PA Recertifying Exam PANRE Practice Exam - Question List

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6. A woman presents with paralysis of one side of the face. The patient is diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. A lesion in which cranial nerve results in Bell’s palsy?
  1. Cranial nerve V
  2. Cranial nerve VII
  3. Cranial nerve X
  4. Cranial nerve XI
7. A 12-year-old is scheduled to receive a series of the hepatitis vaccine, but a history of which of the following is a contraindication to hepatitis B vaccine?
  1. Pregnancy
  2. Anaphylactic reaction to baker’s yeast
  3. Hypersensitivity to eggs
  4. Anaphylactic reaction neomycin
8. The CSF analysis report of a 30-year-old man with meningitis reveals the following findings:

CSF opening pressure = 100 mm H2O
WBC count = 80 per mm3
Cell differential = Predominance of lymphocytes
Protein = 75 mg/dL
CSF-to-serum glucose ratio: = normal to significantly decreased

Which type of meningitis is the most consistent with the results of the CSF analysis?
  1. Bacterial meningitis
  2. Viral meningitis
  3. Fungal meningitis
  4. Tubercular meningitis
9. When discussing the therapeutic regimen of Vitamin B12 to an adolescent patient with pernicious anemia, the nurse should explain that:
  1. Weekly Z-track injections provide needed control
  2. Daily IM injections are required for control
  3. IM injections once a month will maintain control
  4. Oral tablets of Vitamin B12 taken daily will provide control of symptoms
10. Which of the following conditions is a contraindication for the use of epoetin alfa?
  1. Hemoglobin levels over 14
  2. Hemoglobin levels below 10
  3. A history of blood dyscrasias
  4. Patent ductus areteriosus

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