AANP Certification questions and answers latest top score.

AANP Certification questions and answers latest top score. If your patient is in the catarrhal stage of pertussis, upon examination you would find which of the following? - correct answers.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 answers.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? - correct answers.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 answers.Tobacco use, aging, sun exposure and family history Underweight BMI - correct answers.<18.5 Normal BMI - correct answers.18.5-24.9 Overweight BMI - correct answers.25-29.9 Obese BMI - correct answers.30-39.9 Grossly obese BMI - correct answers.>40 Pregnancy Category A Drugs - correct answers.Vitamins and levothyroxine Pregnancy Category B Drugs - correct answers.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 answers.Intermittent claudication What is a common cause of acne? - correct answers.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 answers.Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus When completing the initial assessment for depression in geriatric adults, the NP should evaluate? - correct answers.Mental status exam What is the most common risk factor for developing severe hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn? - correct answers.Blood incompatibility with the mother Which trimester of pregnancy is a woman with a fundal height measurement at the umbilicus? - correct answers.Second Which of the following conditions exacerbate urinary incontinence? - correct answers.Impacted stool and atrophic vaginitis An adult patient presents with a 2-day history of intermittent stabbing chest pain that worsens with deep breaths. The patient reports a nonproductive cough and no fever for several days, and denies trauma, palpitations or GI symptoms. VS normal. Lungs are clear, heart sounds normal. PE reveals localized chest wall tenderness at the costal margin. EKG and CXR normal. The most likely diagnosis is? - correct answers.Costchondritis The most common skin cancer is? - correct answers.Basal cell carcinoma What is true regarding depression in the elderly? - correct answers.Depression can be induced by prescribed and OTC medications Acute otitis media has what characteristics? - correct answers.Loss of ossicular landmarks on the TM What constellations of symptoms, lasting more than 3 months, is MOST common in fibromyalgia? - correct answers.Diffuse pain, sleep abnormality, fatigue An adult male is seen for an initial visit. He denies tobacco, drug, or ETOH use. He has a sedentary lifestyle and no family history of DM. VS normal, BMI = 31. What diabetes screening tests would an NP order? - correct answers.Fasting plasma glucose An adolescent presents for a preparticipation athlete exam. In determining clearance for participation in sports, what should be considered? - correct answers.Characteristics of the sport Urinary and bowel dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and leg weakness or foot drop are signs of? - correct answers.Cauda equina syndrome