PANRE Level 2 Diseases and Disorders
The Physician Assistant National Recertification Exam (PANRE) Blueprint covers the following 177 level-two assessment topics.
Topics assessed at level two require the following:
- Make appropriate diagnosis by recognizing signs, symptoms, risks, and/or interpreting results of diagnostic studies, and have knowledge of first-line treatment.
Example assessment of level 2 disorder Mastoiditis
- Complication of acute otitis media. Fever, otalgia, pain, erythema posterior to the ear, and forward displacement of the external ear. Organisms: S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis, S. aureus, S. pyogenes. Most cases of mastoiditis can be clinically diagnosed but a CT scan of the temporal bone with contrast is the imaging of choice for complicated mastoiditis or toxic-appearing patients. For simple mastoiditis, oral antibiotic treatment should cover the most common pathogens. Consider IV antibiotics (ceftriaxone) and ENT referral in more serious cases or with patients with unreliable follow-up. Drainage by procedures such as tympanocentesis or myringotomy may also be considered
Additional PANRE Assessment Levels:
- Level 1 Diseases: Physician Assistant National Recertification Exam (PANRE)
- Level 3 Diseases: Physician Assistant National Recertification Exam (PANRE)
PANRE Level 2 Assessment topics
- Acne vulgaris (ReelDx)
- Actinic keratosis
- Acute and chronic cholecystitis (Lecture)
- Acute and chronic pancreatitis
- Acute and chronic sinusitis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Acute bronchiolitis (ReelDx)
- Acute bronchitis (ReelDx)
- Acute pericarditis (ReelDx)
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (Lecture)
- Anal fissure (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Aortic aneurysm/dissection
- Aphthous ulcers (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Arterial embolism/thrombosis
- Asthma (ReelDx)
- Bereavement/Grief reaction
- Blepharitis (Lecture)
- Breast abscess
- Burns (ReelDx)
- Cardiac tamponade (ReelDx)
- Cervicitis (Lecture)
- Chalazion (Lecture)
- Chlamydia (Lecture)
- Cholelithiasis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Cluster headache (Lecture)
- Concussion (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Conjunctivitis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Contraceptive Methods
- Corneal abrasion (ReelDx)
- Croup (ReelDx)
- Cystitis (Lecture)
- Dermatitis (ReelDx)
- Dermatophyte Infections (ReelDx)
- Drug eruptions (ReelDx)
- Dysfunction of the eustachian tube
- Dysmenorrhea
- Ectopic pregnancy (Lecture)
- Eczematous Eruptions (PEARLS)
- Envenomation and arthropod bite reactions (ReelDx)
- Epididymitis (Lecture)
- Epiglottitis
- Epistaxis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Epstein-Barr virus infections (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Erectile dysfunction (Lecture)
- Esophagitis (ReelDx)
- Essential tremor (Lecture)
- Fecal Impaction (Lecture)
- Fibromyalgia (Lecture)
- Folate deficiency
- Foreign body aspiration (ReelDx)
- Foreign body in ear (ReelDx)
- Ganglion
- Gastritis
- General anxiety disorder (Lecture)
- Giant cell arteritis
- Gonococcal infections (Lecture)
- Gout and pseudogout (Lecture + ReelDx)
- Hemorrhoids (Lecture)
- Herpes simplex (ReelDx)
- Hordeolum (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Human papillomavirus infections (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertensive emergencies (ReelDx)
- Hyperthyroidism (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Impetigo (ReelDx)
- Infectious Diarrhea (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Iron deficiency (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Laryngitis
- Lice (ReelDx)
- Lipomas/epithelial inclusion cysts
- Lower back pain (ReelDx)
- Lyme disease (Lecture)
- Major depressive disorder (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Mastitis (Lecture)
- Mastoiditis (ReelDx)
- Meningitis (ReelDx)
- Menopause
- Molluscum contagiosum (ReelDx)
- Mumps (Lecture)
- Nasal foreign body (ReelDx)
- Nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Non-ST-Segment Elevation MI (NSTEMI) ReelDx
- Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (ReelDx)
- Ocular Foreign body (ReelDx)
- Orbital cellulitis (ReelDx)
- Orchitis (Lecture)
- Orthostatic hypotension (ReelDx)
- Osgood-Schlatter disease (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Osteoarthritis (Lecture)
- Otitis externa
- Panic disorder (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Paronychia (ReelDx)
- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Peripheral artery disease
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Peritonsillar abscess (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
- Phlebitis/thrombophlebitis
- Pilonidal disease
- Pityriasis rosea (ReelDx)
- Pleural effusion (ReelDx)
- Pneumothorax (ReelDx)
- Postconcussion syndrome
- Premature beats
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Pressure ulcers
- Prostatitis (Lecture)
- Psoriasis (ReelDx)
- Psychiatry EOR: Substance-Related Disorders (Pearls)
- Pyelonephritis (Lecture)
- Respiratory syncytial virus infection (ReelDX)
- Rheumatic fever (Lecture)
- Rheumatoid arthritis (Lecture)
- Rhinitis (ReelDx)
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Lecture)
- Roseola (Lecture)
- Rubella (German Measles + Lecture)
- Rubeola (Measles + Lecture)
- Secondary hypertension
- Septic arthritis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Sleep Apnea and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Small bowel obstruction (ReelDx)
- Soft tissue injuries of the ankle and foot (ReelDx)
- Soft tissue injuries of the forearm, wrist and hand (ReelDx)
- Soft tissue injuries of the shoulder (Lecture)
- Spinal Stenosis (Lecture)
- ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Lecture)
- Stable angina
- Status epilepticus
- Suicidal/homicidal behaviors
- Syncope (ReelDx)
- Syphilis
- Testicular torsion (Lecture)
- Thyroiditis (Lecture)
- Torsade de pointes (Lecture)
- Tuberculosis (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Tympanic membrane perforation (ReelDx)
- Types of Fractures and Salter-Harris Classification
- Unstable angina (ReelDx)
- Urethritis (Lecture)
- Vaginitis
- Varicose veins
- Venous insufficiency (ReelDx)
- Venous thrombosis (ReelDx)
- Ventricular fibrillation (Lecture)
- Ventricular tachycardia (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Vertigo (ReelDx + Lecture)
- Vitamin B12 deficiency (Lecture)
