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AANP Board Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAANP Board Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAANP Board Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAANP Board Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectAANP Board Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correcthow long will a cough last for acute bronchitis? - ANSWER-up to three weeks is completely normal how do you treat acute bronchitis? - ANSWER-95% cases are viral-- tessalon pearls to help with cough. ** prednisone is never the answer *** explain the following views of chest xrays: AP, PA, PA and lateral which one do you want for pneumonia patient? - ANSWER-AP- shows the heart predominantly because its from front to back PA- shows the lungs predominantly because its back to front lateral shows fluid line what is the gold standard for diagnosing community acquired pneumonia - ANSWER-chest xray- PA/lateral, repeat post treatment in 6 weeks (repeat not really done anymore) treatment guidelines for CAP- healthy adult no comorbidities - ANSWER-MAD LUNG amoxicillin 1 gram TID (best choice) doxycycline 100 mg twice daily macrolide (mycin) in areas with low macrolide resistance so not the best choice treatment guidelines for CAP- adult with comorbidities - ANSWER-monotherapy: respiratory quinolone (levofloxacin 750 mg daily) combination therapy: augmentin or cephalosporin PLUS macrolide or doxy what are common respiratory fluroquinolones? - ANSWER-Think FLOXACIN-- moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin what are common macrolides for CAP - ANSWER-think "MYCIN" -- azithromycin, clarithromycin what are common tetracyclines for CAP - ANSWER-doxycycline what are common beta lactams for CAP - ANSWER-amoxicillin, augmentin (amox with clav), cefpodoxime, cefuroxime