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Physician Assistant Question Topics

NCCPA publishes a content blueprint of the material that will appear on the exam.

This is how we determine which material appears in your adaptive Qbank.

Cardiovascular16%
Pulmonary12%
Gastrointestinal/Nutritional10%
Musculoskeletal10%
Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat7%
Reproductive6%
Endocrine6%
Genitourinary6%
Neurologic System6%
Psychiatry/Behavioral6%
Dermatologic6%
Hematologic3%
Infectious Diseases3%
TOTAL100%

High-Yield PA Board Review Questions

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A 19-year-old girl presents to you for a sports physical examination. You discover that she has splenomegaly. Urine dipstick analysis is positive for red blood cells (RBCs), but microscopic urinalysis shows no RBCs.

She is found to have normocytic anemia with a hemoglobin level of 8.6 g/dL. She has a reticulocyte count of 5% and a low-normal ferritin level. Her lactate dehydrogenase level is elevated, as is her indirect bilirubin level. Her haptoglobin levels are low. Her family history is significant for gallbladder disease.

A Coombs test is performed and is negative. Hemoglobin electrophoresis is negative. Peripheral blood smear shows many rounded RBCs approximately two-thirds of their normal size.

Which of the following tests should be ordered to confirm your suspicions?

Clear Answer Options

A question’s difficulty is defined by the choice of distractors. Good distractors determine the difficulty level of a question. Therefore, good distractors are one of the most important features of a high quality question.

repeat Coombs test
osmotic fragility testing
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) levels
chromosome analysis
sickle cell preparation

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Educational Objective:

Recognize clinical and laboratory findings associated with hereditary spherocytosis.

Key Point:

The diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis is based on clinical findings, spherocytes, and positive osmotic fragility testing.

Explanation:

Osmotic fragility testing should be ordered. Hereditary spherocytosis is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes a weakened RBC membrane skeleton. Anemia, jaundice, and splenomegaly are the most common clinical features of hereditary spherocytosis. The degree of anemia is extremely variable and may be absent, mild, moderate, or severe. The spherocytes are hemolyzed in the spleen. The condition is distinguished from autoimmune spherocytosis by the Coombs test. The diagnosis is made based on the clinical presentation, presence of spherocytes, and a positive screening test such as osmotic fragility testing.

Although splenectomy can cure chronic hemolytic anemia due to hereditary spherocytosis, it is usually delayed as long as possible due to considerations for risk of sepsis, particularly in children. Due to the chronic bilirubinemia, patients with hereditary spherocytosis often have gallstones.

References:

Christensen RD, Yaish HM, Gallagher PG. A pediatrician’s practical guide to diagnosing and treating hereditary spherocytosis in neonates. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26009624. Pediatrics. 2015;135(6):1107-1114.

Luzatto L. Hemolytic anemias and anemia due to acute blood loss. In: Longo D, et al., eds. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed., 2011:872-886.

Table of Contents

Everything you need to know for PA exams.

Abdominal Pain
Acute Pelvic Pain in Women
Acute Vaginal Bleeding
Back Pain
Chest Pain
Confusion
Constipation
Cyanosis
Depressed Consciousness and Coma
Diarrhea
Dizziness and Vertigo
Dyspnea
Fever in the Adult Patient
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Headache: Initial Approach
Hemoptysis
Jaundice
Nausea and Vomiting
Seizures: Initial Approach
Syncope
Weakness
Cardiomyopathies
Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
Congestive Heart Failure
Dysrhythmias / Conduction Defects
Endocarditis
Hypertension
Ischemic Heart Disease
Myocardial Disease
Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease
Pericardial Disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Vascular Disease
Hypotension and Shock
Eye: Assessment
Eye: Glaucoma
Eye: Inflammation & Infection
Eye: Pharmacology
Eye: Vascular Disorders
Nose: Infection & Inflammation
Oral Cavity: Medical Disorders
Otologic Infections
Otologic Signs, Symptoms & Presentations
Pediatric Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders
Throat & Soft Tissue Neck: Medical Disorders
Biliary Tract Disease
Colonic and Anorectal Disease
Esophageal Disorders
Liver Disease
Pancreatic Disease
Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders
Small Intestinal Disease
Stomach or Duodenum
Undiagnosed Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Acid Base Disorders
Acute Renal Failure
Chronic Kidney Disease
Glomerular Disorders
Nephrolithiasis
Pediatric Nephrology and Urology
Penile Disorders
Prostate Disorders
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Male
Testicular Disorders
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Tract Infections
Water and Electrolyte Balance
Anemia
Bone Tumors
Breast Cancer
Coagulopathies
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Gastrointestinal or Hepatic Cancer
Gynecological Cancer
Hematologic Malignancies
Lung Cancer
Management of Malignant Pain
Neoplasms of the Head and Neck
Oncologic Emergencies
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Sickle Cell Disease
Transfusion Medicine (Principles and Complications)
Urological Cancer
Affective Disorders
Antidepressants
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiolytics
Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders
Factitious Disorders & Malingering
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Personality Disorders
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Disorders
Schizophrenia
Somatoform Disorders
Substance Abuse
Suicidal behavior
Thought Disorders

Asthma and other Obstructive Lung Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease
Pediatric Respiratory Disorders
Pleural Disease
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Sleep Medicine
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Auto-Immune Collagen Vascular Disorders
Drug Allergy
Food Allergy
Hypersensitivity Reactions
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders
The Immunocompromised/Solid-Organ Transplant Patient
Bacterial Infections: Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
Bacterial Infections: Meningococcemia, Pneumococcemia
Bacterial Infections: MRSA, VRE, ESBL
Bacterial Infections: Tuberculosis
Parasitic Infections
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Sepsis Syndromes
Systemic Fungal Infections
Tick-Borne Illnesses
Viral Infections: HIV & AIDS
Viral Infections: Influenza, Mononucleosis, Herpes
Viral Infections: Rabies
Bone and Joint Infections
Crystal-induced Arthropathy
Deep Soft Tissue Infections
Disorders of Muscles
Infectious, Inflammatory, and Reactive Arthritis
Neck and Back Pain
Osteoarthritis
Pediatric Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sports Injuries/Trauma
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Sclerosis
Vasculitis
Central Nervous System Disorders: Delirium and Dementia
Central Nervous System Disorders: Demyelinating/Inflammatory Diseases
Central Nervous System Disorders: Diseases of Movement Control
Central Nervous System Disorders: Seizures
Central Nervous System Disorders: Spinal Cord Syndromes
Central Nervous System Infections
Cerebrovascular Accidents: Epidemiology and Presentation
Cerebrovascular Accidents: Initial Work-Up
Cerebrovascular Accidents: Preventive Care
Cerebrovascular Accidents: Treatment
Headache: Cervical Neck Vessels, Subarachnoid, and Venous Emergencies
Headache: Cluster, Migraine, and Tension
Headache: Less Common Etiologies
Neurologic Assessment
Pediatric Neurologic Disorders
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders: Neuromuscular Junction Disease
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders: Neuropathies
Selected Cranial Nerve Disorders
Adrenal Disorders
Diabetes Mellitus
Disorders of Calcium Metabolism and Bone
Hypoglycemia
Lipid Disorders
Obesity
Pediatric Endocrine Disorders
Thyroid Disorders

Written and Maintained by Experts

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All content is continually maintained by clinical expert peer-review.

Editor-in-Chief:

Mark W. Perdue, PA-C
Former Faculty Instructor
University of Oklahoma Tulsa Physician Assistant Program
Physician Assistant
Mednow Urgent Care

Contributing Editors / Clinical Reviewers:

Kathleen K. Aiello, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
Ambler Pediatrics
Ambler, PA

Deborah Brunson, MD
Physician
CenseoHealth
Boulder, CO

Joseph Cama, MD
Carabou Medical
Towanda, PA

Adam Cohen, MD
Depatment of Oncology
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT

Kimberly Collins, MD
Emergency Physician
MedExpress Urgent Care
Tampa, FL

Michael Anthony Darracq, MD, MPH
Emergency Physician
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Southern California
San Diego, CA

Arthur Frazzano, MD, FAAFP
Founding Director, Area Health Education Center of RI Network
Director, Division of Health Policy and Advocacy and Associated
Fellowship Program
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Alex Kadner, PhD
Medical Writer/Scientific Consultant, Neuroscience
Ballston Spa, NY

Gerard Kiernan, MD
Hospitalist
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic
Keene, NH

Miguel G. Madariaga, MD, MSc, FACP, DLSHTM
Director, Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine
Physician, Infectious Disease
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Amy Marcini, MD
General and Orthopedic Surgeon
Boston, MA

Laeth Nasir, MBBS
Professor and Chairman
Department of Family Medicine
Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Jahan Porhomayon, MD. CBA, FCCP
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Joseph Scott Savage, DO, FAAEM, FACHE, FSCP, FAIHQ
Staff Physician
Emergency Dept.
Yale-New Haven Health System
Bridgeport Hospital
New Haven, CT

George Smolinksi III, MD
Major, Medical Corps, U.S. Army
Officer-In-Charge
Physical Medicine Clinic
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl, Germany

Richard Snyder, DO
Nephrologist
Integrative Medicine Practitioner
LeHigh Valley Nephrology Associates

Rodrigo Tanchanco, MD, FACP
Hospitalist
Christiana Medical Group
Newark, DE

Frank Townsend, III, MD, JD
Attending Physician
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Tricia A. Walters, MD
Family Medicine w/ Obstetrics
Wyatt, IN

Cezary Wojcik, MD, PhD
Deaconess Hospital
Assistant Professor
Indiana University School of Medicine
Evansville, IN

Melissa Wolf, MD
Physician
Bozeman Deaconess Women’s Specialists
Bozeman, MT

Sean Wormuth, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Vallejo, CA

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