AANP Board Certification Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+
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1. how long will a cough last for acute bronchitis? Answer: up to three weeks is com- pletely normal
2. how do you treat acute bronchitis? Answer: 95% cases are viral-- tessalon pearls to help with cough. ** prednisone is never the answer ***
3. explain the following views of chest xray...
AANP Board Certification
Exam Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Denning Muriithi [Date] [Course title]
, AANP board certification exam
1. how long will a cough last for acute bronchitis? Answer: up to three
weeks is com- pletely normal
2. how do you treat acute bronchitis? Answer: 95% cases are viral--
tessalon pearls to help with cough. ** prednisone is never the answer
***
3. explain the following views of chest xrays Answer: AP, PA, PA and
lateral
which one do you want for pneumonia patient? Answer: AP- shows the
heart predomi- nantly because its from front to back
PA- shows the lungs predominantly because its back
to front lateral shows fluid line
4. what is the gold standard for diagnosing community acquired
pneumonia-
Answer: chest xray- PA/lateral, repeat post treatment in 6 weeks
(repeat not really done anymore)
5. treatment guidelines for CAP- healthy adult no comorbidities Answer:
MAD LUNG amoxicillin 1 gram TID (best choice)
doxycycline 100 mg twice daily
macrolide (mycin) in areas with low macrolide resistance so not the best
choice
6. treatment guidelines for CAP- adult with comorbidities Answer:
monotherapy Answer: respi- ratory quinolone (levofloxacin 750 mg
daily)
combination therapy Answer: augmentin or cephalosporin PLUS
macrolide or doxy
7. what are common respiratory fluroquinolones? Answer: Think
FLOXACIN-- moxi- floxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin
8. what are common macrolides for CAP Answer: think "MYCIN" --
azithromycin, clar- ithromycin
9. what are common tetracyclines for CAP Answer: doxycycline
10.what are common beta lactams for CAP Answer: amoxicillin,
augmentin (amox with clav), cefpodoxime, cefuroxime
11.how would you treat a pregnant 29 year old with pneumonia? Answer:
Amoxicillin 1 g TID-- cant give levaquine (flouroquinolones no in
pregnancy due to fetal ligament destruction, doxycycline no in
pregnancy stains tooth bones in fetus)
12.how long do you give antibiotics to patient with pneumonia? Answer:
5-10 days, you always want to continue antibiotics for 3 more days
after clinically stable (no fever)
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