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AANP BOARD EXAM /AANP BOARD EXAM PREPARATION/AANP BOARD EXAM
PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 340 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026|ALREADY GRADED
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What can be used to treat actinic keratosis? - ......ANSWER........Fluorouracil (5FU) or
cryotherapy
What can actinic keratosis become? - ......ANSWER........squamous cell carcinoma
When would you want to investigate further into cafe au lait spots? Why?
- ......ANSWER........When the pt has more than 6-8 spots. Can be an indication of
neurofibromatosis
What is Auspitz sign? - ......ANSWER........in psoriasis, bleeding spots when scales are
scraped off
What is the Koebner phenomenon? - ......ANSWER........New lesions appear at the site of
skin trauma for psoriasis
What antibiotics can be used in pregnancy? - ......ANSWER........Pneumonic - CAMP
Cephalosporins Amoxicillin Macrolides Penicillin
Pneumonic for pneumonia treatment? - ......ANSWER........MAD Lung Macrolides
Amoxicillin Doxycycline
Levaquin Trichomoniasis and BV are treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Flagyl
Chlamydia is treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Doxycycline or azithromycin
Gonorrhea is treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Rocephin IM
Syphilis is treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Penicillin G IM
How is strep throat treated? - ......ANSWER........Macrolides or penicillin
"Treat My throat Pain" What antibiotic is used for mastitis? - ......ANSWER........Dicloxacillin
2nd line is clindamycin
Which antibiotic is usually good for above the waist skin complaints? What about below
the waist? - ......ANSWER........Above - Keflex Below - sulfa drugs
Tetracyclines cannot be used in what pts? What is the exception to this?
- ......ANSWER........Pregnancy and <8 y/o
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Exception in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (must be doxy) What is the first line abx for
UTI? - ......ANSWER........Macrobid
Which medication turns excretions red? - ......ANSWER........Rifampin
When is the Hep B vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........3 doses -
Birth, 1-4 months, 6-18 months When is the rotavirus vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2
or 3 dose series Rotarix - 2 months and 4 months RotaTeq - 2 months, 4 months, 6 months
When is the DTaP vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........5 dose series: At 2, 4, and 6 months,
15-18 months, and 4-6 years
When is the Hib vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........4 dose series: 2 months 4 months 6
months Booster dose at 12-15 months
When is the PCV13 given? - ......ANSWER........4 dose series: 2 months 4 months 6 months
12-15 months
When is the IPV vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........4 dose series: 2 months 4 months 6-18
months 4-6 years
When is the MMR vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 12-15 months 4-6 years
When is the varicella vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 12-15 months 4-6
years
When is the hepatitis A vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 12-23 months
When is the HPV vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........-2 doses if series given before age 15.
doses 6 months apart -3 dose series if given at age 15 or after.
When is the meningitis vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 11-12 years 16
years
When is influenza vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........1 dose for ages 6 months and older -If
first dose in a child <9 years old, it is a 2-dose series spaced 4 weeks apart
What is a rapid acting insulin? What is the onset, peak, and duration?
- ......ANSWER........Humalog Onset - 15 minutes Peak - 1 hr Duration - 2-4 hours
What is a short acting insulin? What is the onset, peak, and duration?
- ......ANSWER........Regular Onset - 30 min to 1 hr Peak - 2-4 hrs Duration - 6-8 hrs
What is an intermediate acting insulin? What is the onset, peak, and duration?
- ......ANSWER........NPH Onset - 1-2 hrs Peak - 6-12 hrs Duration - 24 hrs
AANP BOARD EXAM /AANP BOARD EXAM PREPARATION/AANP BOARD EXAM
PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 340 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026|ALREADY GRADED
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What can be used to treat actinic keratosis? - ......ANSWER........Fluorouracil (5FU) or
cryotherapy
What can actinic keratosis become? - ......ANSWER........squamous cell carcinoma
When would you want to investigate further into cafe au lait spots? Why?
- ......ANSWER........When the pt has more than 6-8 spots. Can be an indication of
neurofibromatosis
What is Auspitz sign? - ......ANSWER........in psoriasis, bleeding spots when scales are
scraped off
What is the Koebner phenomenon? - ......ANSWER........New lesions appear at the site of
skin trauma for psoriasis
What antibiotics can be used in pregnancy? - ......ANSWER........Pneumonic - CAMP
Cephalosporins Amoxicillin Macrolides Penicillin
Pneumonic for pneumonia treatment? - ......ANSWER........MAD Lung Macrolides
Amoxicillin Doxycycline
Levaquin Trichomoniasis and BV are treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Flagyl
Chlamydia is treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Doxycycline or azithromycin
Gonorrhea is treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Rocephin IM
Syphilis is treated with what? - ......ANSWER........Penicillin G IM
How is strep throat treated? - ......ANSWER........Macrolides or penicillin
"Treat My throat Pain" What antibiotic is used for mastitis? - ......ANSWER........Dicloxacillin
2nd line is clindamycin
Which antibiotic is usually good for above the waist skin complaints? What about below
the waist? - ......ANSWER........Above - Keflex Below - sulfa drugs
Tetracyclines cannot be used in what pts? What is the exception to this?
- ......ANSWER........Pregnancy and <8 y/o
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Exception in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (must be doxy) What is the first line abx for
UTI? - ......ANSWER........Macrobid
Which medication turns excretions red? - ......ANSWER........Rifampin
When is the Hep B vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........3 doses -
Birth, 1-4 months, 6-18 months When is the rotavirus vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2
or 3 dose series Rotarix - 2 months and 4 months RotaTeq - 2 months, 4 months, 6 months
When is the DTaP vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........5 dose series: At 2, 4, and 6 months,
15-18 months, and 4-6 years
When is the Hib vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........4 dose series: 2 months 4 months 6
months Booster dose at 12-15 months
When is the PCV13 given? - ......ANSWER........4 dose series: 2 months 4 months 6 months
12-15 months
When is the IPV vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........4 dose series: 2 months 4 months 6-18
months 4-6 years
When is the MMR vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 12-15 months 4-6 years
When is the varicella vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 12-15 months 4-6
years
When is the hepatitis A vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 12-23 months
When is the HPV vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........-2 doses if series given before age 15.
doses 6 months apart -3 dose series if given at age 15 or after.
When is the meningitis vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........2 dose series: 11-12 years 16
years
When is influenza vaccine given? - ......ANSWER........1 dose for ages 6 months and older -If
first dose in a child <9 years old, it is a 2-dose series spaced 4 weeks apart
What is a rapid acting insulin? What is the onset, peak, and duration?
- ......ANSWER........Humalog Onset - 15 minutes Peak - 1 hr Duration - 2-4 hours
What is a short acting insulin? What is the onset, peak, and duration?
- ......ANSWER........Regular Onset - 30 min to 1 hr Peak - 2-4 hrs Duration - 6-8 hrs
What is an intermediate acting insulin? What is the onset, peak, and duration?
- ......ANSWER........NPH Onset - 1-2 hrs Peak - 6-12 hrs Duration - 24 hrs
