COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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ANCC FAMILY NURSING PRACTITIONER 2026
1. What causes oral hairy leukoplakia?
Answer: EBV
2. What is Koplik's spot?
Answer: clusters of small red papules with white centers located
on the buccal mucosa by the lower molars; prodromic viral of
measles appears 2-3 days before the rash
3. What is geographic tongue?
Answer: inflammatory disorder that usually appears on top and
side of the tongue; multiple fissures and irregular smoother
areas on its surface that make it look like a topographic map
4. What is cheilosis?
Answer: painful inflammation and cracking of the corners of the
mouth
5. What is peritonsillar abscess?
Answer: severe sore throat, difficulty swallowing, trismus, and
muffled "hot potato" voice; abscess displaces the uvula
6. What is pterygium?
Answer: yellow, triangular thickening of the conjunctiva that
extends across the cornea on the nasal side
,7. What is pinguecula?
Answer: yellowish, raised growth on the conjunctiva next to the
cornea
8. What is chalazion?
Answer: chronic inflammation of the meibomian gland
9. What is hordeolum (stye)?
Answer: abscess of a hair follicle and sebaceous gland on the
eyelid
10. What are high risk factors for hearing loss in premature
baby? (HEARS)
Answer: Hyperbilirubinemia, Ear infection frequency, low Apgar
scores, exposure to Rubella/CMV/toxoplasmosis, Seizures
11. What is diabetic retinopathy?
Answer: cotton wool spots
12. What is normal intraocular pressure?
Answer: 8-21mm Hg
13. What is intermittent esotropia?
Answer: common in infants younger than 20 weeks; resolves
spontaneously; refer if present after 20 weeks
14. What is Kawasaki Disease?
Answer: high fever, enlarged lymph nodes, conjunctivitis, dry
cracked lips, strawberry tongue; most cases under 5 years of age
15. What is pharyngitis?
Answer: acute infection of the pharynx
, 16. What is allergic rhinitis?
Answer: inflammatory changes of the nasal mucosa due to an
allergy response; most common sign: transverse nasal crease
(allergic salute)
17. What is tonsillitis?
Answer: inflammation of the tonsils; sore throat, difficulty
swallowing, tender lymph nodes
18. What is the treatment for otitis externa?
Answer: Use aluminum acetate solution PRN; keep water out of
the ear; Polymyxin B-neomycin-hydrocortisone suspension drops
QID x 7 days and/or ofloxacin drops
19. What is bullous myringitis?
Answer: small, fluid-filled blisters form on the eardrum
20. What are the first permanent teeth to erupt?
Answer: first molars at about 6 years of age
21. What is viral keratoconjunctivitis?
Answer: pink eye; treatment: symptomatic with cold compresses
and slightly chilled artificial tears; avoid touching eyes, sharing
towels, frequent eye washing; children should not attend school
until symptoms resolve
22. What causes viral keratoconjunctivitis?
Answer: adenovirus; contagious for 10-12 days; self limiting
23. What is the transmission of sound through the ear?
Answer: 1. sound waves collected in pinna; 2. transmission of
vibrations through hammer, anvil and stirrup; 3. nerve impulses