1 AANP FINAL EXAM/ Real Exam Questions with Correct Verified Answers/ Latest 2024 – Rated A+
What is specificity? - ANSWER - Specificity is defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who is healthy (or without disease)
What is a cohort study? - ANSWER - A cohort study follows a group of people over time who share some common characteristics to observe the development of a disease.
The most commonly prescribed medication for mild systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) is:
- azathioprine (AZA).
- belimumab (Benlysta).
- ibuprofen (Advil).
- cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). - Correct Answer - ibuprofen (Advil)
The most common sign of cervical cancer is:
- postcoital bleeding.
- strong odor from vaginal discharge.
- itching in the vaginal area.
- molluscum contagiosum. - Correct Answer - postcoital bleeding
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2 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:
- discontinue amitriptyline and begin ibuprofen (Motrin).
- refer to physical therapy.
- start methocarbamol (Robaxin).
- discontinue amitriptyline and begin gabapentin (Neurontin). - Correct Answer -
discontinue amitriptyline and begin gabapentin (Neurontin)
What are alternative antibiotics for penicillin allergic patients who have a gram-positive infection? - ANSWER - Macrolides
What are the macrolides? - ANSWER - Azithromycin Clarithromycin Erythromycin Telithromycin
What is Finkelstein's test? - ANSWER - Positive for De Quatrains tenosynovitis
What is a positive Drawer and Lachman’s test? - ANSWER - ACL injury
What is a positive McMurray's sign? - ANSWER - Meniscus injury
What abnormal eye exam findings will you see with diabetic retinopathy? - ANSWER - Neovascularization and microaneurysms
What abnormal eye exam findings will you see with HTN retinopathy? - ANSWER - AV nicking Silver and or copper wire arterioles 2 / 3
3 Which of the following is typically observed in the GI system upon stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system?
- No overall effect
- Increased sphincter tone
- Increased peristalsis
- Decreased secretions - Correct Answer - increased peristalsis
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by which of the following?
- Decreased production of exogenous glucagon-like peptide
- Autoimmune beta-cell destruction
- Relative deficiency of dipeptidyl peptidase-4
- Decreased reabsorption of sodium-glucose transporters - Correct Answer -
decreased reabsorption of sodium-glucose transporters
In pulmonary function testing, forced vital capacity represents the:
- maximum volume of air that can be forcefully exhaled after maximum inspiration.
- total volume of air that is exhaled after normal inspiration.
- total volume of air that the lungs can hold, minus the expiratory reserve volume.
- volume of air that can be forcefully exhaled in 1 second. - Correct Answer - maximum
volume of air that can be forcefully exhaled after maximum inspiration
An adult male presents as first patient of the day after awaking about 5:00 AM with indigestion and chest pressure. On checking his pulse, he found no change from previous measurements. He states that, while waiting for the nurse practitioner to arrive, he began to feel a little clammy. A 12-lead EKG records the following patterns. On the
basis of these EKG readings, the diagnosis is:
- anterior-septal acute myocardial infarction.
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