APEA PREDICTOR EXAM 3 2026 UPDATED EXAM
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What is the recommended treatment for cat scratch disease? - correct answer -usually self-
limiting and presents with lymphadenopathy that goes away on it's own; severe cases may
benefit from azithromycin
What is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea? - correct answer -e coli
What bacteria is responsible for causing cat scratch disease? - correct answer -bartonella
henselae
What are the 4 different components of tetralogy of fallot? - correct answer -overriding aorta,
pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and a ventricular septal defect
What does the murmur auscultated in tetralogy of fallot sound like? - correct answer -systolic
murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border
What does the murmur auscultated in a ventricular septal defect sound like? - correct answer -
systolic murmur best heard at the left lower sternal border
Where is the aorta best auscultated? - correct answer -at the second ICS to to the right of the
sternum
Where is the pulmonary artery best auscultated? - correct answer -at the second ICS to the left
of the sternum
What is a scotoma? - correct answer -a blind spot or aura that obstructs part of your vision
, Is presbyopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - correct answer -farsightedness meaning it
can be harder to see things up close, such as reading a newspaper and may need to hold it
farther away or use reading glasses
Is myopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - correct answer -nearsightedness meaning it is
hard to see things far away
Do cataracts cause myopia or presbyopia? - correct answer -myopia; meaning nearsightedness
and they make things blurry that are farther away which is why driving at night becomes
difficult
What is the USPSTF's recommendation on scoliosis screening for adolescents? - correct answer
-insufficient
When should adolescent girls be screened for scoliosis? - correct answer -as early as 10 years
old and then again at age 12
When should adolescent boys be screening for scoliosis? - correct answer -between age 12-13
What is Auspitz sign? - correct answer -the appearance of small bleeding points after successive
layers of scale have been removed from the surface of psoriatic papules or plaques
A positive Auspitz sign is indicative of what? - correct answer -psoriasis
When are pregnant women screening for gestational diabetes? - correct answer -week 24-28
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |
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What is the recommended treatment for cat scratch disease? - correct answer -usually self-
limiting and presents with lymphadenopathy that goes away on it's own; severe cases may
benefit from azithromycin
What is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea? - correct answer -e coli
What bacteria is responsible for causing cat scratch disease? - correct answer -bartonella
henselae
What are the 4 different components of tetralogy of fallot? - correct answer -overriding aorta,
pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and a ventricular septal defect
What does the murmur auscultated in tetralogy of fallot sound like? - correct answer -systolic
murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border
What does the murmur auscultated in a ventricular septal defect sound like? - correct answer -
systolic murmur best heard at the left lower sternal border
Where is the aorta best auscultated? - correct answer -at the second ICS to to the right of the
sternum
Where is the pulmonary artery best auscultated? - correct answer -at the second ICS to the left
of the sternum
What is a scotoma? - correct answer -a blind spot or aura that obstructs part of your vision
, Is presbyopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - correct answer -farsightedness meaning it
can be harder to see things up close, such as reading a newspaper and may need to hold it
farther away or use reading glasses
Is myopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - correct answer -nearsightedness meaning it is
hard to see things far away
Do cataracts cause myopia or presbyopia? - correct answer -myopia; meaning nearsightedness
and they make things blurry that are farther away which is why driving at night becomes
difficult
What is the USPSTF's recommendation on scoliosis screening for adolescents? - correct answer
-insufficient
When should adolescent girls be screened for scoliosis? - correct answer -as early as 10 years
old and then again at age 12
When should adolescent boys be screening for scoliosis? - correct answer -between age 12-13
What is Auspitz sign? - correct answer -the appearance of small bleeding points after successive
layers of scale have been removed from the surface of psoriatic papules or plaques
A positive Auspitz sign is indicative of what? - correct answer -psoriasis
When are pregnant women screening for gestational diabetes? - correct answer -week 24-28
