AANP Certification Study Guide.
1.
If your patient is in the catarrhal stage of pertussis,You would find mild
upper
upon examination you would find which of the follow- respiratory
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symptoms with
ing? cough. And mild
conjunc- tival
injection. It is really
indistinguishable from
the common cold.
2. What would NOT be considered a typical
finding in a geriatric patient? Low frequency
hearing loss. A typical
finding in a geriatric
patient would be a high
frequency hearing
loss. The speaking
voice is high
frequency. Degener-
ative changes of the
ossi- cles, fewer
auditory neu- rons
and atrophy of the
hair cells results in
sen- sorineural
hearing loss.
3. Typical findings in a geriatric patient? Thinner epidermis,
der- mis and
subcutaneous layers
of skin, bright pur-
ple-colored patches
on the forearms and
hands, opaque white
ring at the periphery
of the cornea
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4. Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration Tobacco use, aging,
sun
exposure and family
histo- ry
5. Underweight BMI <18.5
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6. Normal BMI 18.5-24.9
7. Overweight BMI 25-29.9
8. Obese BMI 30-39.9
9. Grossly obese BMI >40
10. Pregnancy Category A Drugs Vitamins and
levothyrox- ine
11. Pregnancy Category B Drugs Acetaminophen,
ibupro- fen,
penicillins,
cephalosporins, and
azithromycin and
ery- thromycin
antibiotics.
12. A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year
smoking history complains of painful crampingIntermittent claudication
in the leg mus- cles 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?
13. What is a common cause of acne? Increase in androgens
should
14. In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore evaluate?
throat and anterior cervical adenopathy,
which causative agent would be suspected? 16. What is
the most
15. When completing the initial assessment for common
depres- sion in geriatric adults, the NP risk factor
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1.
If your patient is in the catarrhal stage of pertussis,You would find mild
upper
upon examination you would find which of the follow- respiratory
1/
69
, AANP Certification Study Guide.
symptoms with
ing? cough. And mild
conjunc- tival
injection. It is really
indistinguishable from
the common cold.
2. What would NOT be considered a typical
finding in a geriatric patient? Low frequency
hearing loss. A typical
finding in a geriatric
patient would be a high
frequency hearing
loss. The speaking
voice is high
frequency. Degener-
ative changes of the
ossi- cles, fewer
auditory neu- rons
and atrophy of the
hair cells results in
sen- sorineural
hearing loss.
3. Typical findings in a geriatric patient? Thinner epidermis,
der- mis and
subcutaneous layers
of skin, bright pur-
ple-colored patches
on the forearms and
hands, opaque white
ring at the periphery
of the cornea
2/
69
, AANP Certification Study Guide.
4. Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration Tobacco use, aging,
sun
exposure and family
histo- ry
5. Underweight BMI <18.5
3/
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6. Normal BMI 18.5-24.9
7. Overweight BMI 25-29.9
8. Obese BMI 30-39.9
9. Grossly obese BMI >40
10. Pregnancy Category A Drugs Vitamins and
levothyrox- ine
11. Pregnancy Category B Drugs Acetaminophen,
ibupro- fen,
penicillins,
cephalosporins, and
azithromycin and
ery- thromycin
antibiotics.
12. A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year
smoking history complains of painful crampingIntermittent claudication
in the leg mus- cles 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?
13. What is a common cause of acne? Increase in androgens
should
14. In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore evaluate?
throat and anterior cervical adenopathy,
which causative agent would be suspected? 16. What is
the most
15. When completing the initial assessment for common
depres- sion in geriatric adults, the NP risk factor
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