Nccaom Boards: Biomedicine |245 Questions| With Correct Answers.

bleeding and constipation tender w/ inflammation {Ans: diverticulitis}RED FLAG: weakness and numbness in lower extremities; sharp stabbing pain in leg or lower back; urinary or bowel incontinence or dysfunction that causes retention of urine {Ans: cauda equina syndrome}branches from the cell bodies receive stimuli that initiate nerve signals {Ans: dendrites}failure of lungs to remove CO2 {Ans: respiratory acidosis}Cervical Distraction {Ans: nerve root inflammation (+: symptoms lessen)}elbow flexed to 90 degrees and patient is asked to resist while externally rotating the arm {Ans: Yergason test}