This PANRE cheat sheet strips the NCCPA recertification blueprint down to the facts examiners test most, from organ-system weights to the scaled-score pass mark. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free PANRE toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
PANRE exam at a glance
- Questions: 240 multiple-choice in four 60-question blocks
- Time: About 4 hours of testing — 60 minutes per block, plus optional breaks
- Passing score: Scaled score of about 379 (scale 200-800) — not a fixed percent-correct
- Cost: $350 (same fee for the PANRE or the PANRE-LA; verify at NCCPA.net)
What’s on the PANRE cheat sheet
- Cardiovascular (~13%) — the single largest system — ACS and troponin, heart failure pillars, hypertension stages, atrial fibrillation and CHA2DS2-VASc, and classic murmurs.
- Pulmonary & GI/Nutrition (~10% each) — asthma vs COPD, CURB-65, Wells and PE workup, TB; plus PUD, IBD, and the acute-abdomen patterns.
- Mid-weight systems (~8% each) — musculoskeletal, EENT, and endocrine — Ottawa rules, arthritides, diabetes and thyroid thresholds.
- The eight task areas — the second scoring axis — history and physical, diagnosis, diagnostics, therapeutics, intervention, prevention, basic science, and professional practice.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load the top three systems — cardiovascular (~13%), pulmonary (~10%), and GI/nutrition (~10%) carry a third of the exam, so lock those facts down first.
- Run the scoring math once so exam day feels routine: 240 questions, four 60-question blocks, 60 minutes each, scaled 200-800, passing ~379 — and no penalty for guessing, so never leave a blank.
- Turn each section of the sheet into a timed drill — read a system, then answer a short practice block on it at the real 60-per-hour pace to keep pacing sharp.
- Read the whole sheet the morning of the test for a last pass on the memory hooks: troponin separates infarct from angina, CHA2DS2-VASc guides AF anticoagulation, and IV calcium comes first in hyperkalemia.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your PANRE practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
PANRE cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the PANRE cheat sheet downloads as a PDF for free, with no sign-up and no account. It sits alongside Career Employer's free PANRE practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole recert prep stack costs nothing.
It condenses the recert essentials into a fast reference: the 14 NCCPA organ-system content areas with their approximate blueprint weights, the eight task areas, the 240-question four-block structure, and the 200-to-800 scaled scoring with the ~379 pass mark. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, and GI/nutrition lead the weighting, so those get the most real estate.
No — the sheet is a cram and review layer, not a course. The PANRE tests broad clinical decision-making across every organ system, so pair the sheet with full-length, blueprint-weighted practice blocks at the real 60-questions-per-hour pace to build genuine readiness.
Yes — the PANRE-LA longitudinal assessment draws on the same NCCPA blueprint, so the organ-system weights, task areas, and high-yield clinical facts on the sheet apply either way. Only the delivery differs: about 25 questions per quarter online versus one proctored 240-question sitting.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark this page so you can pull the sheet up again the morning of your exam for a final memory pass.
References
- 1.National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. “Maintain Certification — PANRE & PANRE-LA.” NCCPA.net, 2026. ↑
- 2.National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. “Content Blueprint for PANRE and PANRE-LA.” NCCPA.net, 2026. ↑
- 3.National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. “PANRE/PANRE-LA Performance Guide.” NCCPA.net, 2026. ↑
- 4.National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. “Test Day.” NCCPA.net, 2026. ↑
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