AANPEXAM,PRACTICEEXAMANDSTUDY
GUIDENEWEST - ACTUALEXAM
200QUESTIONSANDCORRECTDETAILED
ANSWERS
>>Ifyourpatientisinthecatarrhalstageofpertussis,uponexamination youwouldfindwhichofthefollowing?_correctanswer_ Youwouldfindmildupperrespiratorysymptomswithcough.Andmild conjunctivalinjection.Itisreallyindistinguishablefromthecommoncold.>>WhatwouldNOTbeconsideredatypicalfindinginageriatricpatient?_correctanswer_
Lowfrequencyhearingloss.Atypicalfindinginageriatricpatientwouldbe ahighfrequencyhearingloss.Thespeakingvoiceishighfrequency.Degenerativechangesoftheossicles,fewerauditoryneuronsandatrophy ofthehaircellsresultsinsensorineuralhearingloss.>>Typicalfindingsinageriatricpatient?_correctanswer_ Thinnerepidermis,dermisandsubcutaneouslayersofskin,bright purple-coloredpatchesontheforearmsandhands,opaquewhiteringat theperipheryofthecornea >>Riskfactorsforage-relatedmaculardegeneration _correctanswer_ Tobaccouse,aging,sunexposureandfamilyhistory >>UnderweightBMI _correctanswer_ <18.5 >>NormalBMI _correctanswer_
18.5-24.9
>>OverweightBMI _correctanswer_
25-29.9
>>ObeseBMI _correctanswer_
30-39.9
>>GrosslyobeseBMI _correctanswer_ >40 >>PregnancyCategoryADrugs _correctanswer_ Vitaminsandlevothyroxine >>PregnancyCategoryBDrugs _correctanswer_ Acetaminophen,ibuprofen,penicillins,cephalosporins,andazithromycin
anderythromycinantibiotics.>>Ageriatricpatientwhohasa40pack-yearsmokinghistorycomplainsof painfulcrampinginthelegmusclesthatoccursafterwalkingfor20minutes.Aftertakingacompletehistoryandperformingaphysicalexam,anNP decidesthatthemostlikelydiagnosisis?_correctanswer_ Intermittentclaudication >>Whatisacommoncauseofacne?_correctanswer_ Increaseinandrogens >>Ina19-year-oldwhopresentswithasorethroatandanteriorcervical adenopathy,whichcausativeagentwouldbesuspected?_correctanswer_ GroupAbeta-hemolyticStreptococcus >>Whencompletingtheinitialassessmentfordepressioningeriatric adults,theNPshouldevaluate?_correctanswer_