Revised study guide for AANP exam
2019.GRADED A+.
Revised study guide for AANP
exam 2019
HELEN STONE·WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019·
The first thing I want to say about the boards is some is straight
forward, but most are scenarios. Read the question and specifically
read the last sentence and WHAT it is exactly asking for. Take Walden
BRONZE and LIVE to pull everything together and PASS!
There will be some crazy answers you can just throw out. And
sometimes it will come down to 2 but there is only one correct answer.
This is where you must know the foundation of the disease. For
example, the scenario may be (and is on the test) that a patient
returned from visiting family in north Carolina and she went
hiking(BUZZ WORD) while she was down there, you should be thinking
Rocking mountain spotted fever already or Lyme disease, then look
your answers(paying NO mind to anything else in the scenario. If one
of those are listed, boom that is your answer….BUT maybe the answers
are antibiotics….so you must come to the conclusion it is one of the
illnesses above to even know which antibiotic. In this case, both are
treated with doxycycline
Topics that ARE on exam, these are from my experience, Walden
review, other peers exam topics and study guides listed on here and
some updated I included with it, the original document I did not own
but this revision is mine. There are different versions of exams, but just
as Walden states this is an “entry level” exam. You will not be picking
big diagnosis , these are the common things that may present in an
urgent care/ER/family practice.
,Revised study guide for AANP exam
2019.GRADED A+.
1. Cranial nerves- need to know oculomotor (which ones to test) – 3,4,6
trigeminal is 5 and facial is 7(see attached face diagram, I used this on
my scrap paper during test).
Cardiac
2. Know S3 & what it means. You will hear a 3rd heart sound. S3 was
not an option
3. Know S4 it is a sign of what? They describe a patient. Sounds
like Tennessee.
4. A murmur that is loud and heard with your scope plus thrill is 4. A
loud murmur that you don’t need a scope for is 6
5. What does a grade III/VI murmur sound like? Moderately loud
6. They tell you a systolic murmur one that radiates to the neck (Aortic
Stenosis) and one the radiates to the axilla (Mitral regurgitation)
7. How do you rule out AAA -Ultrasound gold standard in 65 and
older especially if they smoke
8. You have a pt with HTN and osteoporosis what medication do you
put them on for HTN- thiazides
9. HTN drug for DM with neuropathy- ACE or ARB
10. You have a patient that on eye exam you notice copper and
silver artioles AV nicking (BUZZ word)what else do you assess them
for – HTN
11. You have an elderly patient with Isolated systolic hypertension also
known as ISH(on exam) what medication do you start? CCB
12. PAD pt what is treatment- exercise
13. PAD what test- brachial index or ABI
, Revised study guide for AANP exam
2019.GRADED A+.
14. Know chronic venous insuff- edema, thick skin
discolored (BUZZ WORD)
15. Test you do for stable angina – stress test
16. Know Systolic and Diastolic Murmur was asked about heart murmur
with high pitch holosystolic and the other one is mid systolic.
17. Know the difference between Peripheral Arterial Disease and
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (symptoms- should be on Walden review-
write down buzz words from her and know them).
18. Question about JVD causes- occlusion, stenosis, or CHF
19. Know Bacterial endocarditis (There was a pt. with gradual
onset of fever, hemorrhages on nail beds, painful raised red
nodules) Osler’s nodes and janway lesions(BUZZ WORDS)
20. Questions about carotid bruit signs can signifies what- narrowing of
the carotid
GI
21. High triglycerides increase the risk of – pancreatitis
22. You have a pt with chronic Hep C what will be high the a) AST b)
ALT or c) Both
23. First line tx GERD- PPI or H2 antagonist-for this exam it will be one
or the other, they wont have both
24. You have a positive psoas maneuver. This will be in a scenario-
most know this means Appendicitis
25. Rovsing sign? Appendicitis
26. Pt. with GERD and Barrett’s esophagus: Referto Oncologist
(worried about cancer)
2019.GRADED A+.
Revised study guide for AANP
exam 2019
HELEN STONE·WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019·
The first thing I want to say about the boards is some is straight
forward, but most are scenarios. Read the question and specifically
read the last sentence and WHAT it is exactly asking for. Take Walden
BRONZE and LIVE to pull everything together and PASS!
There will be some crazy answers you can just throw out. And
sometimes it will come down to 2 but there is only one correct answer.
This is where you must know the foundation of the disease. For
example, the scenario may be (and is on the test) that a patient
returned from visiting family in north Carolina and she went
hiking(BUZZ WORD) while she was down there, you should be thinking
Rocking mountain spotted fever already or Lyme disease, then look
your answers(paying NO mind to anything else in the scenario. If one
of those are listed, boom that is your answer….BUT maybe the answers
are antibiotics….so you must come to the conclusion it is one of the
illnesses above to even know which antibiotic. In this case, both are
treated with doxycycline
Topics that ARE on exam, these are from my experience, Walden
review, other peers exam topics and study guides listed on here and
some updated I included with it, the original document I did not own
but this revision is mine. There are different versions of exams, but just
as Walden states this is an “entry level” exam. You will not be picking
big diagnosis , these are the common things that may present in an
urgent care/ER/family practice.
,Revised study guide for AANP exam
2019.GRADED A+.
1. Cranial nerves- need to know oculomotor (which ones to test) – 3,4,6
trigeminal is 5 and facial is 7(see attached face diagram, I used this on
my scrap paper during test).
Cardiac
2. Know S3 & what it means. You will hear a 3rd heart sound. S3 was
not an option
3. Know S4 it is a sign of what? They describe a patient. Sounds
like Tennessee.
4. A murmur that is loud and heard with your scope plus thrill is 4. A
loud murmur that you don’t need a scope for is 6
5. What does a grade III/VI murmur sound like? Moderately loud
6. They tell you a systolic murmur one that radiates to the neck (Aortic
Stenosis) and one the radiates to the axilla (Mitral regurgitation)
7. How do you rule out AAA -Ultrasound gold standard in 65 and
older especially if they smoke
8. You have a pt with HTN and osteoporosis what medication do you
put them on for HTN- thiazides
9. HTN drug for DM with neuropathy- ACE or ARB
10. You have a patient that on eye exam you notice copper and
silver artioles AV nicking (BUZZ word)what else do you assess them
for – HTN
11. You have an elderly patient with Isolated systolic hypertension also
known as ISH(on exam) what medication do you start? CCB
12. PAD pt what is treatment- exercise
13. PAD what test- brachial index or ABI
, Revised study guide for AANP exam
2019.GRADED A+.
14. Know chronic venous insuff- edema, thick skin
discolored (BUZZ WORD)
15. Test you do for stable angina – stress test
16. Know Systolic and Diastolic Murmur was asked about heart murmur
with high pitch holosystolic and the other one is mid systolic.
17. Know the difference between Peripheral Arterial Disease and
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (symptoms- should be on Walden review-
write down buzz words from her and know them).
18. Question about JVD causes- occlusion, stenosis, or CHF
19. Know Bacterial endocarditis (There was a pt. with gradual
onset of fever, hemorrhages on nail beds, painful raised red
nodules) Osler’s nodes and janway lesions(BUZZ WORDS)
20. Questions about carotid bruit signs can signifies what- narrowing of
the carotid
GI
21. High triglycerides increase the risk of – pancreatitis
22. You have a pt with chronic Hep C what will be high the a) AST b)
ALT or c) Both
23. First line tx GERD- PPI or H2 antagonist-for this exam it will be one
or the other, they wont have both
24. You have a positive psoas maneuver. This will be in a scenario-
most know this means Appendicitis
25. Rovsing sign? Appendicitis
26. Pt. with GERD and Barrett’s esophagus: Referto Oncologist
(worried about cancer)
