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Practice: 2,500+ board-style questions, including five 240-question mock exams
CME: Up to 100 AAPA Category 1 CME credits through the PANRE Clinical Review Module
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Set up your PANRE-LA reference kit before the first question
PANRE-LA allows printed or online references, but you must answer independently: you may not consult other people. The assessment presents 25 questions per quarter, with five minutes for each question. After you answer, you receive immediate feedback with the correct response, an explanation, and references.
Those rules make preparation for lookup part of preparation for the assessment. Five minutes is enough to check a familiar source. It is not enough to search through a stack of resources or learn an unfamiliar topic from scratch.
Before your first question window opens, assemble a small reference kit you can navigate quickly. Keep it personal and practical:
- A drug-dosing reference you already know how to search.
- Current guideline summaries for systems or clinical areas you find less familiar.
- NCCPA’s references in question feedback. During practice, notice which sources support the explanation and how to locate them again.
You do not need a wall of textbooks. You need a few reliable resources and the ability to find the relevant section without losing time. For current rules, use NCCPA’s maintain-certification page as the source of truth. Check NCCPA Key Dates for current dates; this article does not list a specific quarterly window.
What five minutes per question allows, and what it does not
| Five minutes allows | Five minutes does not allow |
|---|---|
| A quick drug-dose check in a familiar reference | Reading a chapter to learn a topic from scratch |
| A guideline lookup when you know where to find it | Searching across a large, unfamiliar library |
| Checking a source cited in a practice explanation | Asking a colleague for help |
The goal is not to look up every answer. It is to recognize when a focused check can clarify a decision, and to know where to make that check. Practicing with cited rationales helps you rehearse that habit before it matters.
Train with cited explanations, not just answer keys
A question bank can help you practice both clinical reasoning and fast reference use when its explanations point you to sources. The PANRE Review Course CME Package has 2,500+ board-style practice questions across 15 body-system modules mapped to the NCCPA blueprint. Every answer explanation has been rewritten to current (2023–2025) clinical guidelines and individually cited.
The package includes 1,810 questions in the system modules, including 66 Hematology questions, plus five full-length 240-question mock exams, with per-question rationales and cited sources. It also includes 10+ hours of high-yield lectures and downloadable slides. The PANRE Readiness Dashboard tracks attempted versus correct questions, breaks performance down by topic, supports question flagging and unlimited retakes, and shows an “on track to pass” indicator at 75%+.
Because the explanations are cited, you can practice moving from a question to the relevant rationale and source, rather than relying only on recall. That’s useful for PANRE-LA’s reference-friendly format, and for traditional PANRE preparation, too. Both formats test the same content blueprint, so fluency with core references carries across both.
The course is a web app: lectures, post-test, evaluation, and certificate work on a phone, tablet, or computer without a download. A money-back guarantee applies if you purchase the full course and do not pass on your first attempt; see the terms.
A Hematology practice question: suspected HIT
You are covering a step-down unit shift. A 62-year-old patient was started on IV unfractionated heparin seven days ago for a lower-extremity DVT. On today’s labs, the platelet count has fallen from 240,000 to 95,000/uL. Over the last hour, the patient has developed new tachycardia and mild dyspnea on ambulation, and you suspect a new pulmonary embolism. What is the most appropriate next management step?
A. Stop all heparin exposure and transition to a non-heparin anticoagulant while evaluating for new thrombosis.
B. Continue heparin and monitor the platelet trend.
C. Order a platelet transfusion.
D. Start warfarin alone and stop heparin once the INR is therapeutic.
Correct answer: A. Stop all heparin exposure and transition to a non-heparin anticoagulant while evaluating for new thrombosis.
- B: Continuing heparin in HIT can drive further clotting rather than reduce risk.
- C: A platelet transfusion is not the intervention for HIT; the immediate concern is thrombosis.
- D: Starting warfarin alone in this setting risks warfarin-associated skin necrosis; use a non-heparin anticoagulant instead.
Real-world exam note: A platelet drop of more than half within the first week-plus of heparin exposure, together with new thrombosis, signals HIT in an exam vignette. The counterintuitive point is that the low platelet count means you stop the heparin that caused it and switch classes. Practicing how to follow a cited source through a rationale builds the same lookup habit the PANRE-LA format rewards. The course’s Hematology module includes 66 questions for practicing this kind of clinical reasoning.
Claim CME for the PANRE Review Course
The PANRE Clinical Review Module awards up to 100 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. It is part of Comprehensive Clinical Review for Practicing PAs: 2026–27 Enduring CME Activity (AAPA reference number CME-2016187; approval valid 8/26/2026 to 8/26/2027). The program-level accreditation statement lists 468.75 AAPA Category 1 credits across the full 14-module program; that program-level amount is distinct from the up-to-100 credits for this PANRE module.
To earn credit, review all module content, complete the post-test with a score of 70% or higher, and complete the activity evaluation. Missed post-test questions may be retaken. Your certificate states the precise credit earned; claim only credit commensurate with your participation. PAs may log AAPA Category 1 CME toward NCCPA requirements as permitted by NCCPA policy.
This credit applies to the PANRE Review Course only, not the Pharmacology course. Nurse practitioner acceptance of AAPA Category 1 credit varies by state; check with your state board of nursing. For physicians’ own reporting, this activity counts as Category 2 CME.
CME gift cards: understand the add-on before checkout
Amazon and Apple gift cards are paid add-ons. They are not free gifts, a discount, or a rebate, and the add-on itself earns no CME credit. Options range from $100 to $1,500; checkout shows all 16 tiers for each brand. The gift card cost is added to the course price, so the purchase can be processed in one transaction through CME funds. Check your employer’s CME policy first.
Gift cards are emailed within 2–3 business days of purchase. You do not need to finish the course first. Gift card packages cannot be refunded once the card has been emailed. CME Review Courses is not affiliated with Amazon or Apple.
If you buy two or more CME courses, a 20% discount applies automatically to every course. Gift card add-ons remain at face value and are not discounted. You can add a gift card to each course you purchase.
Choose your practice format
Get course details or select a paid gift card add-on on the PANRE Review Course product page. You can also try the free PANRE test drive or the PAtopia web test drive.
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For official PANRE-LA rules and current dates, visit NCCPA Maintain Certification and NCCPA Key Dates.
Author: Jeremy Boroff, MPAS, PA-C, Emergency Medicine PA with 24 years of clinical experience, PA educator, author, and CME developer. Sole faculty with no relevant financial relationships to disclose.