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FNP Final Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient presents with sudden weakness of the right face and arm, slurred speech, and confusion. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- Migraine aura
- ✔✔Ischemic stroke
- Bell’s palsy
- Seizure
Which cranial nerve is affected in Bell’s palsy?
- Cranial nerve III
- Cranial nerve V
- ✔✔Cranial nerve VII
- Cranial nerve IX
A patient reports a sudden severe "thunderclap" headache. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- ✔✔Subarachnoid hemorrhage 1 / 4
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- Migraine
- Tension headache
- Cluster headache
Which diagnostic test is first-line for suspected acute ischemic stroke?
- MRI brain
- ✔✔Non-contrast CT scan of the head
C. EEG
- PET scan
A patient presents with unilateral facial droop, inability to close the eye, and no limb weakness.What is the diagnosis?
- ✔✔Bell’s palsy
- Stroke
- Myasthenia gravis
- Multiple sclerosis
What is the most appropriate initial treatment for status epilepticus? 2 / 4
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- ✔✔IV benzodiazepines
- IV phenytoin
- IV valproic acid
- Oral levetiracetam
A patient with Parkinson’s disease has resting tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. Which medication is first-line?
- ✔✔Levodopa-carbidopa
- Baclofen
- Gabapentin
- Diazepam
A patient has an intention tremor that worsens with voluntary movement. Which brain structure is likely affected?
- ✔✔Cerebellum
- Basal ganglia
- Hippocampus
- Medulla oblongata 3 / 4
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Which type of headache is described as unilateral, severe, with lacrimation and nasal congestion?
- Migraine
- Tension
- ✔✔Cluster headache
- Sinus headache
Which neurological condition is characterized by relapsing and remitting episodes of weakness, visual loss, and sensory disturbances?
- ✔✔Multiple sclerosis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Myasthenia gravis
Which sign is positive when neck flexion causes hip and knee flexion in a patient with meningitis?
- ✔✔Brudzinski’s sign
- Kernig’s sign
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