AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY
GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
>> If your patient is in the catarrhal stage of pertussis, upon
examination you would find which of the following?
_correct answer_
You would find mild upper respiratory symptoms with cough. And mild
conjunctival injection. It is really indistinguishable from the common
cold.
>>What would NOT be considered a typical finding in a geriatric
patient?
_correct answer_
Low frequency hearing loss. A typical finding in a geriatric patient would
be a high frequency hearing loss. The speaking voice is high frequency.
Degenerative changes of the ossicles, fewer auditory neurons and
atrophy of the hair cells results in sensorineural hearing loss.
>>Typical findings in a geriatric patient?
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
,_correct answer_
Thinner epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layers of skin, bright
purple-colored patches on the forearms and hands, opaque white ring at
the periphery of the cornea
>>Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration
_correct answer_
Tobacco use, aging, sun exposure and family history
>>Underweight BMI
_correct answer_
<18.5
>>Normal BMI
_correct answer_
18.5-24.9
>>Overweight BMI
_correct answer_
25-29.9
>>Obese BMI
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
,_correct answer_
30-39.9
>>Grossly obese BMI
_correct answer_
>40
>>Pregnancy Category A Drugs
_correct answer_
Vitamins and levothyroxine
>>Pregnancy Category B Drugs
_correct answer_
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, penicillins, cephalosporins, and
azithromycin and erythromycin antibiotics.
>>A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year smoking history complains
of painful cramping in the leg muscles that occurs after walking for 20
minutes. After taking a complete history and performing a physical exam,
an NP decides that the most likely diagnosis is?
_correct answer_
Intermittent claudication
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
, >>What is a common cause of acne?
_correct answer_
Increase in androgens
>>In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore throat and anterior cervical
adenopathy, which causative agent would be suspected?
_correct answer_
Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
>>When completing the initial assessment for depression in geriatric
adults, the NP should evaluate?
_correct answer_
Mental status exam
>>What is the most common risk factor for developing severe
hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn?
_correct answer_
Blood incompatibility with the mother
>>Which trimester of pregnancy is a woman with a fundal height
measurement at the umbilicus?
_correct answer_
Second
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
>> If your patient is in the catarrhal stage of pertussis, upon
examination you would find which of the following?
_correct answer_
You would find mild upper respiratory symptoms with cough. And mild
conjunctival injection. It is really indistinguishable from the common
cold.
>>What would NOT be considered a typical finding in a geriatric
patient?
_correct answer_
Low frequency hearing loss. A typical finding in a geriatric patient would
be a high frequency hearing loss. The speaking voice is high frequency.
Degenerative changes of the ossicles, fewer auditory neurons and
atrophy of the hair cells results in sensorineural hearing loss.
>>Typical findings in a geriatric patient?
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
,_correct answer_
Thinner epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layers of skin, bright
purple-colored patches on the forearms and hands, opaque white ring at
the periphery of the cornea
>>Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration
_correct answer_
Tobacco use, aging, sun exposure and family history
>>Underweight BMI
_correct answer_
<18.5
>>Normal BMI
_correct answer_
18.5-24.9
>>Overweight BMI
_correct answer_
25-29.9
>>Obese BMI
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
,_correct answer_
30-39.9
>>Grossly obese BMI
_correct answer_
>40
>>Pregnancy Category A Drugs
_correct answer_
Vitamins and levothyroxine
>>Pregnancy Category B Drugs
_correct answer_
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, penicillins, cephalosporins, and
azithromycin and erythromycin antibiotics.
>>A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year smoking history complains
of painful cramping in the leg muscles that occurs after walking for 20
minutes. After taking a complete history and performing a physical exam,
an NP decides that the most likely diagnosis is?
_correct answer_
Intermittent claudication
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
, >>What is a common cause of acne?
_correct answer_
Increase in androgens
>>In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore throat and anterior cervical
adenopathy, which causative agent would be suspected?
_correct answer_
Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
>>When completing the initial assessment for depression in geriatric
adults, the NP should evaluate?
_correct answer_
Mental status exam
>>What is the most common risk factor for developing severe
hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn?
_correct answer_
Blood incompatibility with the mother
>>Which trimester of pregnancy is a woman with a fundal height
measurement at the umbilicus?
_correct answer_
Second
AANP EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 - 2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
