Practise Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) · NCCPA PANCE Content Blueprint, effective beginning January 2025 for all PANCE administrations; official PDF opened on 2026-10-11. The workbook label names the awarding body rather than an examination. This entry maps that label to NCCPA's entry-level initial certification examination, PANCE, supported by the official blueprint and NCCPA's testing partner. The assigned canonical slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- NCCPA PANCE Content Blueprint — effective January 2025
- NCCPA Certification Testing — Pearson VUE
- 2022 ACC Expert Consensus on Acute Chest Pain: Key Points
- Atrial Fibrillation — Diagnosis
- American Academy of Dermatology: ABCDEs of Melanoma
- American Thyroid Association: Thyroid Function Tests
- National Eye Institute: Glaucoma
- NIDDK: Pancreatitis
- NIDDK: Diagnosis of Pancreatitis
- NIDDK: Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Testicle Pain and Testicular Torsion
- American Society of Hematology: Iron-Deficiency Anemia
- CDC: Clinical Overview of Measles
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Compartment Syndrome
- NHLBI: Stroke — Diagnosis
- NIMH: Bipolar Disorder
- NHLBI: Asthma — Treatment and Action Plan
- NHLBI: Asthma — Diagnosis
- CDC: RSV in Infants and Young Children
- NIDDK: Identify and Evaluate Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
- NICHD: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
- CDC: U.S. MEC 2024 — Combined Hormonal Contraceptives
- AMA Code of Medical Ethics: Patient Rights
- AMA Code of Medical Ethics: Informed Consent
- AHRQ TeamSTEPPS: Teach-Back
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)
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A 58-year-old develops persistent central chest pressure with sweating 25 minutes before arriving in the emergency department. Vital signs are stable, and acute coronary syndrome is suspected. Which test should be obtained first to identify an immediately actionable cardiac abnormality?
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)
Flashcards
Cardiovascular System
Acute coronary syndrome — Cardiac biomarker interpretation
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