Part 2 Boards Review - Practice

For a patient with a right convexity scoliotic lumbar curve, it makes sense to

The assessment of “joint play” is conducted with the joint:

U/L pneumothorax is characterized by

A patient that has a right positive Deerfield (R+D) would have the equivalent static & dynamic SI listings of a right:

25 yo has chronic, localized neck pain or stiffness aggravated by specific movements. The most likely diagnosis is:

Patient presents with low back pain that continues into the buttock and leg to below the knee. What is most likely dx?

Ankle clonus is a sign of

Which is MOST accurate concerning the issue of “informed consent” prior to treatment?

A patient with repeated substernal pressure that lasts 2-3 mins & is relieved by rest. The most likely diagnosis is

“Stance” phase of gait cycle makes up what portion of the complete gait cycle?

Discontinue/avoid

Which is a clinician’s best tool for evaluating risk for cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?

Runner with heel spurs, pain with dorsiflexion

Risk factors for low back pain during pregnancy include: previous low back pain, multiparity and ____

The correction of foot pronation should cause the femur heads to do what on radiography?

ABSOLUTE contraindications for chiropractic adjusting when ___ is present with back & leg pain from a disc herniation

What would be the preferred method of quantifying the degrees of scoliosis?

Patient with a right anterior talus subluxation, right interosseous SI ligament sprain shows what posture on plumb line

A patient with lumbar pain on extension, a positive McNab’s line and facet arthrosis probably suggests:

Migraine headache symptoms

Right hip pain after fall, femur heads asymmetric

The measurement from the base of spinous process to the lateral margin of vertebra is greater on the right indicates

With respect to postural landmarks of a person in the prone position, which is true?

Vertiginous symptoms elicited during the Dix-Hallpike (or Nylen-Barany) test would be pathognomic for:

Chronic scalene muscle spasm may be found with

Which tests would reproduce C/C in a patient with facet syndrome (capsulitis) at the TL junction?

Adson’s test, Wright’s test and Roos’ test

Signs of brainstem ischemia, such as vertigo or dizziness, after spinal manipulation would warrant the doctor to:

Sway-back posture is usually associated with

All are characteristic signs/symptoms of fibromyalgia EXCEPT:

Sacral base divided into 4 quad on the lateral projections to determine the anterior displacement of Spondylolisthesis

Which would be considered a secondary preventative strategy for osteoporosis?

30 yo female with right calf pain and may have a DVT. Which is the most appropriate initial course of action?

Interruption in George’s line on a lateral plain film view would suggest

Most appropriate for rehab management of a middle-aged female with hip joint osteoarthritis

The forces imparted into the pelvic ring from the femur heads in a standing patient cause the pubic symphysis to

The sacroiliac belt (trochanter belt) is recommended for which situation?

Iliac crest to inferior ischial tuberosity measurement is decreased

When testing a patient with cervical distraction in the neural position, an increase in neck pain indicates:

Preferred method for measuring analysis of scoliosis

Pt w/ acetabular degeneration suffers pelvic trauma from fall on butt. Frontal plane distortion of sacrum. Weak test:

A patient with chronically tight psoas muscle should do which stretches

Which statements is the MOST accurate concerning the current evidence base of cervical adjusting and stroke?

Which would be considered an ABSOLUTE contraindication to cervical spine manipulation?

In the upper thoracic & cervical spine, during normal coupled motion of lateral flexion, the spinous process moves

A measurement differing by more than 3 mm from anterior to posterior using Van Akkerveeken’s lines suggests:

If the pedicle shadows of T8 appear wider on one side than on the other, it would suggest:

Yerguson’s and Speed’s orthopedic exams test for which muscles of the shoulder girdle?

When auscultating for heart sounds, a normal apex beat lies in the

All tests are used to diagnose joint dysfunction/subluxation of the lumbar spine or SI joints, EXCEPT:

Palpatory pain at the origin and insertion of the Sartorius muscle may indicate:

For best protection of lumbar mechanics, the driver’s car seat should be positioned

How does sciatic pain from diabetic neuropathy differ from sciatic pain from spinal disease?

What proportion of the axial compressive load is carried by the IVDs?

Accessory joint motions can best be described as:

Which headache has been shown to be MOST responsive to manipulative care?

The Waddell tests are used to identify:

Tight pecs

Best explanation for the “cracking” or “popping” sound with chiropractic adjustments

Which muscle is intrinsically voluntary for sacroiliac joint motion?

Provides only palliative care

In standing position, a normal plumb line in the lateral view would pass which group of landmarks?

An individual declines chiropractic care after history/exam/ROF, what is the wisest course of action?

It is advised to use caution w/ lumbar adjustments that involve ____ in patients with disc herniation & radiculopathy

All are appropriate suggestions for patients with GERD, EXCEPT:

Which conditions would be considered an absolute contraindication to manipulation?

The letter “R” in Bergmann’s mnemonic PARTS stands for

According to Bergmann, a complete loss of end feel is significant because it may be indicative of joint ____

A patient would have a claim of abandonment when

Ilium misalignments occur in infants or toddlers due most often to

The referred pain frequently associated with MSK disorders can typically be described as:

At what point is the quality of end-feel or end-play of a joint assessed?

Which will make a patient with facet syndrome in the lumbar spine WORSE?

Anterior divergence between the atlas plane line and the odontoid perpendicular line indicates which listing

The patient has the right under an “informed consent” to

Slump test is used for

In ankylosing spondylitis, which symptoms is NOT commonly associated with the condition?

On the lateral cervical view, what do lines that cross closely to the spinous suggest?

Postural findings of a high mastoid with level shoulders and no head rotation is suggestive of:

Goal for exercise for a osteoporotic patient

During motion palpation, the 2 principal movements of the costovertebral joints are typically described as

Performing a lateral view postural assessment, the center of gravity line should fall through

Equalization of prone leg length on cervical rotation indicates

LBP, had similar episodes, grade 2 spondylolisthesis