FNP BOARDS FITZGERALD EXAM
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
ACEI/ARB use poses a ________ risk, especially with reduced GFR,
overdiuresis and/or under hydration. correct answers >>
hyperkalemia
Assessment of the optic disc is a component of the evaluation of
which cranial nerve? correct answers >> Cranial Nerve II
The cardiac exam features in _________ include the presence of a
holosystolic murmur with a blowing quality that is typically Gr II-
III/VI with a predictable pattern of radiation to the left axilla
correct answers >> Mitral regurgitation
What is the most common heart chamber hypertrophy? correct
answers >> Left ventricular hypertrophy
What is the second most common heart chamber hypertrophy?
correct answers >> Left atrial hypertrophy
What is the most common stenotic heart valve? correct
answers >> Aortic stenosis
What type of prevention focuses on preventing the health
problem? Examples: immunizations, counseling about safety,
,injury, and disease prevention correct answers >> Primary
prevention
What type of prevention focuses on detecting disease in early,
asymptomatic, or preclinical state to minimize impact?
Examples: screening tests, such as BO check, mammography,
colonoscopy correct answers >> Secondary prevention
What type of prevention focuses on minimizing negative disease-
induced outcomes?
Examples: In established disease, adjusting therapy to avoid
further target organ damage. Potentially viewed as a failure of
primary prevention correct answers >> Tertiary prevention
What anemias are classified as normocytic, normochromic with
low HGB, Hematocrit and RBC's? correct answers >> Acute
blood loss
Anemia of chronic disease (CKD, Lupus, chronic inflammatory
diseases, gastritis, menorrhagia, etc)
What are the most common etiology of microcytic (MCV <80 fL)
hypochromic anemia with elevated RDW in primary care? Small
cells are seen in this type of anemia due to insufficient
hemoglobin. All values decreased: HGB, HCT, RBC, MCV, MCHC
***RDW is increased***
Next test is ferritin for iron stores, add lead testing in younger
children correct answers >> - Iron deficiency
- Plumbism (lead toxicity)
What type of anemia
,decreased: HGB, HCT, MCV, MCHC
elevated RBC's
Normal RDW?
(Microcytic, hypochromic with elevated RBC's and normal RDW)
correct answers >> - Alpha or Beta thalassemia minor
** at risk ethnic groups for alpha thalassemia minor: Asian,
African ancestry (AAA - Alpha, Asian, African)
*** at risk ethnic groups for beta thalassemia minor: African,
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern ancestry (BAMME - Beta, African,
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern)
- CONSIDERED A GENETIC Variation, not a disease
- Next test would be a hemoglobin electrophoresis for evaluation
of hemoglobin variants
What type of anemia has Macrocytic (MCV >96 fL), normochromic
anemia, with elevated RDW?
Decreased: HGB, Hematocrit, RBC's
Elevated: MCV, RDW
Normal: MCHC
**Next test - serum vitamin B12 and RBC folate correct
answers >> - Vitamin B12 deficiency, especially pernicious
anemia
- Folate deficiency
What is most common anemia?
Seen commonly in women of childbearing age, pregnancy, and
childhood correct answers >> Iron deficiency anemia
, What is most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in the
adult population specifically? correct answers >> - chronic
blood loss
Which of the following represents the optimal advice to a patient
who is taking oral iron therapy to MAXIMIZE the medication's
effectiveness?
A.) Take your medication with an antacid
B.) Take your medication on an empty stomach
C.) Take your medication after the largest meal of the day
D.) Take your medication with a large glass of milk correct
answers >> Take your medication on an empty stomach
What micronutrient is critical to neurological function? correct
answers >> B12
(B12 deficiency is most common in older women)
What is the normal range for blood ferritin in males and females?
correct answers >> For men, 24 to 336 micrograms per liter.
For women, 11 to 307 micrograms per liter
What is the normal hemoglobin level in males? correct
answers >> 13-17.5 g/dL
What is the normal hemoglobin level in females? correct
answers >> 12.0-16g/dL
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
ACEI/ARB use poses a ________ risk, especially with reduced GFR,
overdiuresis and/or under hydration. correct answers >>
hyperkalemia
Assessment of the optic disc is a component of the evaluation of
which cranial nerve? correct answers >> Cranial Nerve II
The cardiac exam features in _________ include the presence of a
holosystolic murmur with a blowing quality that is typically Gr II-
III/VI with a predictable pattern of radiation to the left axilla
correct answers >> Mitral regurgitation
What is the most common heart chamber hypertrophy? correct
answers >> Left ventricular hypertrophy
What is the second most common heart chamber hypertrophy?
correct answers >> Left atrial hypertrophy
What is the most common stenotic heart valve? correct
answers >> Aortic stenosis
What type of prevention focuses on preventing the health
problem? Examples: immunizations, counseling about safety,
,injury, and disease prevention correct answers >> Primary
prevention
What type of prevention focuses on detecting disease in early,
asymptomatic, or preclinical state to minimize impact?
Examples: screening tests, such as BO check, mammography,
colonoscopy correct answers >> Secondary prevention
What type of prevention focuses on minimizing negative disease-
induced outcomes?
Examples: In established disease, adjusting therapy to avoid
further target organ damage. Potentially viewed as a failure of
primary prevention correct answers >> Tertiary prevention
What anemias are classified as normocytic, normochromic with
low HGB, Hematocrit and RBC's? correct answers >> Acute
blood loss
Anemia of chronic disease (CKD, Lupus, chronic inflammatory
diseases, gastritis, menorrhagia, etc)
What are the most common etiology of microcytic (MCV <80 fL)
hypochromic anemia with elevated RDW in primary care? Small
cells are seen in this type of anemia due to insufficient
hemoglobin. All values decreased: HGB, HCT, RBC, MCV, MCHC
***RDW is increased***
Next test is ferritin for iron stores, add lead testing in younger
children correct answers >> - Iron deficiency
- Plumbism (lead toxicity)
What type of anemia
,decreased: HGB, HCT, MCV, MCHC
elevated RBC's
Normal RDW?
(Microcytic, hypochromic with elevated RBC's and normal RDW)
correct answers >> - Alpha or Beta thalassemia minor
** at risk ethnic groups for alpha thalassemia minor: Asian,
African ancestry (AAA - Alpha, Asian, African)
*** at risk ethnic groups for beta thalassemia minor: African,
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern ancestry (BAMME - Beta, African,
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern)
- CONSIDERED A GENETIC Variation, not a disease
- Next test would be a hemoglobin electrophoresis for evaluation
of hemoglobin variants
What type of anemia has Macrocytic (MCV >96 fL), normochromic
anemia, with elevated RDW?
Decreased: HGB, Hematocrit, RBC's
Elevated: MCV, RDW
Normal: MCHC
**Next test - serum vitamin B12 and RBC folate correct
answers >> - Vitamin B12 deficiency, especially pernicious
anemia
- Folate deficiency
What is most common anemia?
Seen commonly in women of childbearing age, pregnancy, and
childhood correct answers >> Iron deficiency anemia
, What is most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in the
adult population specifically? correct answers >> - chronic
blood loss
Which of the following represents the optimal advice to a patient
who is taking oral iron therapy to MAXIMIZE the medication's
effectiveness?
A.) Take your medication with an antacid
B.) Take your medication on an empty stomach
C.) Take your medication after the largest meal of the day
D.) Take your medication with a large glass of milk correct
answers >> Take your medication on an empty stomach
What micronutrient is critical to neurological function? correct
answers >> B12
(B12 deficiency is most common in older women)
What is the normal range for blood ferritin in males and females?
correct answers >> For men, 24 to 336 micrograms per liter.
For women, 11 to 307 micrograms per liter
What is the normal hemoglobin level in males? correct
answers >> 13-17.5 g/dL
What is the normal hemoglobin level in females? correct
answers >> 12.0-16g/dL
