AANP FNP Certification Exam Study
Guide (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
Cranial nerves responsible for extraoculomotor movements? ✔✔a. 2, 3, 6?
b. 3, 4, 6?
Patient with hx of hypertension and stroke, now having memory
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AANP FNP Certification Exam Study
Guide (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
Cranial nerves responsible for extraoculomotor movements? ✔✔a. 2, 3, 6?
b. 3, 4, 6?
Patient with hx of hypertension and stroke, now having memory loss and confusion - indicates
what? ✔✔a. Alzheimer's
b. Vascular Dementia?
CAGE acronym ✔✔?
Treatment for chronic alcoholism? ✔✔?
Frail elderly mammogram breast tissue? ✔✔?
Patient has Barrett's esophagus, insurance no longer covers gastroenterologist who was treating
condition, patient at the FNP office, wanting a prescription for medication... What should the
FNP do? ✔✔a. Refer to oncologist?
b. Refill prescription?
GERD treatment? ✔✔a. PPI? Per American College of Gastroenterology, treatment should begin
with a PPI.
b. H2? An H2 is inferior to PPI's.
3 months on Symmetrel, TSH increased, T4 normal, what do you do? ✔✔a. Increase
medication?
b. Decrease medication?
Lipid level of 1500, increased risk for? ✔✔a. pancreatitis?
Frail elder, increased creatinine, indication? ✔✔?
Fingernail hematoma treatment? ✔✔a. drill hole and drain blood?
Abnormal cells on PAP, what do you do next? ✔✔a. Refer for colposcopy?
Red beefy tongue? ✔✔a. Pernicious Anemia?
b. Iron Deficiency?
c. Folate Deficiency?
Low Hemoglobin, Low Hematocrit, High MCV - Indicates what? ✔✔?
Koplick Spots? ✔✔a. Measles?
Signs and Symptoms of Roseola? ✔✔
Pregnant teacher, with exposure to Fifths' Disease - what risk is there for the fetus? ✔✔
6 Month Old with Closed Anterior Fontanel? ✔✔
3 Month Old infant with Down Syndrome, due to milk intolerance, mom started infant on Goat's
Milk; now has pale conjunctiva but otherwise healthy; with low Hematocrit, what other test
would you order? ✔✔a. CBC
b. Iron, TIBC
4 Month Old with Strabismus, mom worried, what do you tell her? ✔✔a. Normal?
4 Month Old "won't keep anything down", what is the main thing you look for? ✔✔a.
Dehydration?
Man with HTN, CAD, present femoral pulses, but absent pedal pulses? ✔✔a. DVT?
b. Venous Insufficiency?
c. Arterial Insufficiency?
Diabetic patient with foot laceration, at risk for what? ✔✔a. foot ulcer?
b. acute osteomyelitis
Definition of metabolic syndrome? ✔✔
Treatment for Gonorrhea? ✔✔a. Rocephin IM and Zithromax po
b. Doxycycline po
Diagnose trich? ✔✔a. Wet Prep?
b. KOH?
Patient with history of PID, increase risk for? ✔✔a. Infertility?
Increased risk for ectopic pregnancy, history of...? ✔✔a. Salpingitis
Newborn with foot turned in ("toeing in"), what do you do? ✔✔a. Refer immediately to
orthopedist?
b. Routine followup?
Osgood Schlatter Disease pain location? ✔✔
Growth plate fracture (Salter-Harris fx) location and pain? ✔✔
Rotator Cuff injury presentation? ✔✔
Causes of tachycardia? ✔✔a. Fever?
b. Anemia?
c. Hypotension?
Definitive diagnosis of acute bacterial proctatitis? ✔✔a. Urinalysis and Culture
b. Vigorous Massage of Prostate to Release Fluid for Culture?
c. Urethral Culture?
Man with high BPH, perform digital rectal exam - how does prostate feel? ✔✔a. Asymmetrical,
Nodular, Firm
b. Symmetrical, Boggy
?
Patient present with "bag of worms", what does this indicate? ✔✔a. Varicocele
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease? ✔✔Avascular necrosis of the proximal femoral head...
McMurray's Sign ✔✔
Epitaxis is most common in the area of the nose known as Kiesselbach's Triangle, where is this
located? ✔✔a. anterior septum?
b. middle turbinate?
c. sinus turbinate?
Elderly presents with atrophic vaginitis, small uterus, and palpable 4x5 ovary, what do you do?
✔✔a. Pelvic ultrasound?
Grade 3 cells on Pap, treatment? ✔✔?
Patient with bleeding after menopause? ✔✔a. Endometrial biopsy?
Young adult female, wants birth control, forgets to take pills, doesn't want to get pregnant for at
least 5 years, what do you suggest? ✔✔a. Intrauterine Device?
Shingles near eye, patient wants cream and analgesic, what do you do? ✔✔a. Order Acyclovir
cream and analgesic?
b. Immediate referral to opthamologist?
Patient presents with rash on shoulder, erythematous maculopapular rash with center clearing,
and scaling? ✔✔a. Tinea Pedis?
b. Tinea Corporis?
c. Psoriasis?
Peripheral vision loss = ?
Central vision loss = ? ✔✔
Patient with Atopic Dermatitis, look for what other diseases? ✔✔a. Asthma?
Patient forgot to start Thanksgiving dinner, and husband states that she has trouble remembering
tasks and has trouble with organization... What is this indicative of? ✔✔a. Alzheimer's?
b. Delerium?
Quick assessment of patients fall risk? ✔✔a. Timed Get up and Go?
Mitral Regurgitation = sound and heard best at?
Mitral Stenosis = " " " " " "?
Mitral Prolapse = " " " " " "?
Mitral Sclerosis = " " " " " "?
Aortic Stenois = " " " " " "?
Aortic Regurgitation = " " " " " "?
Aortic Sclerosis = " " " " " "? ✔✔
3 ways to assess cognitive function in patient with signs/symptoms of memory loss - all but
which of the following? ✔✔a. Mini Mental
b. Depression Screen
c.
d.
Patient voices aching when ambulating? *This question did not specify if it was bilateral or
unilateral* *Mentioned something about "rubor" but I can't remember what it said exactly...*
✔✔a. DVT?
b. Venous Insufficiency?
c. Arterial Insufficiency?
Patient with HIV took high-potency anti-viral treatments and CD4 is >400, what does this
indicate? ✔✔a. Patient has full-blown AIDS as defined by the CDC?
?
Patient has following labs: listed serology for Hepatitis, and then had to know if they had an
active infection or immune, etc... ✔✔
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