AANP Test 2 for Boards Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AANP Test 2 for Boards Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
YouMareMtreatingMaMpatientMwithMacuteManxietyMandMsheMisMhavingManMacuteMattack
MinMtheMoffice.MTheMANPMhasMknowledgeMthatMtheMfastestMreliefMofMsymptomsMis:



MaMTCA

MaMbeta-blocker

MaMbenzodizepine

ManMSSRIM-MAnswerMCorrectManswer:

benzodiazepine



TheMfastestMreliefMofManxietyMsymptomsMwillMoccurMwithMaMbenzodiazepine.MTheMother
MchoicesMlistMagentsMthatMwillMrequireMmultipleMdosesMforMresults.MWithMdailyMcontinu
edMuseMofMbenzodiazepines,MtheManti-anxietyMeffectMmayMbecomeMdiminished.



AMgeriatricMpatientMwithMcardiovascularMdiseaseMisMinMtheMofficeMbeingMcounseledMon
MlifestyleMchanges.MTheMANPMknowsMthatMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMmostMimpo
rtantMtoMincludeMinMthisMdiscussion?




M"ControlMyourMhypertension,MstopMsmoking,MmaintainMaMnormalMweight,MandMexercise
Mregularly."

M"HaveMaMyearlyMphysicalMexamination,MincreaseMfiberMinMyourMdiet,MandMexerciseMreg
ularly."

M"MaintainMaMnormalMlevelMofMserumMbloodMsugarMandMdecreaseMcholesterolMintake."

M"DecreaseMsmoking,MincreaseMvitaminMsupplements,MandMincreaseMproteinMintake."M-
MAnswerMCorrectManswer:

"ControlMyourMhypertension,MstopMsmoking,MmaintainMaMnormalMweight,MandMexerciseMr
egularly."M



AllMofMtheseMareMimportantMforMtheMgeriatricMpatientMtoMdecreaseMcardiovascularMrisk.
MControllingMhyperglycemia,MhighMfiberMintake,MandMvitaminsMallMassistMinMmaintaining
MaMhealthyMlifestyleMbutMdoMnotMhelpMtoMpreventMcardiovascularMdisease.

,YouMareMseeingMaMfemaleMwithMinflammatoryMbowelMdisease,MknownMasMIBD.MTheMAd
ultMNurseMPractitionerMknowsMthatMifMsheMordersMaMhemogramMonMthisMpatient,Mwhic
hMofMtheMfollowingMresultsMwouldMbeMseenMifMtheMpatientMwasManemic?



Mmicrocytic,MhypochromicMtype

Mmacrocytic,MnormochromicMtype

Mnormocytic,MnormochromicMtype

Mmacrocytic,MhypochromicMtypeM-MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:

normocytic,MnormochromicMtype




MAnemiaMisMaMcommonMproblemMinMIBD.MTheMetiologyMisMoftenMfromMmultipleMcause
s.MTheManemiaMofMchronicMdisease,MaMnormocytic,MnormochromicManemia,MisMaMresult
MofMinflammationMofMtheMIBDMwithoutMbloodMloss.MBloodMlossMwouldMresultMinMaMm
icrocytic,MhypochromicManemia.MTheMmacrocyticManemiasMareMaMresultMofMdeficiencyMin
MvitaminMB12MorMotherMcauses.



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMleastMlikelyMriskMfactorMforMsuicide?



MphysicalMillness

Mmale

MincreasingMage

MblackMraceM-MAnswerMCorrectManswer:

blackMrace

M

BeingMofMaMwhiteMraceMisMmoreMlikelyMtoMbeMaMfactorMinMsuicide.MBesidesMtheMoth
erMthreeMchoicesMriskMfactorsMinclude:MsubstanceMabuse,MlivingMalone,MandMlessMeducat
ion.



TheMhealthcareMprovider'sMrequiredMlevelMofMexpectedMconductMasMestablishedMbyMcust
om,Mlaw,MorMprofessionalMorganizationsMisMcalledMthe:



MStandardMofMcare.

MBreachMofMduty.

,MDuty.

MMalpractice.M-MAnswerMCorrectManswer:

StandardMofMcare

StandardMofMcareMisManotherMtermMassociatedMwithMnegligence.MStandardMofMcareMisM
aMhealthcareMprovider'sMrequiredMlevelMofMexpectedMconductMasMestablishedMbyMcustom
,Mlaw,MorMprofessionalMorganizations.



AMbriefMaccountMbyMtheMpatientMofManyMsignsMorMsymptomsMheMorMsheMisMexperien
cingMisMoneMcomponentMof:



MReviewMofMsystems.

MSymptomMassessment.

MFunctionalMassessment.

MObjectiveMassessment.M-MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:

ReviewMofMsystems



InMtheMreviewMofMsystems,MtheMpatientMtellsMtheMnurseMinMhisMorMherMownMwordsM
whatMsignsMorMsymptomsMheMorMsheMhasMexperiencedMinMvariousMbodyMsystems.MItMi
sMimportantMthatMtheseMbeMinMaMpatient'sMownMwordsMtoMperformMtheMmostMcompl
eteMandMaccurateMassessment.



AllMofMtheMfollowingMareMtypicalMchangesMtoMtheMgastrointestinalMsystemMthatMcomeM
withMagingMEXCEPT:



MdecreasedMliverMsize

MdecreasedMmuscleMtoneMinMbowel

MincreasedMabsorptionMofMcalcium

MatrophyMofMsalivaryMglandsM-MAnswerMCorrectManswer:

increasedMabsorptionMofMcalcium

M

DecreasedMabsorptionMofMcalciumMisMaMcommonMchangeMthatMcomesMwithMaging,Mnot
MincreasedMabsorption.MOtherMgastrointestinalMchangesMinclude:MlessMefficientMcholesterol
MstabilizationMandMabsorption,MatrophyMofMtasteMbuds,MandMslowingMinMesophagealMem
ptying,MamongMothers.

, AM28-year-
oldMfemaleMpatientMisMinMtheMofficeMandMisMtoMundergoMradioactiveMiodineMtreatment
MforMGravesMdisease.MTheMANPMisMcounselingMherMandMunderstandsMthatMtheMmechan
ismMofMactionMofMthisMtreatmentMtherapyMis:



MalterMtheMthyroidMmetabolicMrate

MrelieveMdistressMcausedMbyMincreasedMthyroidMsize

MdestroyMtheMoveractiveMthyroidMtissue

MreduceMproductionMofMTSHM-MAnswerMCorrectManswer:

destroyMtheMoveractiveMthyroidMtissue



GravesMdiseaseMisMtheMmostMcommonMformMofMthyrotoxicosis.MRadioactiveMiodineMisMu
sedMforMthyroidMablationMtoMdestroyMtheMoveractiveMthyroidMtissueMthatMcausesMtheMt
hyroidMhormoneMdysfunction.



WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMaboutMfallsMinMtheMelderlyMisMleastMaccurate?



MBlackMwomenMareMatMhigherMriskMforMhipMfracturesMthanMwhiteMwomen.

MTheMmajorityMofMdeathsMfromMfallsMareMamongMpeopleMagedM65MyearsMorMolder.

MInjuriesMfromMfallsMincludeMheadMinjuries,MpelvicMinjuries,Mlacerations,MandMmore.

MAboutM90%MofMhipMfracturesMareMdueMtoMfalls.M-MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:

BlackMwomenMareMatMhigherMriskMforMhipMfracturesMthanMwhiteMwomen.




ItMisMwhiteMwomen,MnotMblackMwomen,MwhoMareMatMhigherMriskMforMhipMfractures.M
FallsMareMoneMofMtheMmostMcommonMadverseMeventsMthatMthreatenMtheMqualityMofMli
feMofMolderMadults.MFallsMamongMolderMadultsMareMnotMaMnormalMconsequenceMofMag
ing.



NormalMage-
relatedMchangesMofMtheMskinMmayMbeMconfusedMwithMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMclinical
Mabnormalities?