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AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+, Exams of Nursing

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Download AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ III first time audible, IV first time thrill - CORRECT ANSWERS All diastolic murmurs are pathological. Murmurs Grades I-barely II-audible III- clearly audible. IV- first time thrill V-Steth edge VI-entire steth. EXAM Fundal Height 12 weeks above symphysis pubis. EXAM Fundus 16 weeks between symphysis pubis and umbilicus. Fundus at 20 weeks is at umbilicus. 2 cm more of less from # of wk gestation is normal if more or less order US - CORRECT ANSWERS Fundal height 12 weeks Iron, TIBC - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 month old infant with down syndrome, due to milk intolerance, mom started on goats milk; now has pale conjunctiva but otherwise healthy. Low HCT. What additional test would you order? Increase Medication - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 months of synthroid, TSH increased, T4 normal, what do you do? Mini mental exam - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 ways to assess cognitive function in patient with signs/symptoms of memory loss tell her it is normal. - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 month old with strabismus, mom is worried...... Growth chart - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 month old wont keep anything down, what is the main thing you look at? AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ XRAY - CORRECT ANSWERS 6 month old closed anterior fontanel. Refer for Colposcopy - CORRECT ANSWERS Abnormal cells on PAP, what do you do next? Cut down Annoyed by criticism Guilty about drinking Eye opener drink - CORRECT ANSWERS CAGE ACRONYM Fever Anemia Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWERS Causes of tachycardia CN 3,4,6 - CORRECT ANSWERS Cranial nerves responsible for extraocular eye movements cluster of conditions that increase risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes. - CORRECT ANSWERS Definition of metabolic syndrome wet prep - CORRECT ANSWERS diagnose trichomoniasis Pelvic US - CORRECT ANSWERS Elderly presents with atrophic vaginitis, small uterus, palpable 4x5 ovary, what do you do next? AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ Alzheimer's - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient forgot to start Thanksgiving dinner and husband states she has trouble remembering tasks and trouble with organization. What is this indicative of? Refer to oncologist - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt has Barretts Esophagus, insurance no longer covers GI who was treating condition. Pt at FNP office wanting refill prescriptions. What do you do? Tinea Corporis - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt presents with rash on shoulder, erythematous maculopapular rash with center clearing and scaling? Varicocele - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt presents with "bag of worms:, indicates? Asthma - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt with atopic dermatitis, look for what other diseases? endometrial biopsy, need to screen for cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt with bleeding after menopause Infertility - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt with hx of PID, increased rick for? This is good. Want higher than 350 - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt with HIV took high potency anti viral treatments and CD4 is >400, what does this indicate? Vascular dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt with hx of htn and stroke, now having memory loss. What does this indicate? AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ slap cheek, PVB19, rash hands / feet Fetal death and birth defects - CORRECT ANSWERS Pregnant teacher with exposure to 5ths disease (SLAP CHEEK), what risk is there to the fetus? Timed Get up and Go - CORRECT ANSWERS Quick assessment of patients fall risk? Timed Get up and Go pernicious anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS Red beefy tongue? disturbs sleep, arm weakness, dull ache - CORRECT ANSWERS Rotator cuff injury presentation immediate referral to ophthalmology - CORRECT ANSWERS Shingles near eye Viral infection Can result in a maculopapular rash, but up to 70% of cases proceed without the rash stage -Usually accompanied by a high fever (41°C or 105°F) that comes on quickly and lasts up to 3 days followed by rash -Seizures may occur during this period. -On the fourth day, the fever disappears and the rash appears, first on chest and trunk, then less prominently on the face and limbs. -High fever, pink flat or raised rash - CORRECT ANSWERS Signs and symptoms of Roseola (6ths disease) ? AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ 12 step program - CORRECT ANSWERS Treatment for chronic alcoholism: Rocephin 250mg IMx1 plus Azithromycin 1 gm orally x1 to cover chlamydia. , or doxy 100 mg BID x7d. Green colored vaginal discharge, friable cervix. EXAM Report to health department - CORRECT ANSWERS Treatment for Gonorrhea? IUD - CORRECT ANSWERS Young female want birth control, forgets to take pills, does not want to get pregnant for at least 5 years: Waxy, pearly, telangiectasia, ulcer center lesion -most common type of skin cancer caused by UV exposure. Metastatic is rare - CORRECT ANSWERS Basal cell cancer Scaly red to yellow located in sun exposed area -a precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun-damaged skin - CORRECT ANSWERS Actinic Keratosis Numerous round dry pink to red areas. Scaly red to yellow located in sun exposed area -a pre squamous cell carcinoma occurs on sun-damaged skin biopsy cryo or 5fu cream - CORRECT ANSWERS Actinic Keratosis Make a hole and drain the blood - CORRECT ANSWERS subungual hematoma tx AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ PVD: Volume, edema, discoloration, decrease blood going up, - CORRECT ANSWERS Know the difference between Peripheral Arterial Disease and Chronic Venous Insufficiency or PVD. There was question about PAD. Smoking cessation Pulmonary rehabilitation Pharmacologic therapy Supplemental oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS Chronic Bronchitis Treatment >5 mm in an immunocompromised patient or close contact >10 mm in immigrant, health care workers, drug user >15 mm in a patient who lives in an area where TB is very rare. - CORRECT ANSWERS TB... PPD is positive if area of induration is: Croup/Epiglottitis - CORRECT ANSWERS what condition would make you order Lateral X-ray of the neck. Options include: Drooling, Unable to do ROM of the neck / stiff neck. HTN retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWERS AV nicking (Arterioles pressing on vein of the eye) Fluid pressure inside the eye; measured with tonometry - CORRECT ANSWERS intraocular pressure (IOP) pain in the RLQ when the LLQ is palpated (indicative of appendicitis) - CORRECT ANSWERS Rovsing sign AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ Sigmoid descending colon It's a thin narrow stool and possible causes include colon cancer, diarrhea, IBS. Refer for GI colonoscopy - CORRECT ANSWERS Pencil-like stools occur in an obstruction of what SDH - CORRECT ANSWERS headache after trauma -paroxysmal (sudden, periodic) attacks of mostly unilateral headache, often accompanied by disordered vision, nausea, or vomiting, lasting hours or days and caused by dilation of arteries. 4-12 hours, abortive triptans prophylaxis propranolol, TCA amitriptyline, anticonvulsants topiramate - CORRECT ANSWERS migraine headache Folate shares a close relationship with this other B Vitamin. - CORRECT ANSWERS Vitamin B12 Cognitive deficits, glossitis, pernicious anemia, Folate shares a close relationship with this other B Vitamin. - CORRECT ANSWERS Vitamin B12 AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ be changed to NSAID, SED rate is a sign of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS 88/yr. old patient in for follow up secondary. She's been treated with Tylenol for Joint arthritis. Her SED rate was checked after 6 weeks of treatment and it was 28. Normal range is from something to 25. How would you treat the pt. SSRI - CORRECT ANSWERS Which medication causes low sperm count for a patient Exaggerated belief in or claims about one's importance or identity. Bipolor - CORRECT ANSWERS grandiosity A behavioral problem characterized by short attention span, restless movement, and impaired learning capacity. - CORRECT ANSWERS ADHD HPV test if not done. Refer for colposcopy - CORRECT ANSWERS pt. pap's smear noted with Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions and High Grade Squamous Epithelia Lesion noted on the report, what should NP do? Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - CORRECT ANSWERS Chlamydia trachomatis Cryotherapy OR Podophyllotoxin cream - OR Imiquimod (Aldara cream) - CORRECT ANSWERS Genital warts treatment AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Pelvic inflammatory disease Endometriosis cigarette smoking age older than 35 years history of infertility use of assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) - CORRECT ANSWERS Etopic Pregnancy: Risk Factors Options include (low oxygen, high oxygen, hypercapnia, hypocapnia)? - CORRECT ANSWERS Which among the list can cause increase in respiration hypercapnia - CORRECT ANSWERS Which among the list can cause increase in respiration A-lcohol Use C-orticosteroid Use C-alcium low E-strogen low S-moking S-edentary lifestyle/s ACCESS leads to OSTEOPOROSIS - CORRECT ANSWERS Osteoporosis Risk Factors (ACCESS) AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ VITAMIN D 600-800, CALCIUM 1000-1200. OSTEOPOROSIS BONE ABSORPTION EXCEED BONE FORMATION. LOW TSH= Hyperthyroidism- BONE DEMINERALIZATION. NEED CALCIUM for BONE GROWTH - CORRECT ANSWERS to prevent fracture in a pt. with low vitamin d hydroxyl, high TSH and low Hct abnormal flow of blood through the carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWERS Carotid bruit abnormal flow of blood through the carotid artery due to atherosclerotic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS Carotid bruit risk factors- alcohol, anticholinergic, CCB, chocolate peppermint, fatty, spicy, citrus foods, hormones, obesity, pregnancy, smoking, theophylline, exacerbated by CCB verapamil - CORRECT ANSWERS Common causes of GERD risk factors- alcohol, anticholinergic, CCB, BB chocolate peppermint, fatty, spicy, citrus foods, hormones, obesity, AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ pregnancy, smoking, theophylline - CORRECT ANSWERS Common causes of GERD CAUSES ELEVATED LIPDS, GLUCOSE, WEIGHT monitor CBC for low WBC weight- BMI q 3m b/p, mental status, lips, prolactin, glucose - CORRECT ANSWERS Zeprexa. What lab and intervention to put in place Sensorineural loss Weber test(top of head) no laterization, normal finding, does not lateralize to either ear, bilateral hearing loss, if hear better in left ear, right sensorineural loss - CORRECT ANSWERS Weber test Sensorineural loss Weber test (top of head) no laterization- normal, does not lateralize to either ear- bilateral hearing loss, if hear better in left ear, right sensorineural loss. SUN- sensorial lateralize unaffected ear CAFFE- Conductive lateralize to affected ear - CORRECT ANSWERS Weber test Dullness - CORRECT ANSWERS Assessment on patient with ascites Dullness to percussion - CORRECT ANSWERS Assessment on patient with ascites AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ TX fiber, avoid gas foods, antispasmodics, decrease life stress - CORRECT ANSWERS IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) TX first line is bisphosphonates alendronate, Fosamax, calcium500 mg, vitamin d thru food and supplementation, testosterone, wt bearing exercise Osteopenia- increase calcium dark green vegetables, salmon, sardines, soy and OJ Hormone (estrogen) replacement therapy (HRT) slows bone loss Natural progesterone cream prompts new bone growth Statins increase bone mineral density - CORRECT ANSWERS Osteoporosis treatment TX BIOPHOSPHATES alendronate, Fosamax, CALCIUM 500 mg, vitamin D food and supplementation, testosterone, WT BEARING EXERCISE CAUCASIAN and ASIAN affected most RISK PPI, STATIN, STEROIDS, THYROID, Osteopenia- increase calcium dark green vegetables, salmon, sardines, soy and OJ Hormone (estrogen) replacement therapy (HRT) slows bone loss Natural progesterone cream prompts new bone growth BONE DENSITY >2.5 - CORRECT ANSWERS Osteoporosis treatment AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ white reflection in child's pupil - CORRECT ANSWERS Retinoblastoma MRSA- TX Bactrim or tetracyclines? - CORRECT ANSWERS for staph aureus infection (skin) with pus high calcium - CORRECT ANSWERS hyperparathyroidism methimazole, PTU-propylthiouracil (preferred in pregnancy) Radioactive iodine, Beta blockers - CORRECT ANSWERS Hyperthyroidism treatment -Age 45 - 54 yearly mammogram -55 and older every 2 years - CORRECT ANSWERS Mammography Screening B19: lytic infection, respiratory transmission Sx: flushed rash/fever in kids Px: fever, get better in a week - CORRECT ANSWERS Fifth's Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) TREATMENT: Amoxicillin (first line), then Augmentin, Omnicef, Ceftin, Levaquin. If your patient is only PCN allergic do azithromycin or clarithromycin. - CORRECT ANSWERS pt has AOM but has hives on Amoxicillin and N/V with erythromycin, what meds to give AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ Azithromycin 1 gm PO x1 or Amoxicillin 500 mg PO TID x7d. Test of cure 3 weeks after completion of treatment (PREGO). EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS chlamydia in pregnancy optic disc swollen w/ blurred edges due to increased ICP EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS papilledema Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma. "numerous dry round and pink to red lesions" with a rough and scaly texture. Does not heal. Slow growing in sun exposed areas. Diagnosis: BIOPSY Golden Standard. Treatment: Sm. (cryotherapy), Lrg. (5-FU cream)- which causes ur skin to ooze, crust, scab, redness EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS actinic keratoses "stringy; increased tearing" PO antihistamines. Type I sensitivity. Typically bilateral. 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Widespread pain for at least three months. EXAM. polymyalgia Tx prednisone 12 months. Must taper off. RISK for Temporal arteritis, DX BX, elevated ESR - CORRECT ANSWERS Fibromyalgia polymyalgia Acute Serotonin Syndrome- Dilated pupils, high fever, muscular rigidity, mental status changes, hyperreflexes, clonus, uncontrolled shivery. You get this from SSRI, MAOIs, TCA. Could be potentially life threatening. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Serotonin syndrome Fundal Height 12 weeks above symphysis pubis. EXAM TOPICS Fundus 16 weeks between symphysis pubis and umbilicus. Fundus at 20 weeks is at umbilicus. 2 cm more of less from # of wk gestation is normal if more or less order US. - CORRECT ANSWERS Fundal Height Psoriasis- Inherited. Pruritic erythematous plaques, fine silvery-white scales with pitted fingernails. Scalp, elbows, knees, sacrum, intergluteal folds. (Koebner phenomenon- new psoriatic plaques form over skin trauma) (Auspitz sign- pinpoint bleeding when plaques are removed). AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ TREATMENT: Topical steroids, Tar preps (mild). For (severe) do anti-TNF, or immunologic. D - CORRECT ANSWERS Psoriasis Darcryotosis lacrimal sac, rub down towards mouth. If think secondary infection abx. EXAM how it presents. - CORRECT ANSWERS Dacrocystitis Acne Rosacea- chronic small acne like papules/pustules around nose mouth chin. TREATMENT- Metrogel, Azelex. Low dose tetracycline. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Acne Rosacea PTH is responsible for calcium loss or gain from bones, kidneys, and GI tract. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Parathyroid hormone Diabetic Retinopathy-Cotton wool spots (moderate retinopathy), micro- aneurysms. ALSO RETINAL HEMORRHAGES ON CENTER OF EYE APPEAR ORANGE RED - CORRECT ANSWERS Diabetic Retinopathy Hypertensive Retinopathy- Copper/silver wire arterioles. AV nicking(mild retinopathy). Retinal Hemorrhages. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS HTN Retinopathy Wilms tumor (Nephroblastoma)- Not painful. Asymptomatic abd mass does NOT cross the midline. 2-3 y. o.d. do not palpate. Do ABD US. PUNT. Think Nephro doesn't cross. Stays where kidney is. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Wilms Tumor AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ Primary amenorrhea: NO menarche by 15 y. with or w/o secondary sex characteristics. - CORRECT ANSWERS Primary Amenorrhea Cancer sores. Aphthous stomatitis: painful shallow ulcers heal 7-10 days. Magic mouthwash. - CORRECT ANSWERS Aphthous stomatitis Temporal arteritis- one temple indurated cord like gold stand. Biopsy. Abrupt visual changes blindness, inc. ESR. CPR. Most have POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. Treat high dose steroids. - CORRECT ANSWERS Temporal arteritis Inherited. Extremely itchy. On flexural folds, neck, hands. Inc. IgE. "small vesicles that rupture leaving painful, bright-red, weepy lesions" they become lichenified from itching. First line: Topical steroids. Avoid hot water/soaps. PO antihistamines. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Atopic Dermatitis (eczema) ring like itchy rash, slowly enlarge central clearing"-Treatment: most respond to topical antifungals, if severe do oral Lamisil. EXAM AZOLE ending - CORRECT ANSWERS Tinea Corporis Deep dermis poor demarcated low legs. EXAM/ MULTIPLE QUESTIONS. DVT RISK, DM WITH CELLULITIS WATCH FOR OSTEOMYLITIS. - CORRECT ANSWERS Cellulitis Group A strep, painful, Upper dermis, clear demarcated, cheeks, shins. TREATMENT- Dicloxacillin QID x10d. Cephalexin, Clinda. PCN ALLERGY? Do Azithro x5d. MRSA TREATMENT: Bactrim, doxy, mino, clinda. If sulfa allergy do not use Bactrim. - CORRECT ANSWERS Erysipelas AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ sensorineural loss without lateralization. Involves the inner ear. Symmetrical progressive. Human speech lost first. AGING ADULT EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Presbycusis Otitis Externa (swimmers ear)- Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (other- S. aureus). External ear pain- d/c itching, hearing loss, tragus, green d/c. TREATMENT: Corticosporin, Cipro EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS OE TX AMOXICILLIN OR AUGMENTIN ALLERGY MACROLIDE - CORRECT ANSWERS Sinusitis VERTIGO TINNITUS, HEARING LOSS. nystagmas - CORRECT ANSWERS Meiniers disease test heterophile antibody test. ON EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Mono (Systolic Murmur) Only systolic murmurs will radiate to a location on the exam. - CORRECT ANSWERS MR. ASS (Holo/pansystolic)- radiates to axilla. Think Mitral area 5th ics MCL. Aortic Stenosis (mid systolic ejection) radiates to neck. Think 2ics rsb. - CORRECT ANSWERS Mitral Regurg I-barely II-audible III- clearly audible. IV- first time thrill V-Steth edge VI-entire steth. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS All diastolic murmurs are pathological. Grades Murmurs AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ MVP- S2 click, followed by systolic murmur. Asymptomatic. MVP with palpitations is treated with BB. LATE SYSTOLIC. - CORRECT ANSWERS MVP S3- HF, Kentucky, early diastole. Abn >35. Bell EXAM S4-LVH stiffening, Tennesse, late diastole. "Atrial kick/gallop" EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS S3- HF, S4-LVH stiffening, CCB - CORRECT ANSWERS Isolated Systolic HTN PAD/ PVD (same)- Nocturnal pain relieved by lowering legs, poor pulses, dependent rubor, intermittent claudication, atrophy, shiny, hairless, cold feet. Initial do a pulse check, ABI 0.9 or less is PAD. Ateriography is the most DEFINITIVE test. Try to develop collateral circulation. Otherwise- Trental, Pletal. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS PAD/ PVD CVI- Impaired venous return. Achy legs relieved by elevation, edema after prolonged standing, night cramps, brownish discoloration, cold, ulcers. Etc. do support stockings. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS CVI BP - ST 1 (140-159/ 90-99), if you know this you will get the rest!! Normal is <120/80. ELERGLY OVER 60 150/90 IS OK. ISH WILL INCREASE SYSTOLIC NOT DIASTOLIC. ON EXAM. - CORRECT ANSWERS blood pressure AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ no sulfa allergies, hyperuricemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesia, hyponatremia, hyperglycemia, hypertriglycerides. ON EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Thiazide diuretics Must check LFT before starting Statin. Know when to start statins and what to check for to decide mod-high dose statins. ON EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Statin Pulsus paradox Apical pulse can still be heard even though the radial pulse is no longer palpable. Certain issues cause impairment with diastolic filling, 10 or greater drop in the SYSTOLIC pressure. I think her patient had asthma and their pressure dropped by 10 etc. ON EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Pulses paradoxus Emphysema Lungs- Percussion-HYPERENNOSANCE tactile frem + egophony- dec. CXR- flattened diaphragms with hyperinflation. Inc. AP diameter, accessory muscles, pursed-lip breathing, weight loss. ON EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Emphysema middle lobe. ON EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS Acute Bacterial Pneumonia- CXR does not include Microglossia which is an absent tongue congenital. EXAM - CORRECT ANSWERS OSA fatigue, fever, cough. Never do fewer than 3-4 drugs initially if positive, then u can narrow it down. Latent TB usually treated with INH. If u suspect ACTIVE TB order, NAAT, C&S, AFB. The AFB is not diagnostic. SPUTUM FOR C & S if gold standard. Deep morning cough collected for three "consecutive days". TB is usually upper lobes. - CORRECT ANSWERS TB AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ depression SSRI panic benzo, Xanax, ativan GAD SSRI SNRI- Buspar, Effexor, Cymbalta- Taper OFF - CORRECT ANSWERS Depression med acute Anxiety/ panic med GAD med Buspar, Effexor, Cymbalta and Benzo Taper OFF - CORRECT ANSWERS SNRI/ Benzo Discontinuation Glyceridemia Lipidemia Uricacidemia Triglyceridemia HYPO-Kalemia - CORRECT ANSWERS Thiazide GLUT- pregnancy Renal failure Renal Stenosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ACE/ARB contraindications METABOLIC SYNDROME NO THIAZIDES,CCB (HF) AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ NO TZD ACTOS (Pioglitazone) GIVE Metformin, ACE or ARB- kidney protective, BB- causes hypoglycemia, - CORRECT ANSWERS METABOLIC SYNDROME Lifestyle modification Pancreatitis, Niacin then add, fenofibrates - CORRECT ANSWERS Triglyceride < 300 what do we do first? Triglyceride in 300 plus risk for ___ what do we do? hyper rigidity, fever, myoclonus, dilated pupils, AMS, hyper reflexes, from SSRI or mix w MAOI and TCA - CORRECT ANSWERS Serotonin syndrome ss HF and ARF increase BP impair renal prostaglandin and sodium retention - CORRECT ANSWERS NSAID contraindicated in misalignment of eyes, abnormal after 6 months - CORRECT ANSWERS strabismus loss of central vision - CORRECT ANSWERS macular degeneration floaters, curtain, flashes - CORRECT ANSWERS retinal detachment sharply demarcated yellowish deposit of cholesterol underneath the eye - CORRECT ANSWERS Xanthelasmas AANP FNP certification Exam Questions and answers latest update 2024 RATED A+ retinoblastoma (leukorrhea) , cataracts, glaucoma. Will have white reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS Red reflex absent 4-6 weeks when spleenolmegaly resolves Mono spot/ Heterophile - CORRECT ANSWERS Mono, return to play and Dx ulcer on cheek (Aphthous)- viral canker sore - CORRECT ANSWERS Viral stomatitis chronic sinusitis or OM. cauliflower, foul-smell, hearing loss. erodes bones in face affects facial CN 7. Benign- risk hearing loss refer SURGERY - CORRECT ANSWERS cholesteatoma Acute: Sudden pain, halos, cupping, dilated, cloudy , IOP, HA, refer ED Open (primary) : CN 2, gradual loss peripheral vision first - CORRECT ANSWERS Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma Vs Open Angle Swollen, optic disc, increase cup to disc ratio, HA, ICP, HTN, - CORRECT ANSWERS Papilledema