Practise Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination 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 PANRE/PANRE-LA Content Blueprint, effective January 2023; researched on 2026-10-11. The workbook name matches the official PANRE examination name. The blueprint was successfully opened on NCCPA's staging subdomain; its production counterpart remains linked from Pearson VUE's current NCCPA page. PANRE-LA shares this blueprint but is an alternative assessment format, not a replacement name for PANRE.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- NCCPA Content Blueprint for PANRE and PANRE-LA
- Maintain Certification — NCCPA
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Certification Testing
- Heart Inflammation — Pericarditis
- 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation
- Heart Failure — Diagnosis
- IDSA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Thyroid Tests
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Retinal Detachment — National Eye Institute
- Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
- Diagnosis of Pancreatitis
- Symptoms & Causes of Pancreatitis
- Testicle Pain — NHS
- Epididymitis — NHS
- Anemia — Iron-Deficiency Anemia
- Clinical Overview of Measles
- Gout — American College of Rheumatology
- Stroke — Diagnosis
- Bipolar Disorder — National Institute of Mental Health
- COPD — Diagnosis
- Asthma — Diagnosis
- KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease Tests & Diagnosis
- Ectopic Pregnancy — NHS
- Informed Consent — AMA Code of Medical Ethics
Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination
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A 34-year-old develops sharp chest pain after a respiratory illness. The pain worsens with deep inspiration and lying flat and improves when sitting forward. A scratchy sound is heard over the precordium and persists when the patient holds their breath. Which diagnosis best explains these findings?
Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination
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Cardiovascular System
Atrial fibrillation — anticoagulant selection exceptions
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