AANP FNP Certification Actual Exam
Questions and Correct Answers 2023
Tanner Stage 2 - ANSWERS-Increased rugae of scrotum, testes enlarge. Breast bud.
Straight sparse hair.
Tanner Stage 3 - ANSWERS-Penis elongates. Pencil penis. Scrotal color darkens.
Breast tissue and areola are one mound. Darkened hair, starts to curl.
Tanner 4 - ANSWERS-Penis thickens and increases in size. Areola/nipple separate for
secondary mound. Curly hair, not on medial thigh.
When does menarche begin? - ANSWERS-After Tanner stage 2, within 1-2 years.
Delayed puberty if no secondary sexual characteristics by 12-13 in girls and 14 in boys.
Marfan's Syndrome - ANSWERS-Pectus excavatum. Tall, wide arm span. Risk of MVP,
aneurysm, aortic regurgitation. Do not clear for sports.
Turner's Syndrome - ANSWERS-FEMALE. Lymphedema in utero, webbed neck, LD,
widely spaced nipples, HTN coarctation of aorta.
Klienfelter's Syndrome - ANSWERS-Extra X in males. More feminine. Will see in
puberty. Infertile, hypogonadism, low testosterone. Tall, lanky, underdeveloped
sexually.
Caput succadeum - ANSWERS-Sutures cross midline, spreads.
Caphalohematoma - ANSWERS-Sutures do not cross midline, more significant.
When does anterior fontanelle close? - ANSWERS-18 months
When does posterior fontanelle close? - ANSWERS-2-3 months
Abrnomal red reflex - ANSWERS-Black or white. Retinoblastoma, cataracts,
osteogenesis perfecta. White specks in down syndrome.
Edward's Syndrome - ANSWERS-Trisomy 18. Small mouth. High pitched cry.
Newborn screening tests - ANSWERS-PKU (phenylalanine), can lead to hyperactivity
and mental retardation. Hypothyroid. If not treated, mental retardation. Sickle cell.
Galactessemia, maple smell to urine, septic.
HIV testing - ANSWERS-ELISA in older child. PCR in infant. Western blot confirms.
More than 800 CD4 count normal, viral load less than 5000 or 0/undetectable.
Cause of fever in less than 2 month old - ANSWERS-Group B strep, e coli
common cause of fever in 2 months and up - ANSWERS-Strep. pneumoniae, and h.
influenza
Preoperational phase, preconceptual - ANSWERS-2-4 years old
Causation, intuitive - ANSWERS-4-7 years old
When is vision 20/20? - ANSWERS-Age 6
Concrete thinking, cognitive tasks, capable - ANSWERS-School age
What can be confused as child abuse in younger children? - ANSWERS-Osteogenesis
imperfecta or Mongolian spot
VSD - ANSWERS-Thrill sometimes felt at LL sternal border. Most common heart defect
in babies. Opening between septum. Holosystolic murmur.
Transposition of great arteries - ANSWERS-RVH. L. lower sternal border. Egg on a
string on x-ray.
Tetralogy of fallot - ANSWERS-VSD. Pulmonary stenosis. Overriding aorta. R. sided
hypertrophy. Systolic ejection murmur and thrill. Squat to slow return of blood to heart.
Aortic stenosis - ANSWERS-Systolic thrill. R. upper sternal border. Ejection click heard
at apex. LVH. X-ray, severe HF. More common in boys than girls, common to see mild
exercise intolerance
Coarctation of aorta - ANSWERS-Ejection murmur heard best at LUSB and L
interscapular area. RVH to LVH. Rib notching. Pressures different in upper and lower
extremities.
OFten seen with mitral regurgitation and Aortic stenosis
, Still's Murmur - ANSWERS-1-3/6, early systolic ejection murmur. Musical / vibratory
(buzz). Left lower sternal border. Turbulence in left ventricle. Innocents. Softens with
standing, Valsalva, sitting. Age 2-6 years
Hemic murmur - ANSWERS-Mild systolic ejection murmur, high-pitched, pulmonic &
aortic areas.
Only heard in increased cardiac output.
Venous hum - ANSWERS-Heard best while sitting, disappears while supine. R and L
upper sternal border, continuous humming murmur. innocent. Disappears in supine
position or when jugular vein compressed. > 3yo
PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) - ANSWERS-2-4/6 continuous heard best over LUSB.
Full pulses. Most common congenital heart defect. More common in girls
MVP - ANSWERS-1-3/6 mid-systolic click w/ late systolic murmur. Heard best at apex.
Louder with standing/squatting. Often seen with pectus excavatum
Pulmonic valve stenosis - ANSWERS-2-5/6 best at LUSB, ejection click @ 2nd L ICS.
Radiates to back.
May involve wide S2. Usually d/t fusion of valves
HTN in peds - ANSWERS-Organ problem or aldosterone. Cushings. Refer to cards
Rheumatic heart disease - ANSWERS-Joints, CNS, post infectious group a strep.
affects mitral valve. Jones criteria (carditis, chorea, erythema marginatum, esr elevated,
arthralgia, fever, prolonged PR interval)
Kawasaki's - ANSWERS-Toxic vasculitis. Fever several days, rash, swelling, peeling,
strawberry tongue, prolonged PR or QT. ASA, refer.
Intusucception - ANSWERS-Surgical emergency. Lethargy, vomiting, jelly stool, mass in
RUQ. Can be from rotavirus ?
Neuroblastoma - ANSWERS-Adrenal gland tumor, before age 5. Mass in abdomen.
Catecholamines elevated. Painful, fixed, crosses midline.
Port wine stain - ANSWERS-Trigeminal nerve, refer to opthlamology to rule out
congeital glaucoma. Can be a sign of Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Hirschberg Test - ANSWERS-Corneal light reflex, tests for strabismus.
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