AANP Practice Questions and Verified Answers, 100% Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025) A 65-year-old woman presents for a follow-up examination after a new patient visit. She has not seen a healthcare provider for several years. She is a smoker and her hypertension is now adequately controlled with medication.Her mother died at age 40 from a heart attack. The fasting lipid profile shows cholesterol = 240 mg/dL, HDL = 30, and LDL = 200. In addition to starting Therapeutic Lifestyle
Changes, the nurse practitioner should start the patient on:
1.bile acid sequestrant.
- a statin drug.
- a cholesterol absorption inhibitor.
- low-dose aspirin. - Correct Answers ✅A statin drug
The most commonly prescribed medication for mild systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) is:
- azathioprine (AZA).
- belimumab (Benlysta).
- ibuprofen (Advil).
- cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). - Correct Answers
✅ibuprofen (advil)
The most common sign of cervical cancer is: 1 / 4
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- postcoital bleeding.
- strong odor from vaginal discharge.
- itching in the vaginal area.
- molluscum contagiosum. - Correct Answers ✅postcoital
bleeding The nurse practitioner prescribes amitriptyline (Elavil) for a patient with neuropathic pain secondary to diabetes mellitus.On follow-up, the patient complains of urine retention and dry
mouth. The practitioner would:
- discontinue amitriptyline and begin ibuprofen (Motrin).
- refer to physical therapy.
- start methocarbamol (Robaxin).
- discontinue amitriptyline and begin gabapentin
(Neurontin). - Correct Answers ✅discontinue amitriptyline and begin gabapentin (neurontin) A 17-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis is being treated with an NSAID and omeprazole (Prilosec). The patient complains of headache, abdominal pain, and gas. These
symptoms are most likely: 2 / 4
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- associated with the omeprazole.
- related to the underlying condition.
- the result of the NSAID.
- caused by viral gastroenteritis. - Correct Answers
✅associated with the omeprazole The medication of choice for the initial treatment of juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis is:
- acetaminophen.
- prednisone.
- aspirin.
- ibuprofen. - Correct Answers ✅ibuprofen
A 12-year-old with sickle cell anemia has recently experienced a sickle cell crisis and presents for a follow-up examination after a recent hospitalization. It is most
important to continue monitoring growth, development, and:
- white blood cell levels.
- fecal occult blood test.
- hemoglobin levels.
- urine dipsticks. - Correct Answers ✅hemoglobin levels 3 / 4
AANP Practice Questions and Verified Answers, 100% Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025) A 90-year-old female is brought to the clinic by her neighbor.She states that everything is fine, but the nurse practitioner notes that she has poor hygiene and bruises on her trunk.The neighbor is concerned that the patient often has no money to buy food, despite income from social security and a coal miner's pension. The nurse practitioner suspects abuse.Which of the following is the nurse practitioner obligated to do next?
- Report the case to the proper authorities.
- Tell the neighbor to check on the woman daily and report
- Document the data and report the information to risk
- Call the patient's family and inquire about the concerns. -
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management.
Correct Answers ✅report the case to proper authorities In most cases, the first manifestation of Alzheimer's disease
is:
- impaired judgment.
- decrease in short-term memory.
- disorientation in time and place.
- decrease in long-term memory. - Correct Answers
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✅decrease in short-term memory