PANCE Study Guide 2026
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📋 PANCE Exam Format at a Glance
📚 PANCE Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample PANCE Questions & Answers
1. A 58-year-old man with peripheral artery disease has an ankle-brachial index (ABI) of 0.55. He has rest pain. Next best step?
An ABI <0.6 with rest pain indicates critical limb ischemia (CLI), which requires urgent revascularization to prevent limb loss.
2. A neonate develops seizures at 36 hours of life after a prolonged difficult delivery. Brain MRI shows restricted diffusion in watershed zones. What is the most appropriate intervention?
Therapeutic hypothermia (33–34°C for 72 hours) is the standard of care for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonates ≥ 36 weeks when initiated within 6 hours of birth.
3. A 28-year-old woman has amenorrhea, galactorrhea, and a serum prolactin of 120 ng/mL. MRI shows a 7 mm pituitary lesion. First-line treatment is:
Dopamine agonists (cabergoline preferred) are first-line for prolactinomas regardless of size.
4. A 55-year-old woman with COPD and a 60-pack-year history presents with hemoptysis and a 3 cm spiculated pulmonary nodule on CXR. What is the most appropriate next step?
A CT scan of the chest is the next step to characterize the nodule's features (size, density, borders) and guide further management including biopsy or PET scan.
5. What role does collaboration play in gastrointestinal for PANCE professionals?
Collaboration leverages diverse perspectives and combined expertise to achieve better outcomes than any individual could alone.
6. Which electrolyte abnormality is most characteristic of primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn syndrome)?
Excess aldosterone causes sodium retention and potassium wasting, producing hypokalemia with hypertension.
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