AANP EXAM PEARLS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
SOLVED
◉ Tanner Stages Females: IV. Answer: areola separates and forms a
secondary mound
hair coarse, not on medial thigh yet
◉ TORCH infections. Answer: Toxoplasmosis
Other
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes
◉ osteoarthritis vs rheomatoid arthritis. Answer: OA: stiffness,
heberden's nodes, increase age, overuse, family history
RA: relies more on labs, increased ESR, Bouchard's nodes, fatigue,
fever, body aches
◉ drawer test. Answer: instability of the knee
mediolateral and anteroposterior plane
torn or ruptured ligament
,◉ fundal height 12 weeks. Answer: just above pubic bone
◉ fundal height 20 weeks. Answer: level of umbilicus
◉ fundal height 20-35 weeks. Answer: number of weeks gestation
+/- 2 cm
◉ apraxia. Answer: loss of ability to perform purposeful movements
in the absence of sensory or motor damage
◉ ectopic pregnancy. Answer: amenorrhea, new onset of vaginal
spotting, left adnexal tenderness, and cervical motion tenderness
◉ G6PD anemia. Answer: hereditary, RBC break down, hemolysis
Meds that can trigger: antimalarial drugs, aspirin, nitrofurantoin,
NSAIDs, quinidine, quinine, sulfa
◉ Pheochromocytoma. Answer: a benign tumor of the adrenal
medulla that causes the gland to produce excess epinephrine and
norepinephrine
these hormones control heart rate, metabolism, and blood pressure
,◉ Fitz-Hugh-Curtis. Answer: Perihepatic inflammation & fibrosis;
Complication of Chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease
Sharp pain in RUQ
◉ subconjunctival hemorrhage
risk factors. Answer: Bright red patches in conjunctiva of eyes due to
ruptured blood vessels
Risk factors: DM, HTN, coughing, sneezing, blood thinners, aspirin,
ginkgo
Benign, will spontaneously resolve
◉ atopic dermatitis. Answer: Excess inflammation; dry skin,
redness, and itching from allergies and irritants.
linear
◉ Koplik spots. Answer: Rubeola (measles)
small white papules inside the cheeks by rear molars
◉ treponema pallidum
symptoms. Answer: syphilis
painless chancre, maculopapular rash on palms and soles,
lymphadenopathy, condyloma acata
, ◉ hCG is produced by. Answer: placenta after implantation
◉ majority of AFP is produced by. Answer: fetal liver
◉ Inevitable abortion. Answer: bleeding and cramping/pain with
cervical dilation but no passage of tissue
◉ incomplete abortion. Answer: moderate to diffuse vaginal
bleeding, passage of tissue, painful uterine cramping or contractions
◉ MMR and pregnancy. Answer: contraindicated
wait 4 weeks before becoming pregnant
◉ Positive signs of pregnancy. Answer: ultrasound, auscultation of
fetal HR with doppler
◉ Probable signs of pregnancy. Answer: detected by examiner
blood and urine tests, Chadwick's sign, Goodell's sign, Hegar's sign,
enlarged uterus
◉ Presumptive signs of pregnancy. Answer: felt by woman
amenorrhea, nausea, breast tenderness, deepening pigmentation,
urinary frequency, quickening, fatigue
EVALUATION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
SOLVED
◉ Tanner Stages Females: IV. Answer: areola separates and forms a
secondary mound
hair coarse, not on medial thigh yet
◉ TORCH infections. Answer: Toxoplasmosis
Other
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes
◉ osteoarthritis vs rheomatoid arthritis. Answer: OA: stiffness,
heberden's nodes, increase age, overuse, family history
RA: relies more on labs, increased ESR, Bouchard's nodes, fatigue,
fever, body aches
◉ drawer test. Answer: instability of the knee
mediolateral and anteroposterior plane
torn or ruptured ligament
,◉ fundal height 12 weeks. Answer: just above pubic bone
◉ fundal height 20 weeks. Answer: level of umbilicus
◉ fundal height 20-35 weeks. Answer: number of weeks gestation
+/- 2 cm
◉ apraxia. Answer: loss of ability to perform purposeful movements
in the absence of sensory or motor damage
◉ ectopic pregnancy. Answer: amenorrhea, new onset of vaginal
spotting, left adnexal tenderness, and cervical motion tenderness
◉ G6PD anemia. Answer: hereditary, RBC break down, hemolysis
Meds that can trigger: antimalarial drugs, aspirin, nitrofurantoin,
NSAIDs, quinidine, quinine, sulfa
◉ Pheochromocytoma. Answer: a benign tumor of the adrenal
medulla that causes the gland to produce excess epinephrine and
norepinephrine
these hormones control heart rate, metabolism, and blood pressure
,◉ Fitz-Hugh-Curtis. Answer: Perihepatic inflammation & fibrosis;
Complication of Chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease
Sharp pain in RUQ
◉ subconjunctival hemorrhage
risk factors. Answer: Bright red patches in conjunctiva of eyes due to
ruptured blood vessels
Risk factors: DM, HTN, coughing, sneezing, blood thinners, aspirin,
ginkgo
Benign, will spontaneously resolve
◉ atopic dermatitis. Answer: Excess inflammation; dry skin,
redness, and itching from allergies and irritants.
linear
◉ Koplik spots. Answer: Rubeola (measles)
small white papules inside the cheeks by rear molars
◉ treponema pallidum
symptoms. Answer: syphilis
painless chancre, maculopapular rash on palms and soles,
lymphadenopathy, condyloma acata
, ◉ hCG is produced by. Answer: placenta after implantation
◉ majority of AFP is produced by. Answer: fetal liver
◉ Inevitable abortion. Answer: bleeding and cramping/pain with
cervical dilation but no passage of tissue
◉ incomplete abortion. Answer: moderate to diffuse vaginal
bleeding, passage of tissue, painful uterine cramping or contractions
◉ MMR and pregnancy. Answer: contraindicated
wait 4 weeks before becoming pregnant
◉ Positive signs of pregnancy. Answer: ultrasound, auscultation of
fetal HR with doppler
◉ Probable signs of pregnancy. Answer: detected by examiner
blood and urine tests, Chadwick's sign, Goodell's sign, Hegar's sign,
enlarged uterus
◉ Presumptive signs of pregnancy. Answer: felt by woman
amenorrhea, nausea, breast tenderness, deepening pigmentation,
urinary frequency, quickening, fatigue
