{"id":111219,"date":"2023-07-31T00:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=111219"},"modified":"2023-07-31T00:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:30:57","slug":"aanp-practice-questions-and-answers-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/31\/aanp-practice-questions-and-answers-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"AANP Practice Questions and Answers 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. A 65-year-old woman presents for a follow-up examination after a
    new patient visit. She has not seen a healthcare provider for several
    years.
    She is a smoker and her hypertension is now adequately controlled with
    medication. Her mother died at age 40 from a heart attack. The fasting lipid
    profile shows cholesterol = 240 mg\/dL, HDL = 30, and LDL = 200. In
    addition to starting Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, the nurse practitioner
    should start the patient on:
    1.bile acid sequestrant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. a statin drug.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. a cholesterol absorption inhibitor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. low-dose aspirin.: A statin drug<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The most commonly prescribed medication for mild systemic lupus ery\u0002thematosus (SLE) is:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. azathioprine (AZA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. belimumab (Benlysta).
    1 \/ 4
    2 \/ 18<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. ibuprofen (Advil).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan).: ibuprofen (advil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The most common sign of cervical cancer is:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. postcoital bleeding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. strong odor from vaginal discharge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. itching in the vaginal area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. molluscum contagiosum.: postcoital bleeding<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. The nurse practitioner prescribes amitriptyline (Elavil) for a patient
    with neuropathic pain secondary to diabetes mellitus. On follow-up, the
    patient complains of urine retention and dry mouth. The practitioner
    would:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. discontinue amitriptyline and begin ibuprofen (Motrin).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. refer to physical therapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. start methocarbamol (Robaxin).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. discontinue amitriptyline and begin gabapentin (Neurontin).:
    discontinue amitriptyline and begin gabapentin (neurontin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. A 17-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis is being treated with an
    NSAID and omeprazole (Prilosec). The patient complains of headache,
    abdominal pain, and gas. These symptoms are most likely:
    2 \/ 4
    3 \/ 18<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. associated with the omeprazole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. related to the underlying condition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. the result of the NSAID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. caused by viral gastroenteritis.: associated with the omeprazole<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. The medication of choice for the initial treatment of juvenile
    rheumatoid arthritis is:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. acetaminophen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. prednisone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. aspirin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. ibuprofen.: ibuprofen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. A 12-year-old with sickle cell anemia has recently experienced a sickle
    cell crisis and presents for a follow-up examination after a recent
    hospitalization. It is most important to continue monitoring growth,
    development, and:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. white blood cell levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. fecal occult blood test.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. hemoglobin levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. urine dipsticks.: hemoglobin levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. A 90-year-old female is brought to the clinic by her neighbor. She states
    that everything is fine, but the nurse practitioner notes that she has poor
    3 \/ 4
    4 \/ 18
    hygiene and bruises on her trunk. The neighbor is concerned that the
    patient often has no money to buy food, despite income from social
    security and a coal miner’s pension. The nurse practitioner suspects
    abuse. Which of the following is the nurse practitioner obligated to do
    next?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. Report the case to the proper authorities.
    2.Tell the neighbor to check on the woman daily and report back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. Document the data and report the information to risk management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Call the patient’s family and inquire about the concerns.: report the
    case to proper authorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. In most cases, the first manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease is:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. impaired judgment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. decrease in short-term memory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. disorientation in time and place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. decrease in long-term memory.: decrease in short-term memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. The optimal treatment for latent tuberculosis is:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}