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NP Certification Q&A

NP Certification Q&A

By: Fitzgerald Health Education Associates
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Welcome to NP Certification Q&A presented by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates. This podcast is for NP students studying to pass their NP certification exam. Getting to the correct test answers means breaking down the exam questions themselves. Expert Fitzgerald faculty clinicians share their knowledge and experience to help you dissect the anatomy of a test question so you can better understand how to arrive at the correct test answer. So, if you’re ready, let’s jump right in.

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  • Incidental Finding of Systolic Murmur in an Asymptomatic Adult

    Incidental Finding of Systolic Murmur in an Asymptomatic Adult
    Feb 2 2026

    A 35-year-old woman presents for a periodic physical exam with Pap and HPV testing. She states she's feeling well without complaint and has excellent exercise tolerance, running about 30 miles per week. Her current medications include an levonagestrel IUD for contraception. Physical exam includes vital signs within normal limits, a BMI of 23, and no unusual findings, save for a mid-systolic click followed by a grade two, mid to late systolic murmur with a honking quality. The murmur moves forward into systole with position change from supine to standing and does not radiate beyond the precordium. These findings most likely represent:

    A. A physiologic murmur

    B. The murmur of aortic stenosis

    C. The murmur of mitral valve prolapse

    D. The murmur related to tricuspid valve incompetency

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    17 mins
  • Preparing For Success

    Preparing For Success
    Jan 26 2026

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    16 mins
  • Hepatitis B

    Hepatitis B
    Jan 19 2026

    A 35-year-old man presents with a one-week history of new onset fatigue, nausea, as well as reporting his urine looks like, quote, ice tea. He also reports, feel like someone kicked me right underneath my ribs on the right. He denies recent travel, contact with individuals with similar signs and symptoms, and reports a new sex partner for the past six months, stating, quote, we sometimes use condoms.

    In considering the diagnosis of acute hepatitis B, which of the following laboratory profiles would be noted?

    A. Hep B surface antigen positive, anti-HBs negative, or Hep B surface antibody. ALT markedly elevated at 1390. AST similarly elevated at 1100. Total bilirubin markedly elevated at 4.8

    B. Hep B surface antigen positive, anti-HBs, HBS- or Hep B surface antibody ALT modestly elevated at 68 as is AST total bilirubin .9 within normal limits

    C. Hep B surface antigen negative, anti-HBS- or Hep B surface antibody, ALT 24, AST 22 and a total bilirubin of 0.6

    D. Hep B surface antigen negative, anti-HPS negative, ALT 150, AST 140, total bilirubin 0.7 within normal limits

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIaXKQMAino&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq592b5zCthlxSNIEM-H-EtD&index=126


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    21 mins
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