AANP BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+
FOR SUCCESS
Criteria for metabolic syndrome: - CORRECT ANSWERS Abdominal obesity, HTN,
hyperlipidemia, high triglycerides, high fasting glucose
What are characteristics of fatty liver disease? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mild elevation of
ALT & AST not associated with alocohol, meds, or viral hep in overweight patients
What is used to calculate PEF? - CORRECT ANSWERS Height, age, gender (HAG)
When treating a COPD patient with antibiotics what organism (s) must the antibiotic cover? -
CORRECT ANSWERS H. influenzae (gram negative)
No. 1 bacterium in CAP - CORRECT ANSWERS Strep pneumo
No. 1 atypical pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWERS Mycoplasma pneumoniae
At what mm is a PPD considered positive with no risk factors? - CORRECT ANSWERS
15mm
At what mm is a PPD considered positive in HIV? - CORRECT ANSWERS 5mm
What class of medications is 1st line treatment for asthma prevention? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Inhaled corticosteroids
1st line treatment for severe asthmatic exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWERS adrenaline
injection
,AANP BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+
FOR SUCCESS
Why should patients have annual eye exams when on long-term steroids - CORRECT
ANSWERS increases the risk of cataracts and glaucoma
What is the definition of subclinical hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWERS Elevated TSH
and normal serum free T4
Which antidiabetic drugs are contraindicated in heart failure or severe heart disease and why? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Glitizones because they can cause water retention
How is the psoas maneuver performed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Which hepatitis is associated with the highest risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Hep C
When is nitrofurantoin contraindicated? - CORRECT ANSWERS renal insufficiency
What indicates pyelonephritis on a u/a microscopic? - CORRECT ANSWERS WBC casts
with proteinuria
What is the best indicator of renal function? - CORRECT ANSWERS eGFR
Treatment for temporal arteritis: - CORRECT ANSWERS high-dosed prednisone for
several weeks
, AANP BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+
FOR SUCCESS
Screening test for temporal arteritis - CORRECT ANSWERS Sed rate
What HA is treated with high dosed oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS Cluster
What HA is treated with high-dosed anticonvulsants? - CORRECT ANSWERS Trigeminal
neuralgia
What HA is accompanied by tearing and nasal congestion? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cluster
What is the diagnostic test of thalassemia and sickle cell anemia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
What two tests indicate that a patient has pernicious anemia if they are elevated? -
CORRECT ANSWERS parietal antibody test and/or intrinsic factor antibody test
What lab value indicates RBC size? - CORRECT ANSWERS MCV
What anemia manifests with neurologic symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWERS B12
Where are Heberden's nodes located? - CORRECT ANSWERS Distal interphalangeal
joint (DIP)
How is uveitis treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS High-dose steroids; refer to opthalmology
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+
FOR SUCCESS
Criteria for metabolic syndrome: - CORRECT ANSWERS Abdominal obesity, HTN,
hyperlipidemia, high triglycerides, high fasting glucose
What are characteristics of fatty liver disease? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mild elevation of
ALT & AST not associated with alocohol, meds, or viral hep in overweight patients
What is used to calculate PEF? - CORRECT ANSWERS Height, age, gender (HAG)
When treating a COPD patient with antibiotics what organism (s) must the antibiotic cover? -
CORRECT ANSWERS H. influenzae (gram negative)
No. 1 bacterium in CAP - CORRECT ANSWERS Strep pneumo
No. 1 atypical pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWERS Mycoplasma pneumoniae
At what mm is a PPD considered positive with no risk factors? - CORRECT ANSWERS
15mm
At what mm is a PPD considered positive in HIV? - CORRECT ANSWERS 5mm
What class of medications is 1st line treatment for asthma prevention? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Inhaled corticosteroids
1st line treatment for severe asthmatic exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWERS adrenaline
injection
,AANP BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+
FOR SUCCESS
Why should patients have annual eye exams when on long-term steroids - CORRECT
ANSWERS increases the risk of cataracts and glaucoma
What is the definition of subclinical hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWERS Elevated TSH
and normal serum free T4
Which antidiabetic drugs are contraindicated in heart failure or severe heart disease and why? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Glitizones because they can cause water retention
How is the psoas maneuver performed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Which hepatitis is associated with the highest risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Hep C
When is nitrofurantoin contraindicated? - CORRECT ANSWERS renal insufficiency
What indicates pyelonephritis on a u/a microscopic? - CORRECT ANSWERS WBC casts
with proteinuria
What is the best indicator of renal function? - CORRECT ANSWERS eGFR
Treatment for temporal arteritis: - CORRECT ANSWERS high-dosed prednisone for
several weeks
, AANP BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST GRADED A+
FOR SUCCESS
Screening test for temporal arteritis - CORRECT ANSWERS Sed rate
What HA is treated with high dosed oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS Cluster
What HA is treated with high-dosed anticonvulsants? - CORRECT ANSWERS Trigeminal
neuralgia
What HA is accompanied by tearing and nasal congestion? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cluster
What is the diagnostic test of thalassemia and sickle cell anemia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
What two tests indicate that a patient has pernicious anemia if they are elevated? -
CORRECT ANSWERS parietal antibody test and/or intrinsic factor antibody test
What lab value indicates RBC size? - CORRECT ANSWERS MCV
What anemia manifests with neurologic symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWERS B12
Where are Heberden's nodes located? - CORRECT ANSWERS Distal interphalangeal
joint (DIP)
How is uveitis treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS High-dose steroids; refer to opthalmology
