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AANP EXAM 2025 (ACTUAL EXAM)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
NEWEST UPDATE LEARNING TEST
LATEST VERSION 2025 2026 RATED
100%
A 65-year-old woman presents for a follow-up
examination after a new patient visit. She has not seen a
healthcare provider for several years. She is a smoker and
her hypertension is now adequately controlled with
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medication. Her mother died at age 40 from a heart attack.
The fasting lipid profile shows cholesterol = 240 mg/dL,
HDL = 30, and LDL = 200.
In addition to starting Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, the
nurse practitioner should start the patient on:
1.bile acid sequestrant.
2. a statin drug.
3. a cholesterol absorption inhibitor.
4. low-dose aspirin. - ANSWER-A statin drug
The most commonly prescribed medication for mild
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is:
1. azathioprine (AZA).
2. belimumab (Benlysta).
3. ibuprofen (Advil).
4. cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). - ANSWERibuprofen
(advil)
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A 27-year-old male patient, who works as a janitor,
presents with a 6-month history of an intermittent rash on
his hands. History reveals itching and occasional burning.
Examination reveals irregularlydistributed scaly
maculopapular erythematous patches extending from the
dorsum of the hand several inches up the forearms, and
dry palms with no nail involvement. The most likely
diagnosis is:
1. contact dermatitis.
2. scabies infestation.
3. psoriasis.
4. eczema. - ANSWER-contact dermatitis
Anorexia nervosa occurs most commonly in which of the
following? 1. Painters
2. Only children
3. High-level athletes
4. Individuals from large families - ANSWER-high level
athletes
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A frail elderly patient presents with constipation. Which
of the following normal physiologic changes seen with
aging is the most likely cause?
1. Decreased bowel muscle tone
2. Increased bile secretion
3. Increased absorption of calcium
4. Decreased pancreatic secretions - ANSWERdecreased
bowel muscle tone
A patient reports to your office, having been struck on the
right cheek with a baseball bat. On examination, you
notice tenderness and swelling over the cheek. The patient
is unable to gaze laterally with his left eye, and he
complains of double vision when he attempts to do so.
This is most likely associated with:
1. retinal hemorrhage.
2. orbital rim fracture.
AANP EXAM 2025 (ACTUAL EXAM)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
NEWEST UPDATE LEARNING TEST
LATEST VERSION 2025 2026 RATED
100%
A 65-year-old woman presents for a follow-up
examination after a new patient visit. She has not seen a
healthcare provider for several years. She is a smoker and
her hypertension is now adequately controlled with
,2|Page
medication. Her mother died at age 40 from a heart attack.
The fasting lipid profile shows cholesterol = 240 mg/dL,
HDL = 30, and LDL = 200.
In addition to starting Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, the
nurse practitioner should start the patient on:
1.bile acid sequestrant.
2. a statin drug.
3. a cholesterol absorption inhibitor.
4. low-dose aspirin. - ANSWER-A statin drug
The most commonly prescribed medication for mild
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is:
1. azathioprine (AZA).
2. belimumab (Benlysta).
3. ibuprofen (Advil).
4. cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). - ANSWERibuprofen
(advil)
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A 27-year-old male patient, who works as a janitor,
presents with a 6-month history of an intermittent rash on
his hands. History reveals itching and occasional burning.
Examination reveals irregularlydistributed scaly
maculopapular erythematous patches extending from the
dorsum of the hand several inches up the forearms, and
dry palms with no nail involvement. The most likely
diagnosis is:
1. contact dermatitis.
2. scabies infestation.
3. psoriasis.
4. eczema. - ANSWER-contact dermatitis
Anorexia nervosa occurs most commonly in which of the
following? 1. Painters
2. Only children
3. High-level athletes
4. Individuals from large families - ANSWER-high level
athletes
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A frail elderly patient presents with constipation. Which
of the following normal physiologic changes seen with
aging is the most likely cause?
1. Decreased bowel muscle tone
2. Increased bile secretion
3. Increased absorption of calcium
4. Decreased pancreatic secretions - ANSWERdecreased
bowel muscle tone
A patient reports to your office, having been struck on the
right cheek with a baseball bat. On examination, you
notice tenderness and swelling over the cheek. The patient
is unable to gaze laterally with his left eye, and he
complains of double vision when he attempts to do so.
This is most likely associated with:
1. retinal hemorrhage.
2. orbital rim fracture.
