AANP FNP Certification Updated Study
Guide 400+ Questions and Answers |
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• antihypertensive to avoid in emphysema -✓✓Beta-blockers
-reduction in forced expiratory volume
-increased airway hyperresponsiveness
-inhibition of bronchodilator response to beta agonists
• threatened abortion (definition) -✓✓vaginal bleeding and cramping present, but
cervix remains closed
• milky white discharge (increased)
alkaline pH
cells with blurred margins (microscope) -✓✓BV
also: fishy odor,
adherent discharge
pos whiff (when discharge mixed w/ KOH) = fishy odor
• low levels of alpha fetoprotein and estriol w/ high levels of hcg
(what to order and what does it mean?) -✓✓ultrasound
down syndrome or fetal demise
,• normally elevated lab in someone expecting twins -✓✓alpha fetoprotein
AFP produced by fetal (and mother's) liver, common to be higher if having twins
• "Triple Screen" (prenatal screening)
vs. Quad screen -✓✓between 15 - 22 weeks:
AFP (high in NTD, low in Downs)
Estradiol (abnormal in Downs)
HCG (abnormal in Downs)
w/ inhibin A (hormone released by placenta)
• why doesn't Chlamydia affect the labia or vagina? -✓✓typically affects cervix,
endometrial lining, fallopian tubes and pelvic cavity
• positive obturator sign (definition)
if positive -✓✓acute appendicitis
pain evicted by internal rotation of the right hip from 90degrees flexion
• psoas sign (definition)
,if positive -✓✓acute appendicitis
pain w/ passive extension of the thigh while pt is lying on side w/ bent knees -or-
knee moves posterior (behind the patient) causing tightness in abd cavity
• treatment for mild preeclampsia -✓✓best rest w/ BR privileges
monitor wight and bp
monitor urinary protein
serum creatine and plts
• pap (cytology) comes back normal but there is "inflammation" noted - what to
do? -✓✓pt needs STI testing
may have cervicitis
• TORCH
what is this acronym stand for? -✓✓fetal abnormalities
T: toxoplasmosis
O: other
R: rubella
C: cytomegalovirus
H: herpes
• T/F
HPV of the larynx can cause laryngeal cancer -✓✓true
, • what are Heberden's nodes -✓✓bony overgrowth
classic sign of osteoarthritis
hard nontender nodules at distal interphalangeal joints
enlarged middle phalangeal joints are called Bouchard's node
• what do order if fundal height is more than 3cm off the weeks of gestation age -
✓✓order an ultrasound
more than 2cm either way is abnormal
• anhedonia - definition -✓✓loss of interest in activities that the patient finds
pleasurable
• apraxia - definition -✓✓loss of ability to execute purposeful movements
despite desire to perform them
-disorder of motor planning from cerebrum not a sign of depression
• apathy - definition -✓✓lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
• Signs of an ectopic pregnancy -✓✓amenorrhea w/
new onset of bloody spotting
Guide 400+ Questions and Answers |
Focused Revision Pack | A+ Verified
• antihypertensive to avoid in emphysema -✓✓Beta-blockers
-reduction in forced expiratory volume
-increased airway hyperresponsiveness
-inhibition of bronchodilator response to beta agonists
• threatened abortion (definition) -✓✓vaginal bleeding and cramping present, but
cervix remains closed
• milky white discharge (increased)
alkaline pH
cells with blurred margins (microscope) -✓✓BV
also: fishy odor,
adherent discharge
pos whiff (when discharge mixed w/ KOH) = fishy odor
• low levels of alpha fetoprotein and estriol w/ high levels of hcg
(what to order and what does it mean?) -✓✓ultrasound
down syndrome or fetal demise
,• normally elevated lab in someone expecting twins -✓✓alpha fetoprotein
AFP produced by fetal (and mother's) liver, common to be higher if having twins
• "Triple Screen" (prenatal screening)
vs. Quad screen -✓✓between 15 - 22 weeks:
AFP (high in NTD, low in Downs)
Estradiol (abnormal in Downs)
HCG (abnormal in Downs)
w/ inhibin A (hormone released by placenta)
• why doesn't Chlamydia affect the labia or vagina? -✓✓typically affects cervix,
endometrial lining, fallopian tubes and pelvic cavity
• positive obturator sign (definition)
if positive -✓✓acute appendicitis
pain evicted by internal rotation of the right hip from 90degrees flexion
• psoas sign (definition)
,if positive -✓✓acute appendicitis
pain w/ passive extension of the thigh while pt is lying on side w/ bent knees -or-
knee moves posterior (behind the patient) causing tightness in abd cavity
• treatment for mild preeclampsia -✓✓best rest w/ BR privileges
monitor wight and bp
monitor urinary protein
serum creatine and plts
• pap (cytology) comes back normal but there is "inflammation" noted - what to
do? -✓✓pt needs STI testing
may have cervicitis
• TORCH
what is this acronym stand for? -✓✓fetal abnormalities
T: toxoplasmosis
O: other
R: rubella
C: cytomegalovirus
H: herpes
• T/F
HPV of the larynx can cause laryngeal cancer -✓✓true
, • what are Heberden's nodes -✓✓bony overgrowth
classic sign of osteoarthritis
hard nontender nodules at distal interphalangeal joints
enlarged middle phalangeal joints are called Bouchard's node
• what do order if fundal height is more than 3cm off the weeks of gestation age -
✓✓order an ultrasound
more than 2cm either way is abnormal
• anhedonia - definition -✓✓loss of interest in activities that the patient finds
pleasurable
• apraxia - definition -✓✓loss of ability to execute purposeful movements
despite desire to perform them
-disorder of motor planning from cerebrum not a sign of depression
• apathy - definition -✓✓lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
• Signs of an ectopic pregnancy -✓✓amenorrhea w/
new onset of bloody spotting
