PA Recertifying Exam PANRE Practice Exam - Question List

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11. A 34-year-old patient presents with repeated episodes of short-lived memory loss. The patient reports frequent episodes where he wakes up in a different place with no memory of traveling there. The episode is known as:
  1. Fugue state
  2. Anterograde amnesia
  3. Retrograde amnesia
  4. Selective amnesia
12. When the pressure within the muscle compartment increases, the following symptoms are expected except:
  1. Decreased venous pressure
  2. Increased peripheral resistance
  3. Decreased arterial circulation
  4. Decreased venous circulation
13. A 25-year-old man comes to the office and complains of fever, sore throat, and malaise. Further examination revealed lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegay. The patient is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. What is the causative agent of this infection?
  1. Enteroviruses
  2. Paramyxovirus
  3. Epstein-Barr
  4. Cytomegalovirus
14. The following actions demonstrate the appropriate ways of taking anti-asthma medications except:
  1. Zafirlukast is used for maintenance therapy in adults and children over 12 years with asthma.
  2. Cromolyn sodium is administered by a metered-dose inhaler to prevent bronchoconstriction in response to cold air and prevent asthma attacks.
  3. Beclomethasone is inhaled after albuterol during prophylaxis.
  4. Theophylline is used to prevent nocturnal asthma in adults.
15. A bother brings in a 18-month-old child with low-grade fever, rhinorrhea, and wheezing on auscultation. The child is diagnosed to have respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. which type of precautionary measures should you maintain?
  1. Airborne precautions
  2. Droplet precautions
  3. Standard precautions
  4. Contact precautions

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