FNP AANP prep - NEURO/PSYCH Latest Practice
Exam 2025-2026 With Correct Verified Answers
Alzheimer's disease - correct answer>>-amyloid hypothesis: idea that Alzheimer's
disease is caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins in the frontal &
temporal lobes
-screening: mini mental status exam (MMSE) assessment tool
-treatment goal: slow cognitive decline as there is no cure
-mild-moderate dementia: cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil & rivastigmine
-severe dementia: NMDA antagonists (memantine)
-must know facts: leading cause of dementia
-presentation: gradual loss of cognitive function
-remember your 4 "A" cardinal symptoms...
1. Agnosia: inability to process sensory information (think of your 5 senses) ex:
incontinence, taste, smell, sounds
2. Apraxia: loss of voluntary motor skills (purposeful movements)
3. Aphasia: expressive (knows what they want to say but can't say it) vs receptive
(cannot perceive what is being said to them)
4. Amnesia: memory loss, confusion, inability to recognize familiar faces
Agnosia - correct answer>>-1 of the 4 "A" cardinal symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
-inability to process sensory information
-think of your 5 senses...
-ex: incontinence, taste, smell, sounds
Apraxia - correct answer>>-1 of the 4 "A" cardinal symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
-Loss of voluntary motor skills (purposeful movement)
Aphasia - correct answer>>-1 of the 4 "A" cardinal symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
-expressive: partial loss of ability to produce language, although comprehension
generally remains intact
-receptive: individuals have difficulty understanding written or spoken language
Amnesia - correct answer>>-1 of the 4 "A" cardinal symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
-memory loss, confusion, inability to recognize familiar faces
Parkinson's disease - correct answer>>-pathophysiology: nerve cell damage resulting in
low availability of dopamine at synapse
-substantia nigra neurons are dopaminergic
-low dopamine = movement-related problems
