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) · PANCE Content Blueprint, effective beginning January 2025 for all PANCE administrations; implementation January 1, 2025. Established using supplied frozen primary issuer evidence originally retrieved 2026-10-12. No newer blueprint announcement was found in live research on 2026-10-12; fresh NCCPA blueprint openings were blocked or returned fetch errors.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- NCCPA Certification Testing — Pearson VUE
- Key Dates — NCCPA
- PANCE Blueprint — NCCPA
- Content Blueprint for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination — effective January 2025
- Summary Report for the 2022 PANCE Practice Analysis — NCCPA
- Heart Valve Diseases: Diagnosis — NHLBI
- Heart Valve Diseases: Types — NHLBI
- ACC, AHA, HFSA Issue Heart Failure Guideline
- ACC Expert Consensus for Treatment of HFrEF: Key Points
- Atopic Dermatitis Skin Care — American Academy of Dermatology
- Thyroid Tests — NIDDK
- Glaucoma — National Eye Institute
- Diagnosis of Pancreatitis — NIDDK
- Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic — American College of Gastroenterology
- Diagnosis of Celiac Disease — NIDDK
- Testicular Torsion Surgery — Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Iron-Deficiency Anemia — NHLBI
- Clinical Overview of Measles — CDC
- Gout: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take — NIAMS
- Compartment Syndrome — AAOS OrthoInfo
- Signs and Symptoms of Stroke — CDC
- Migraine — NHS
- Bipolar Disorder — NIMH
- Asthma: Diagnosis — NHLBI
- Venous Thromboembolism: Pulmonary Embolism — NHLBI
- CKD Evaluation and Management — KDIGO
- KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Ectopic Pregnancy — NHS
- Ectopic Pregnancy: Treatment — NHS
- Tool: Teach-Back — AHRQ
- Tool: Closed-Loop Communication — AHRQ
- Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid) — NIDDK
- Adult Hypothyroidism — American Thyroid Association
- Thyroid Hormone Treatment — American Thyroid Association
- Gout — American College of Rheumatology
- Asthma: Symptoms — NHLBI
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke: Program Measures and Definitions — American Heart Association, updated January 16, 2024
- How the Heart Works: How Blood Flows through the Heart — NHLBI
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)
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A 72-year-old has exertional dyspnea and a newly detected systolic murmur. The clinician suspects aortic stenosis. Which initial test best evaluates valve anatomy, blood flow across the valve, and left ventricular function?
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)
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Cardiovascular System
Valvular disorders — Foundational mechanisms
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