Family Nurse Practitioner Exam ANCC
Questions with correct answers
Chamberlain College of Nursing
EXAM TERM TESTED VERIFIED AND GRADED ANSWERS
1. Karposi Sarcoma ✓ Characteristic purple areas on the nose in
an HIV-positive female. A type of cancer
that can form in the skin, lymph nodes, or
other organs. The skin lesions are usually
purple in color.
2. Malodorous single nare ✓ Foreign body
3. Retinal Detachment ✓ the retina separates from the layer
underneath. Symptoms include an
increase in the number of floaters,
, flashes of light, and worsening of the
outer part of the visual field.
4. Adolescent with friable nasal turbinates ✓ Cocaine use
5. Aphthous ulcer ✓ a recurrent round or oval sore or ulcer
inside the mouth on an area where the
skin is not tightly bound to the underlying
bone, such as on the inside of the lips and
cheeks or underneath the tongue.
Aphthous ulcers can also affect the
genitalia in males and females.
6. GERD first line tx ✓ h2 then ppi if doesnt work
7. Maxillary Sinusitis ✓ Dental pain
8. Kasmaul Triangle ✓ Anterior epitaxis
9. Roseola infantum ✓ H. fever => small pink dots pink or raised
body rash => arms
10. Acne Roscaca ✓ "adult acne." most often in adults (30-50
years of age). Unlike acne vulgaris,
rosacea is devoid of blackheads and
characteristically does not resolve after
puberty. Rosacea strikes both sexes and
potentially all ages. It tends to be more
frequent in women but more severe in
men. It is very uncommon in children,
, and it is less frequent in people with dark
skin. Tx with Flagyl
11. AV Nicking ✓ HTN, arteries crossing veins
12. Blepharitis ✓ commonly occurs when the tiny oil
glands of the inner eyelid become
inflamed. It often occurs along with other
skin conditions or allergies.
Symptoms include red, itchy eyelids that
may look greasy and crusted. Dry eyes
also are a symptom.
Treatments include cleaning the eyelids,
antibiotic or steroid eye drops and
treating underlying conditions. However,
blepharitis tends to come back.
13. Hordelum ✓ Painful stye it hurts
14. chalazion ✓ Non painful lesion to eyelid
15. Cotton Wool ✓ Cotton wool spots are an abnormal
finding on funduscopic exam of the retina
of the eye. They appear as fluffy white
patches on the retina. They are caused by
damage to nerve fibers and are a result of
accumulations of axoplasmic material
within the nerve fiber layer. Systemic
HTN, DM
Questions with correct answers
Chamberlain College of Nursing
EXAM TERM TESTED VERIFIED AND GRADED ANSWERS
1. Karposi Sarcoma ✓ Characteristic purple areas on the nose in
an HIV-positive female. A type of cancer
that can form in the skin, lymph nodes, or
other organs. The skin lesions are usually
purple in color.
2. Malodorous single nare ✓ Foreign body
3. Retinal Detachment ✓ the retina separates from the layer
underneath. Symptoms include an
increase in the number of floaters,
, flashes of light, and worsening of the
outer part of the visual field.
4. Adolescent with friable nasal turbinates ✓ Cocaine use
5. Aphthous ulcer ✓ a recurrent round or oval sore or ulcer
inside the mouth on an area where the
skin is not tightly bound to the underlying
bone, such as on the inside of the lips and
cheeks or underneath the tongue.
Aphthous ulcers can also affect the
genitalia in males and females.
6. GERD first line tx ✓ h2 then ppi if doesnt work
7. Maxillary Sinusitis ✓ Dental pain
8. Kasmaul Triangle ✓ Anterior epitaxis
9. Roseola infantum ✓ H. fever => small pink dots pink or raised
body rash => arms
10. Acne Roscaca ✓ "adult acne." most often in adults (30-50
years of age). Unlike acne vulgaris,
rosacea is devoid of blackheads and
characteristically does not resolve after
puberty. Rosacea strikes both sexes and
potentially all ages. It tends to be more
frequent in women but more severe in
men. It is very uncommon in children,
, and it is less frequent in people with dark
skin. Tx with Flagyl
11. AV Nicking ✓ HTN, arteries crossing veins
12. Blepharitis ✓ commonly occurs when the tiny oil
glands of the inner eyelid become
inflamed. It often occurs along with other
skin conditions or allergies.
Symptoms include red, itchy eyelids that
may look greasy and crusted. Dry eyes
also are a symptom.
Treatments include cleaning the eyelids,
antibiotic or steroid eye drops and
treating underlying conditions. However,
blepharitis tends to come back.
13. Hordelum ✓ Painful stye it hurts
14. chalazion ✓ Non painful lesion to eyelid
15. Cotton Wool ✓ Cotton wool spots are an abnormal
finding on funduscopic exam of the retina
of the eye. They appear as fluffy white
patches on the retina. They are caused by
damage to nerve fibers and are a result of
accumulations of axoplasmic material
within the nerve fiber layer. Systemic
HTN, DM
