Aanp Board Certification Exam Questions And Answers

AANP board certification exam1. how long will a cough last for acute bronchitis?: up to three weeks is completely normal2. how do you treat acute bronchitis?: 95% cases are viral-- tessalon pearls to help with cough. ** prednisone is never the answer ***3. explain the following views of chest xrays: AP, PA, PA and lateralwhich one do you want for pneumonia patient?: AP- shows the heart predom- inantly because its from front to backPA- shows the lungs predominantly because its back to front lateral shows fluid line4. what is the gold standard for diagnosing community acquired pneumonia-: chest xray- PA/lateral, repeat post treatment in 6 weeks (repeat not really done anymore)5. treatment guidelines for CAP- healthy adult no comorbidities: MAD LUNG amoxicillin 1 gram TID (best choice)doxycycline 100 mg twice dailymacrolide (mycin) in areas with low macrolide resistance so not the best choice1 / 56. treatment guidelines for CAP- adult with comorbidities: monotherapy: res- piratory quinolone (levofloxacin 750 mg daily)combination therapy: augmentin or cephalosporin PLUS macrolide or doxy7. what are common respiratory fluroquinolones?: Think FLOXACIN-- moxi- floxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin8. what are common macrolides for CAP: think "MYCIN" -- azithromycin, clar- ithromycin9. what are common tetracyclines for CAP: doxycycline10. what are