AANP BOARD EXAM 2026 FULL PREPARATION
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ New MMRV vaccine given ___ years or younger. Answer: 12 yrs or
younger
◉ Varicella (chickenpox) dose schedule. Answer: 12-15 months
4-6 years
◉ If varicella isn't given in childhood, it can be given ages ____ 4-8
weeks apart. Answer: age 13
◉ Postexposure prophylaxis for chickenpox can be given _________ hrs
after exposure. Answer: 72-120
◉ cloudy oval corneas with halos and severe eye pain. Answer: acute
angle-closure glaucoma
◉ bull neck with grey/yellow pseudomembrane on soft pallate.
Answer: diptheria
◉ Describe optic neuritis classic case. Answer: femal in 30s, central
scotoma, worsened by hot weather (uthoff phenomenon)
,◉ Sudden floaters and flashes of light (photopsia), painless, like
curtain pulled down. Answer: retinal detachment
◉ What is Virchow's node?. Answer: hardened supraclavicular node
from abdominal cancers
◉ term for nearsightedness. Answer: myopia
◉ term for farsightedness. Answer: hyperopia
◉ Microaneurysms in the retina and infarcts are also called ________,
caused by ______.. Answer: Cotton wool spots, caused by diabetic
retinopathy
◉ Term for eye changes seen with hypertensive retinopahty.
Answer: AV nicking or copper wring
◉ painless bony. protuberance of hard palate. Answer: torus
palatinus
◉ koplik spots ares white/gray spots with red base caused by ____
also known as ______.. Answer: measles or Rubeola (think kOplik,
rubeOla)
,◉ Hearing test placed on mastoid, and what is the normal result?.
Answer: rinne
air should last longer than bone
◉ hearing test placed on top of head. Answer: weber
◉ conductive hearing loss will cause ____ conduction to be greater
than _____ conduction. Answer: BC> AC
◉ loss of central vision in one or both eyes, straight lines can curve.
Answer: age-related macular degeneration
◉ Classic case of open-angle glaucome. Answer: older with diabetes,
gradual vision loss starting with peripheral, "cupping" on exam,
tonometer reading >30 very high
◉ branching pattern on fluoroscien stain is caused by. Answer:
herpes simplex
◉ treat bacterial rhinosinusitis if symptoms last longer then _____, or
pt is higher risk (e.g., diabetes, HIV). Answer: 10 days
, ◉ first choice bacterial sinusitis and acute otitis media?. Answer:
augmentin
◉ middle ear effusion can last for ____ after treatment of otitis media.
Answer: 8 weeks
◉ 3 components of HINTS (peripheral vs. central vertigo) used in
CONSTANT smyptoms. Answer: Head impulse
(can shake head and look at same spot 8th cranial nerve, positive
result will mean its peripheral (phew) only happen in one direction)
Nystagmus - unidirectional good, all = central stroke
Test of skew- Cover one eye, tell pt to watch nose, switch eyes and
look for movement (positive means central cause)
◉ Triad of mono?. Answer: fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy
◉ causes swollen salivary parotid glands, give an example of a
complication. Answer: Mumps- orchitis
◉ used to ID CSF fluid quickly at bedside. Answer: Halo test, on
tissue
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ New MMRV vaccine given ___ years or younger. Answer: 12 yrs or
younger
◉ Varicella (chickenpox) dose schedule. Answer: 12-15 months
4-6 years
◉ If varicella isn't given in childhood, it can be given ages ____ 4-8
weeks apart. Answer: age 13
◉ Postexposure prophylaxis for chickenpox can be given _________ hrs
after exposure. Answer: 72-120
◉ cloudy oval corneas with halos and severe eye pain. Answer: acute
angle-closure glaucoma
◉ bull neck with grey/yellow pseudomembrane on soft pallate.
Answer: diptheria
◉ Describe optic neuritis classic case. Answer: femal in 30s, central
scotoma, worsened by hot weather (uthoff phenomenon)
,◉ Sudden floaters and flashes of light (photopsia), painless, like
curtain pulled down. Answer: retinal detachment
◉ What is Virchow's node?. Answer: hardened supraclavicular node
from abdominal cancers
◉ term for nearsightedness. Answer: myopia
◉ term for farsightedness. Answer: hyperopia
◉ Microaneurysms in the retina and infarcts are also called ________,
caused by ______.. Answer: Cotton wool spots, caused by diabetic
retinopathy
◉ Term for eye changes seen with hypertensive retinopahty.
Answer: AV nicking or copper wring
◉ painless bony. protuberance of hard palate. Answer: torus
palatinus
◉ koplik spots ares white/gray spots with red base caused by ____
also known as ______.. Answer: measles or Rubeola (think kOplik,
rubeOla)
,◉ Hearing test placed on mastoid, and what is the normal result?.
Answer: rinne
air should last longer than bone
◉ hearing test placed on top of head. Answer: weber
◉ conductive hearing loss will cause ____ conduction to be greater
than _____ conduction. Answer: BC> AC
◉ loss of central vision in one or both eyes, straight lines can curve.
Answer: age-related macular degeneration
◉ Classic case of open-angle glaucome. Answer: older with diabetes,
gradual vision loss starting with peripheral, "cupping" on exam,
tonometer reading >30 very high
◉ branching pattern on fluoroscien stain is caused by. Answer:
herpes simplex
◉ treat bacterial rhinosinusitis if symptoms last longer then _____, or
pt is higher risk (e.g., diabetes, HIV). Answer: 10 days
, ◉ first choice bacterial sinusitis and acute otitis media?. Answer:
augmentin
◉ middle ear effusion can last for ____ after treatment of otitis media.
Answer: 8 weeks
◉ 3 components of HINTS (peripheral vs. central vertigo) used in
CONSTANT smyptoms. Answer: Head impulse
(can shake head and look at same spot 8th cranial nerve, positive
result will mean its peripheral (phew) only happen in one direction)
Nystagmus - unidirectional good, all = central stroke
Test of skew- Cover one eye, tell pt to watch nose, switch eyes and
look for movement (positive means central cause)
◉ Triad of mono?. Answer: fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy
◉ causes swollen salivary parotid glands, give an example of a
complication. Answer: Mumps- orchitis
◉ used to ID CSF fluid quickly at bedside. Answer: Halo test, on
tissue
