SPEC EXAM Study for the Spec exam for Texas chiro license Latest Update 2025-2026 Actual Exam 220 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
Abbotts saunders test - CORRECT ANSWER: Dislocation of long head of biceps out of bicipital groove with click, if pain Tendonitis abduct, and externally rotate passively and lower arm
Abdomen Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER: Sounds 5-35
aorta Renal Common iliac/ Femoral porta vein
Addison's disease - CORRECT ANSWER: Hypoadrenocorticism
Hypotension Bronze skin and loss of hair
Adsons Maneuver - CORRECT ANSWER: TOS
Anterior scalene turn head toward and down
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: Indicates that liver tissue damage has occurred as a result of infection, medications,obstruction, cirrhosis or injury to the liver. 1 / 3
Below normal: There is no known disease process that results in a low ALT level.
Albumin (ALB) (liver) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: Usually indicates dehydration
Below normal: Can indicate liver dysfunction or insufficient protein intake.
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALK PHOS) (liver) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: A warning sign that there is some type of liver dysfunction resulting in liver tissue damage.
Below normal: Usually not significant.
Allen's test - CORRECT ANSWER: Occlusion of arteries
Allen's test - CORRECT ANSWER: Vascular
Allens test - CORRECT ANSWER: Vascular
Allens's maneuver - CORRECT ANSWER: TOS
Middle Scalene Turn the head away and up
Allis Test - CORRECT ANSWER: Patient lies supine with knees flexed and feet flat on the table, trying to line up the medial malleoli
Observe knee height (indicates tibial deficiency) And the proximity of the knee to body (indicates femoral deficiency
Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER: Low ferritin, MCV and Hgb 2 / 3
Anvil test - CORRECT ANSWER: Hip joint surface and Femoral neck fractures
Strike the heel of the affected hip
Ape hand - CORRECT ANSWER: Medial nerve
inability to move thumb in flexion
Apley's compression test - CORRECT ANSWER: Opposite of distraction test
Miniscus and collateral ligament
Apley's distraction test - CORRECT ANSWER: collateral ligament damage of knee
If positive for pain on distraction then collateral ligament If negative for pain on distraction then Miniscus
Apley's scratch test - CORRECT ANSWER: Rotator cuff injury
Abduct and external rotation (teres minor, supraspinatus and infraspinatus) Extend and internal rotation (subscapularis)
Apprehension test - CORRECT ANSWER: Anterior and posterior dislocation of humerus abduct and and externally rotate arm
Apprehension Test for Patella - CORRECT ANSWER: Carefully push the patella
laterally. If the patella is close to dislocating, the patient will contract the quads to bring the patella back into line.
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST or SGOT) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: Indicates tissue damage as a result of such things as obstruction, hepatitis, or cirrhosis.
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