SARAH MICHELLE AANP BOARD
EXAM - IN DEPTH DIAGNOSIS STUDY
GUIDE EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026/
2027 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 150
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
1. lifestylemmodificationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmwillmyoumtreatmstagemonemHTNmwithmASCVDmriskmofm<10%?
2. medicationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmwillmyoumtreatmstagemonemHTNmwithmASCVDmriskmofm>10%?
3. 130-139/80-89m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmaccordingmtomthemAHA/ACCmguidelines,mstagemonemHTNmismdefinedma
smBPmofm_______-_______/_____-_____
4. 140,m90m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmaccordingmtomthemAHA/ACCmguidelines,mstagemtwomHTNmismdefinedma
smBPmofm>_______/>_____
5. lifestylemmodificationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemmainstaymofmhyperlipidemiamtreatment,mregardlessmofmmedicati
onmusemasmwell,mism_____________________m________________________
, 6. strepmpneumoniaem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemtypicalmculpritmofmbacterialmpneumoniamism___________m______
___________________
7. bacterial,mviralm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm________________________mpneumoniamtendsmtombemmoremsignifi
cant/seriousmwhilem_______________mpneumoniamtendsmtombemmoremofmam"walking"mpn
eumonia
8. coughmsuppressantsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdomnotmgivenmpneumoniampatientsm____________m______________
_________,mcanmgivemthemmexpectorants
9. 8m-mCORRECTmANSWERmfollow-
upmCXRmfrommpneumoniamshouldmbemperformedmaroundmthem________mweekmmark
10. CATmassessmentm(COPDmassessmentmtest)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmfunctionalmassessmentmtoolmthatmwemcanmusemtomhelpmusmdecidemho
wmmuchmCOPDmismaffectingmourmpatientsmdailymlife,mamscorem>10mismconsideredmsignificantm
daymtomdaymdisruption
11. spirometry,m0.70m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCOPDmdiagnosismismconfirmedmwithm________________________,ma
nmFEV1/FVCmratiomscoremofmlessmthanm___________mindicatesmCOPD
12. dyspnea,msputum,mpurulencem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmwhatm3mthingsmmustmbempresentminmordermtomdiagnosemamCOPDmexac
erbation?m
1) increasedm_____________________
2) increasedm__________________mproduction
3) increasedmsputumm__________________________
EXAM - IN DEPTH DIAGNOSIS STUDY
GUIDE EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026/
2027 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 150
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
1. lifestylemmodificationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmwillmyoumtreatmstagemonemHTNmwithmASCVDmriskmofm<10%?
2. medicationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmwillmyoumtreatmstagemonemHTNmwithmASCVDmriskmofm>10%?
3. 130-139/80-89m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmaccordingmtomthemAHA/ACCmguidelines,mstagemonemHTNmismdefinedma
smBPmofm_______-_______/_____-_____
4. 140,m90m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmaccordingmtomthemAHA/ACCmguidelines,mstagemtwomHTNmismdefinedma
smBPmofm>_______/>_____
5. lifestylemmodificationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemmainstaymofmhyperlipidemiamtreatment,mregardlessmofmmedicati
onmusemasmwell,mism_____________________m________________________
, 6. strepmpneumoniaem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemtypicalmculpritmofmbacterialmpneumoniamism___________m______
___________________
7. bacterial,mviralm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm________________________mpneumoniamtendsmtombemmoremsignifi
cant/seriousmwhilem_______________mpneumoniamtendsmtombemmoremofmam"walking"mpn
eumonia
8. coughmsuppressantsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdomnotmgivenmpneumoniampatientsm____________m______________
_________,mcanmgivemthemmexpectorants
9. 8m-mCORRECTmANSWERmfollow-
upmCXRmfrommpneumoniamshouldmbemperformedmaroundmthem________mweekmmark
10. CATmassessmentm(COPDmassessmentmtest)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmfunctionalmassessmentmtoolmthatmwemcanmusemtomhelpmusmdecidemho
wmmuchmCOPDmismaffectingmourmpatientsmdailymlife,mamscorem>10mismconsideredmsignificantm
daymtomdaymdisruption
11. spirometry,m0.70m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCOPDmdiagnosismismconfirmedmwithm________________________,ma
nmFEV1/FVCmratiomscoremofmlessmthanm___________mindicatesmCOPD
12. dyspnea,msputum,mpurulencem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmwhatm3mthingsmmustmbempresentminmordermtomdiagnosemamCOPDmexac
erbation?m
1) increasedm_____________________
2) increasedm__________________mproduction
3) increasedmsputumm__________________________
