AGACNP AACN Boards EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ( CORRECT DETAILED & ELABORATED)
100% SOLVED/ALREADY GRADED A+!!
Organophosphate (insecticide) poisoning S&S and
management - ANSWERS&S - nausea, vomiting, cramping,
diarrhea, salivation, headache, blurred vision, bradycardia
Management - wash skin thoroughly, activated charcoal if
ingested, atropine
Antidepressant Toxicity S&S and management - ANSWER-S&S
- confusion, hallucinations, blurred vision, urinary retention,
hypotension, tachy, hypothermia, seizures
Management - activated charcoal, sodium bicarb if
dysrhythmia, dantrolene if serotonin syndrome, ICU if CNS
involvement
Opioid Toxicity S&S and management - ANSWER-S&S -
drowsiness,
hypothermia, respiratory
depression
,Management - activated charcoal and
naloxone
Benzodiazepine Overdose S&S and management -
ANSWER-S&S -
drowsiness, confusion, slurred speech,
respiratory depression
Management - supportive, flumazenil IV,
activated charcoal
Beta Blocker Overdose S&S and management - ANSWER-S&S -
hypotension,
bradycardia, delerium, coma, bronchospasm
Management - charcoal, glucagon, atropine
Multiple Sclerosis S&S, diagnosis, treatment - ANSWER-S&S -
weakness, numbness, spastic paraparesis, diplopia, nystagmus
diagnosis - elevated protein in CSF, mild lymphocytosis,
elevated IgG in CSF, brain MRI
treatment - neurology referral, interferon therapy,
immunosuppression, plasmapheresis
Guillain Barre syndrome S&S, diagnosis, treatment - ANSWER-
S&S - rapidly progressive ascending paralysis
,diagnosis - elevated CSF protein and IgG, early leukocytosis
with a left shift,
LP, MRI, CT
Management -
supportive
Meningitis S&S, diagnosis, treatment - ANSWER-S&S -
fever, headache,
nuchal rigidity, positive Kernig sign, positive Brudzinski
sign, photophobia
Diagnosis - LP (CSF will be cloudy), Ct
of head
Treatment - vanco and ceftriaxone (add ampicillin if
>50 years old)
Traumatic Brain Injury S&S, diagnosis, treatment -
ANSWER-S&S - lucid
interval suggests expanding hematoma, cushing's triad
(widening PP,
decreased HR and RR), battle's sign (bruising
behind ear)
Diagnosis - cervical spine films, CT
head neck
Treatment - stabilization and
neuro consult
, autonomic dysreflexia - ANSWER-emergency for injury T6 or
above leading to
exaggerated response to stimulus - diaphoresis and flushing
above, chills and
vasoconstriction
below
Brown sequard syndrome cause, S&S, treatment - ANSWER-
cause - damage
to half the spinal
cord
S&S - ipsilateral upper motor neuron paralysis and loss of
proprioception;
contralateral loss of pain and
temperature
treatment - MRI and
steroids
Cauda Equina Syndrome cause, S&S, treatment -
ANSWER-cause - compression of nerve root at ends
of spinal cord S&S - numblness in lower
legs,feet,saddle region treatment - MRI, steroids,
surgery for decompression
COMPLETE REAL TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ( CORRECT DETAILED & ELABORATED)
100% SOLVED/ALREADY GRADED A+!!
Organophosphate (insecticide) poisoning S&S and
management - ANSWERS&S - nausea, vomiting, cramping,
diarrhea, salivation, headache, blurred vision, bradycardia
Management - wash skin thoroughly, activated charcoal if
ingested, atropine
Antidepressant Toxicity S&S and management - ANSWER-S&S
- confusion, hallucinations, blurred vision, urinary retention,
hypotension, tachy, hypothermia, seizures
Management - activated charcoal, sodium bicarb if
dysrhythmia, dantrolene if serotonin syndrome, ICU if CNS
involvement
Opioid Toxicity S&S and management - ANSWER-S&S -
drowsiness,
hypothermia, respiratory
depression
,Management - activated charcoal and
naloxone
Benzodiazepine Overdose S&S and management -
ANSWER-S&S -
drowsiness, confusion, slurred speech,
respiratory depression
Management - supportive, flumazenil IV,
activated charcoal
Beta Blocker Overdose S&S and management - ANSWER-S&S -
hypotension,
bradycardia, delerium, coma, bronchospasm
Management - charcoal, glucagon, atropine
Multiple Sclerosis S&S, diagnosis, treatment - ANSWER-S&S -
weakness, numbness, spastic paraparesis, diplopia, nystagmus
diagnosis - elevated protein in CSF, mild lymphocytosis,
elevated IgG in CSF, brain MRI
treatment - neurology referral, interferon therapy,
immunosuppression, plasmapheresis
Guillain Barre syndrome S&S, diagnosis, treatment - ANSWER-
S&S - rapidly progressive ascending paralysis
,diagnosis - elevated CSF protein and IgG, early leukocytosis
with a left shift,
LP, MRI, CT
Management -
supportive
Meningitis S&S, diagnosis, treatment - ANSWER-S&S -
fever, headache,
nuchal rigidity, positive Kernig sign, positive Brudzinski
sign, photophobia
Diagnosis - LP (CSF will be cloudy), Ct
of head
Treatment - vanco and ceftriaxone (add ampicillin if
>50 years old)
Traumatic Brain Injury S&S, diagnosis, treatment -
ANSWER-S&S - lucid
interval suggests expanding hematoma, cushing's triad
(widening PP,
decreased HR and RR), battle's sign (bruising
behind ear)
Diagnosis - cervical spine films, CT
head neck
Treatment - stabilization and
neuro consult
, autonomic dysreflexia - ANSWER-emergency for injury T6 or
above leading to
exaggerated response to stimulus - diaphoresis and flushing
above, chills and
vasoconstriction
below
Brown sequard syndrome cause, S&S, treatment - ANSWER-
cause - damage
to half the spinal
cord
S&S - ipsilateral upper motor neuron paralysis and loss of
proprioception;
contralateral loss of pain and
temperature
treatment - MRI and
steroids
Cauda Equina Syndrome cause, S&S, treatment -
ANSWER-cause - compression of nerve root at ends
of spinal cord S&S - numblness in lower
legs,feet,saddle region treatment - MRI, steroids,
surgery for decompression
