APEA 3P Exam Prep 2025: High-Yield Study Guide & Practice Questions

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3P APEA EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
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2025\2026 LATEST VERSION!!

symptoms of hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia



QUESTION : a patient sustained facial trauma and has nose pain, NP should obtain nasal bone
xrays if what is present - CORRECT ANSWER septal hematoma, deviation of septum



NOT if tenderness and swelling is secluded to nasal bony bridge



QUESTION : urine loss associated with laughing, sneezing, coughing is called - CORRECT
ANSWER stress incontinence



QUESTION : initial evaluation of this includes - CORRECT ANSWER bladder stress
test- stands with full bladder, and coughs or performs valsalva maneuver



QUESTION : functional incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER inability to get to the
toilet



QUESTION : overflow incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER enlarged bladder and
volume leakage overflow



QUESTION : urge incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER incontinence w urge to void



QUESTION : bipolar disorder- manic behavior - CORRECT ANSWER increased
sexuality
- disinhibition by removing clothing when not asked


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- flight of ideas WITHOUT organization
-loud rapid speech that is IMPOSSIBLE to interrupt



QUESTION : what does a normal cervix during pregnancy look like - CORRECT ANSWER
bluish cervix with friability
due to increased vascularity
- chadwick sign



QUESTION : normal non pregnant cervix looks like - CORRECT ANSWER pink color



QUESTION : best physical assessment to rule out a high ankle sprain - CORRECT
ANSWER squeeze tests

compression of tibia and fibula together


suggests ligament damage and high ankle sprain



QUESTION : thompson test - CORRECT ANSWER assesses achilles tendon



QUESTION : normal HR of a 12 month-36 month old - CORRECT ANSWER 92-140



QUESTION : respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER 20-46



QUESTION : actinic cheilitis - CORRECT ANSWER lower lip loses its normal redness
and may become scaly, thickened and slightly everted; mostly from sun exposure; fair skinned
men who work outside be aware of risk for carcinoma



QUESTION : biliary cholic physical assessment finding - CORRECT ANSWER RUQ pain
radiates to R shoulder


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due to presence of gallstones



QUESTION : LLQ pain indicates - CORRECT ANSWER acute diverticulitis



QUESTION : painless mass in popliteal fossa - CORRECT ANSWER bakers cysts



RA is a risk factor for this cyst



QUESTION : symptoms of pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER CVA tenderness

Suprapubic tenderness


QUESTION : upper abdominal pain after eating or overnight and pain is on/off for weeks -
CORRECT ANSWER peptic ulcer disease



QUESTION : what is the diagnostic you would do for this - CORRECT ANSWER upper
endoscopy


QUESTION : can't feel fetal butt or head at maternal fundus during leopold maneuver what is
the position of the baby then - CORRECT ANSWER transverse lie presentation

(side ways horizontal)



QUESTION : Charcot's triad - CORRECT ANSWER abdominal pain, fever, jaundice



acute colangitis
need ERCP



QUESTION : PAD - CORRECT ANSWER pale/white when elevated



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