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NBCE PART 3 EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
NBCE PART 3 EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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Subluxation aka? What priority? - ANSWER- aka
intersegmental dysfunction, always number one
Complaints with modifiers
What dictates treatment plan?
? & ? provide markers for improvement? - ANSWER- Phase of
injury dictates treatment plan
Severity and Frequency provide markers for improvement
Description of symptoms with location helps determine what
tissues are involved a(quality & site)
Phases of Injury (3) and duration? - ANSWER- Acute: 0-72
hours
Subactue: 72 hrs-2 weeks
Chronic: 2 weeks +
acute exacerbation of a problem... responsablity of D.C -
ANSWER- MUST be properly documented
Measurements of "Severity"(4) can be documented with
numerical values ranging from ?-? which = for these
"descriptors" - ANSWER- 0-2.5 mild/minimal
2.6-5.0 slight
5.1-7.5 moderate
7.6-10 severe
"Frequency" Scale (4) can be documented with numerical values
ranging from ?-? which = for these "descriptors" - ANSWEROccasional: 0-25%
Intermittent: 26-50%
Frequent: 51-75%
Constant: 76-100%
Description of Local Symptoms is in whose words? -
ANSWER- only what the patient says and describe each side.
ie subjective
"Algia" can only be used in assoc w/ what regions>? -
ANSWER- cervicals, lumbars, and headache
Complaint with modifiers require the DC to - ANSWER- Need
extra paperwork for mild/minimal and occasional + severe and
constant.
"umbrella" subluxation encompass what (3) aspects -
ANSWER- Co-morbidities, complications, and diagnoses
Co-morbid factors defined and examples (2) - ANSWERPresence of one or more conditions in addition to a primary
conditions that has an effect on another Ddx or the overall well
being
Ex. High blood pressure, diabetes etc.
Diagnoses - ANSWER- Always subluxation, there are some
allopathic diagnoses.
Ex. osteoarthritis, AS, S/S, Fx, facet syndrome etc.
This determines treatment
Dejerene's Triad + has (?) steps, will increase pressure on ?, and
is used to DDX? - ANSWER- 3
Nerve Root
Disc, tumor, stenosis, severe trauma (fx)
"Complications" include minimum (8) aspects name them -
ANSWER- demographics, lifestyle, occupation, social, age, sex,
religion, ADL's
#1 Hx predicts incidence LBP - ANSWER- previous LBP
Chief Complaint - ANSWER- MNOOPPQRST
PSOFMD
Review of Systems - ANSWER- SHITMD
GREENCRUMS
Facet Referral - ANSWER- just going somewhere
Facet Syndrome - ANSWER- had for a long time along with
other signs and symptoms
ARTHROSIS OF FACETS (DJD)
Syndrome classified and name examples - ANSWER- Set of
symptoms occuring together
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