FNP Certification Leik 2024/2025 Study guide
Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme
Hypertensive retinopathy - correct answer AV nicking, silver
and/or copper wire arterioles
DTR for sciatica or diabetic peripheral neuropathy ankle jerk
reflex (Achilles reflex) is - correct answer absent or
hypoactive (absent 0 --> clonus 4)
Benign S4 in the elderly, torus palatinus and fishtail uvula are -
correct answer normal variants
ACE inhibitors adverse effect vs common effect - correct
answer angioedema / dry cough
HTN in diabetes with renal disease tx - correct answer ACEI
or arbs preferred (renal protective)
Ipratropium drug class - correct answer anticholinergic
Penicillin examples - correct answer amoxicillin (broad
spectrum penicillin), penicillin VK
Macrolide examples - correct answer Erythromycin,
azithromycin, clarithromycin
,Cephalosporins examples - correct answer first-gen (keflex),
second (cefaclor, ceftin, cefzil), 3rd (rocephin, omnicef)
Quinolones examples
Quinolones with gram + coverage - correct answer
ciprofloxacin (cipro), ofloxin (floxin)
+ levofloxacin (levaquin), moxifloxacin (avelox), gatifloaxin
(tequin)
Sulfa drugs examples - correct answer Sulfamethoxazole /
Trimethoprim (bactrim)
Nitrofurantoin (macrobid)
Tetracycline examples - correct answer Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Minocycline
Cox-2 inhibitor - correct answer Celecoxib (Celebrex)
MME "proverbs" is assessing - correct answer ability to
understand abstract concepts
Classic basal cell carcinoma - correct answer pearly or wax-
like (shiny) appearance with telangiectasia
, Erysipelas bug - correct answer Streptococcus pyogenes
Rust-colored sputum in a patient with pneumonia usually
indicates - correct answer Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tanner stages for breast development - correct answer I,
prepuberty;
II, breast bud;
III, breast and areola one mound;
IV, breast and areola secondary mound;
V, adult pattern.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus screening tests include - correct
answer fasting plasma glucose level (>126 mg/dl),
Random plasma glucose level (>200 mg/dl),
Oral glucose tolerance testing (2-hour blood glucose level >200
mg/dl) with a 75-g glucose load.
Normal A1C levels are less than 6%.
Symbol to indicate total number of subjects in a study (total
population) - correct answer N
N= subpopulation
Rubeola (measles) - correct answer caused the rubeola virus
Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme
Hypertensive retinopathy - correct answer AV nicking, silver
and/or copper wire arterioles
DTR for sciatica or diabetic peripheral neuropathy ankle jerk
reflex (Achilles reflex) is - correct answer absent or
hypoactive (absent 0 --> clonus 4)
Benign S4 in the elderly, torus palatinus and fishtail uvula are -
correct answer normal variants
ACE inhibitors adverse effect vs common effect - correct
answer angioedema / dry cough
HTN in diabetes with renal disease tx - correct answer ACEI
or arbs preferred (renal protective)
Ipratropium drug class - correct answer anticholinergic
Penicillin examples - correct answer amoxicillin (broad
spectrum penicillin), penicillin VK
Macrolide examples - correct answer Erythromycin,
azithromycin, clarithromycin
,Cephalosporins examples - correct answer first-gen (keflex),
second (cefaclor, ceftin, cefzil), 3rd (rocephin, omnicef)
Quinolones examples
Quinolones with gram + coverage - correct answer
ciprofloxacin (cipro), ofloxin (floxin)
+ levofloxacin (levaquin), moxifloxacin (avelox), gatifloaxin
(tequin)
Sulfa drugs examples - correct answer Sulfamethoxazole /
Trimethoprim (bactrim)
Nitrofurantoin (macrobid)
Tetracycline examples - correct answer Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Minocycline
Cox-2 inhibitor - correct answer Celecoxib (Celebrex)
MME "proverbs" is assessing - correct answer ability to
understand abstract concepts
Classic basal cell carcinoma - correct answer pearly or wax-
like (shiny) appearance with telangiectasia
, Erysipelas bug - correct answer Streptococcus pyogenes
Rust-colored sputum in a patient with pneumonia usually
indicates - correct answer Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tanner stages for breast development - correct answer I,
prepuberty;
II, breast bud;
III, breast and areola one mound;
IV, breast and areola secondary mound;
V, adult pattern.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus screening tests include - correct
answer fasting plasma glucose level (>126 mg/dl),
Random plasma glucose level (>200 mg/dl),
Oral glucose tolerance testing (2-hour blood glucose level >200
mg/dl) with a 75-g glucose load.
Normal A1C levels are less than 6%.
Symbol to indicate total number of subjects in a study (total
population) - correct answer N
N= subpopulation
Rubeola (measles) - correct answer caused the rubeola virus
