About

About Pass the OCS

Nolan Daniels, DPT, PT, OCS
Clinic manager and practicing physical therapist, Las Vegas

Why I built it

I built Pass the OCS because most prep questions test whether you memorized a number. The real exam hands you a patient and asks what you would actually do.

So every question here starts with a clinical picture and one deliberate trap, the kind of detail that pulls you toward the wrong answer in the clinic too. Answers follow current clinical practice guidelines and research, and nothing hinges on a value one point off a cutoff.

The explanations are the part I care about most. For every question you see why the right answer is right, why each wrong answer is wrong, and where to read more.

How the questions are written and checked

• Mapped to the exam. The 500 paid questions are spread across body regions using the ABPTS orthopaedics content outline, so practice time matches exam time.
• Sourced. Every explanation cites the clinical practice guideline, study or AOPT monograph it is based on.
• Reviewed against current guidelines. In October 2026 every paid question was reviewed and updated to the current CPGs, including the 2024 Achilles, 2025 hip OA and 2026 carpal tunnel revisions.
• Easy to flag. Every question has a report link. If something looks wrong, it comes straight to me and gets fixed.
• Original. ABPTS does not release exam questions. These are original practice questions written in the style of the exam.

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Questions or feedback? Send us a message on the contact page or email hello@passtheocs.com.

Pass the OCS is not affiliated with, reviewed or endorsed by ABPTS or APTA.