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Our question bank for the Comprehensive Basic Science Exam covers four Cognitive Difficulty Levels:
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- Cardiovascular - 889 questions
- Musculoskeletal - 677 questions
- Ears Nose and Throat - 190 questions
- Endocrine and Metabolism - 834 questions
- Ophthalmology - 173 questions
- Gastrointestinal and Nutrition - 703 questions
- Renal, Urinary and Electrolytes - 475 questions
- Human Growth and Development - 257 questions
- Gynecologic - 142 questions
- Hematology and Oncology - 643 questions
- Infectious Diseases - 679 questions
- Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue - 255 questions
- Nervous - 1247 questions
- Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium - 127 questions
- Psychiatric/Behavioral & Substance Use Disorder - 149 questions
- Pulmonary & Critical Care - 428 questions
- Poisoning & Environmental Exposure - 486 questions
- Biostatistics and Epidemiology - 141 questions
- Dental - 14 questions
- Reproductive - 74 questions
- Sexuality and Gender - 4 questions
- Social Sciences (Ethics/Legal/Professional) - 18 questions
- Traumatic Injuries - 56 questions
- Manage Care and Comply Regulations - 17 questions
- Promote Safety and Minimize Infection - 28 questions
- Health Promotion & Maintenance (Prevent Problems) - 104 questions
- Basic Care and Comfort (Assist Daily Living Tasks) - 5 questions
- Pharm/Parenteral Therapy (Drugs/Vital Signs) - 615 questions
- Reduction Risk (Post Procedure) - 18 questions
- Physiological Adaptation (Care Ill Patients) - 2087 questions
- Psychosocial (Mental Health Patient/Family) - 49 questions
- Professional Practice - 51 questions
- Process (Analysis, Assess, Eval, Implement, Plan) - 2540 questions
- Caring (Hope and Support) - 5 questions
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- Culture/Spiritualilty (Beliefs, Practices, Ethics) - 1 questions
- Causes - 2491 questions
- Classification - 372 questions
- Differential - 1295 questions
- Evaluation Diagnostic Tests - 639 questions
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- Evaluation Monitoring - 123 questions
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- Evaluation Procedures - 403 questions
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- Health Maint Prevention Public Health - 75 questions
- History Physical - 4207 questions
- Legal - 10 questions
- Patient Education - 73 questions
- Prognosis Complications - 1504 questions
- Toxicology - 157 questions
- Treatment Medical - 1126 questions
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- Treatment Prehospital/EMS/Disaster - 9 questions
- Treatment Radiation - 1 questions
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- Healthcare Ethics - 12 questions
- Clinical Education - 91 questions
- Environmental - 7 questions
- Palliative - 3 questions
- Airway Management - 6 questions
- Pain Management - 20 questions
- Sedation and Analgesic Management - 13 questions
- Ventilatory Management - 2 questions
- Research and Evidence-Based Medicine - 71 questions
- Resource Utilization - 5 questions
- Vulnerable Populations - 6 questions
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