
+DT
Pt reports instability to do something but muscles test
PNE Peripheral Nerve
strong.
Entrapment
usually more chronic, but if acute=muscle spasm
mm test result?
Muscle ache/pain
if Acute assoc. mm comp.
DDX SOL (-DT)
How do you DDX from
Motor/Sensory
SOL?
Normal DTR's
DTR's?
Muscle ache/pain
, DJD Diffuse, local, dermatomal
Pain Quality and Pattern? Wolff's/Davis' Law
Law's Assoc? Spondylosis VB
Aspect of case hx to Arthrosis facets
consider? Canal/IVF stenosis
3 assoc complication of Think demographics
DX?
Vascular-better when pt stops moving
Neurogenic-better when pt bends forward or leans
Claudication (2) types? off it
How to differentiate? Hot/Cold extremities
S/S may be global in the limb or limbs that are
affected
Abnormal Posture
Postural Syndromes aka? To describe conditions/causative factors you use Hx
To describe to describe:
conditions/causative -cumulative trauma
factors you use Hx to -repetitive trauma
describe: (4) -Jandas crossed syndromes
-abnormal posture
Spinal Anomalies and Born with it-congenital, otherwise acquired
Varients: Common lumbars-spondy
(2) classifications? Scralization, lumbarization
m/c spinal region Tropism
associated? Spina Bifida
Name (6) common Knife Clasp Syndrome
examples Scoliosis
-pain that will not resolve
-prolonged postural distortion
Thoracolumbar
-internal compression
Subluxation
-involves segments above and below
3 complications?
-common insertion point for diaphragm, lower -trap,
Involves?
iliopsoas
Common areas affected?
-area of pivot from upper to lower extremity arm and
leg swing
