AANP Certification Questions & Answers

If your patient is in the catarrhal stage of pertussis, upon examination you would find which of the following? - answer-You would find mild upper respiratory symptoms with cough. And mild conjunctival injection. It is really indistinguishable from the common cold. What would NOT be considered a typical finding in a geriatric patient? - answer-Low frequency hearing loss. A typical finding in a geriatric patient would be a high frequency hearing loss. The speaking voice is high frequency. Degenerative changes of the ossicles, fewer auditory neurons and atrophy of the hair cells results in sensorineural hearing loss. Typical findings in a geriatric patient? - answer-Thinner epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layers of skin, bright purple-colored patches on the forearms and hands, opaque white ring at the periphery of the cornea Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration - answer-Tobacco use, aging, sun exposure and family history Underweight BMI - answer-18.5 Normal BMI - answer-18.5-24.9 Overweight BMI - answer-25-29.9 Obese BMI - answer-30-39.9