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ANCC AGACNP Sample Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Findings suggesting spinal cord compression Answer: Bilateral weakness, sensory loss, and bladder dysfunction. QUESTION Lab test confirming DIC diagnosis Answer: Elevated PT and aPTT, low fibrinogen, elevated D-dimer. QUESTION Preferred imaging for aortic dissection Answer: CT angiography of chest. QUESTION Classic triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus Answer: Dementia, urinary incontinence, and gait disturbance. QUESTION Feature differentiating delirium from dementia Answer: Acute onset and fluctuating consciousness. QUESTION Hallmark presentation of acute angle-closure glaucoma Answer: Sudden severe eye pain with halos around lights. QUESTION Most sensitive test for diagnosing congestive heart failure Answer: BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) level. QUESTION Positive Homan's sign indication Answer: Deep vein thrombosis. QUESTION Sharp chest pain Answer: Worsens when lying down and improves sitting up QUESTION Chest pain radiating to the left arm Answer: A symptom often associated with cardiac issues QUESTION Persistent cough Answer: A continuous cough that lasts for an extended period QUESTION Sudden onset dyspnea Answer: A rapid onset of difficulty breathing QUESTION Community-acquired bacterial meningitis Answer: Most commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae QUESTION Initial imaging test for suspected stroke Answer: CT brain without contrast QUESTION Myasthenia gravis Fluctuating muscle weakness worsened by activity and improved by rest

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ANCCl AGACNPl Samplel Examl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Findingsl suggestingl spinall cordl compression
Answer:
Bilaterall weakness,l sensoryl loss,l andl bladderl dysfunction.



Q:l Labl testl confirmingl DICl diagnosis
Answer:
Elevatedl PTl andl aPTT,l lowl fibrinogen,l elevatedl D-dimer.



Q:l Preferredl imagingl forl aorticl dissection
Answer:
CTl angiographyl ofl chest.



Q:l Classicl triadl ofl normall pressurel hydrocephalus
Answer:
Dementia,l urinaryl incontinence,l andl gaitl disturbance.



Q:l Featurel differentiatingl deliriuml froml dementia
Answer:
Acutel onsetl andl fluctuatingl consciousness.

,Q:l Hallmarkl presentationl ofl acutel angle-closurel glaucoma
Answer:
Suddenl severel eyel painl withl halosl aroundl lights.



Q:l Mostl sensitivel testl forl diagnosingl congestivel heartl failure
Answer:
BNPl (B-typel natriureticl peptide)l level.



Q:l Positivel Homan'sl signl indication
Answer:
Deepl veinl thrombosis.



Q:l Sharpl chestl pain
Answer:
Worsensl whenl lyingl downl andl improvesl sittingl up



Q:l Chestl painl radiatingl tol thel leftl arm
Answer:
Al symptoml oftenl associatedl withl cardiacl issues



Q:l Persistentl cough
Answer:
Al continuousl coughl thatl lastsl forl anl extendedl period



Q:l Suddenl onsetl dyspnea

, Answer:
Al rapidl onsetl ofl difficultyl breathing



Q:l Community-acquiredl bacteriall meningitis
Answer:
Mostl commonlyl causedl byl Streptococcusl pneumoniae



Q:l Initiall imagingl testl forl suspectedl stroke
Answer:
CTl brainl withoutl contrast



Q:l Myasthenial gravis
Answer:
Fluctuatingl musclel weaknessl worsenedl byl activityl andl improvedl byl rest



Q:l Pulmonaryl embolisml bloodl gasl abnormality
Answer:
Respiratoryl alkalosis



Q:l Classicl clinicall triadl ofl pheochromocytoma
Answer:
Palpitations,l headache,l andl diaphoresis



Q:l Kussmaul'sl signl significance

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