APEA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
a=patient=presents=with=symmetrical=erythematous=lesions=on=extensor=surfaces=of=elb
ows,=knees,=and=back.=margins=are=sharply=defined.=this=is=most=likely:
a.=plaque=psoriasis
b.=tinea=corposis
c.=atopic=dermatitis
d.=eczema=-=ans-✔✔a.=plaque=psoriasis
which=patient=is=not=considered=at=high=risk=for=colorectal=cancer?
a.=20=year=old=with=hx=of=abdominal=radiation=from=childhood=cancer
b.=30=year=old=woman=whose=grandma=was=diagnosed=with=CR=CA=at=age=65
c.=38=year=old=woman=with=ulcerative=colitis
d.=50=year=old=man=with=1st=degree=relative=diagnosed=with=CR=CA=at=age=45=-=ans-
✔✔B-=30=year=old=whose=grandmother=was=diagnosed=at=age=65
serious=adverse=effects=of=azithromycin=-=ans-✔✔D.=QT=prolongation
serious=side=effect=of=sildenafil=-=ans-✔✔c.=priapism
pt=taking=PPI=for=6=months=has=diarrhea=for=3=weeks.=consider:=-=ans-✔✔d.=c.=diff
abnormal=finding:
a.=apical=pulse=in=22=year=old=man
b.=systolic=murmur=in=a=woman=who=is=18=weeks=pregnant=with=BMI=of=38
c.=S4=in=58=year=old=obese=man=with=DM
d.=BP=of=118/65=in=a=frail=78=year=old=man.=-=ans-✔✔c.=S4=in=obese=man=with=DM
side=effect=of=azelastine=opthalmic=drops=for=allergic=conjunctivitis=-=ans-
✔✔a.=bitter=taste
presbycusis=-=ans-✔✔c.=symmetrical=hearing=loss
do=not=give=corticosteroids=in=combination=with=-=ans-✔✔live=vaccines
side=effects=of=levonorgestrel=to=prevent=pregnancy=include=-=ans-✔✔nausea/vomiting
, cervical=motion=tenderness=(chandelier=sign)=suggestive=of=-=ans-✔✔PID
increased=efficacy=of=ARBS=without=increased=side=effects=when=administered=with=-
=ans-✔✔chlorothiazide
symptomatic=female=with=midsystolic=click=and=late=systolic=murmur=indicative=of=-
=ans-✔✔MVP
peak=bilirubin=level=in=full=term=infant=-=ans-✔✔3-4=days=for=full=term=infant=
premature:=5-7=days
side=effect=of=amoxicillin=in=children=-=ans-✔✔abdominal=pain=
hypersensitivty-=nausea,=vomiting,=pruritis,=urticaria=etc
monoarticular=pain=in=first=metatarsophalangeal=joint;=edematous=and=inflamed=-=ans-
✔✔gouty=arthritis
not=a=common=neuro=sign=for=suspected=meningitis=-=ans-✔✔papilledema
bactrim=is=not=effective=against=-=ans-✔✔psuedomonas=aeruginosa
pt=with=DM=treated=with=levofloxacin=for=UTI;=monitor=fo:=-=ans-✔✔hypoglycemia
maintenance=therapy=for=allergic=rhinitis=-=ans-✔✔topical=nasal=steroid
weight=loss,=elevated=CRP=and=ESR=but=denies=hematochezia=-=ans-
✔✔chrons=disease
peds=patients=at=greater=risk=for=adrenal=suppression=related=to=topical=steroid=use=du
e=to=-=ans-✔✔higher=ratio=of=skin=surface=area=to=body=mass
joints=least=likely=to=be=affected=by=osteoarthritis=-=ans-✔✔wrists
patient=with=eating=disorder=may=also=have=-=ans-✔✔anxiety=disorder
meds=that=do=not=produce=bronchodilation=-=ans-✔✔gluccocorticoids
condition=not=likely=to=cause=a=rise=in=troponin=levels=-=ans-✔✔unstable=angina
pyelonephritis=on=oral=cipro,=worsening=symptoms=after=two=days=-=ans-
✔✔consider=hospitalization=and=treatment=with=IV=antibiotics
use=of=nonselective=beta=blockers=to=treat=migraines=can=cause=-=ans-
✔✔bronchial=constriction
AND ANSWERS
a=patient=presents=with=symmetrical=erythematous=lesions=on=extensor=surfaces=of=elb
ows,=knees,=and=back.=margins=are=sharply=defined.=this=is=most=likely:
a.=plaque=psoriasis
b.=tinea=corposis
c.=atopic=dermatitis
d.=eczema=-=ans-✔✔a.=plaque=psoriasis
which=patient=is=not=considered=at=high=risk=for=colorectal=cancer?
a.=20=year=old=with=hx=of=abdominal=radiation=from=childhood=cancer
b.=30=year=old=woman=whose=grandma=was=diagnosed=with=CR=CA=at=age=65
c.=38=year=old=woman=with=ulcerative=colitis
d.=50=year=old=man=with=1st=degree=relative=diagnosed=with=CR=CA=at=age=45=-=ans-
✔✔B-=30=year=old=whose=grandmother=was=diagnosed=at=age=65
serious=adverse=effects=of=azithromycin=-=ans-✔✔D.=QT=prolongation
serious=side=effect=of=sildenafil=-=ans-✔✔c.=priapism
pt=taking=PPI=for=6=months=has=diarrhea=for=3=weeks.=consider:=-=ans-✔✔d.=c.=diff
abnormal=finding:
a.=apical=pulse=in=22=year=old=man
b.=systolic=murmur=in=a=woman=who=is=18=weeks=pregnant=with=BMI=of=38
c.=S4=in=58=year=old=obese=man=with=DM
d.=BP=of=118/65=in=a=frail=78=year=old=man.=-=ans-✔✔c.=S4=in=obese=man=with=DM
side=effect=of=azelastine=opthalmic=drops=for=allergic=conjunctivitis=-=ans-
✔✔a.=bitter=taste
presbycusis=-=ans-✔✔c.=symmetrical=hearing=loss
do=not=give=corticosteroids=in=combination=with=-=ans-✔✔live=vaccines
side=effects=of=levonorgestrel=to=prevent=pregnancy=include=-=ans-✔✔nausea/vomiting
, cervical=motion=tenderness=(chandelier=sign)=suggestive=of=-=ans-✔✔PID
increased=efficacy=of=ARBS=without=increased=side=effects=when=administered=with=-
=ans-✔✔chlorothiazide
symptomatic=female=with=midsystolic=click=and=late=systolic=murmur=indicative=of=-
=ans-✔✔MVP
peak=bilirubin=level=in=full=term=infant=-=ans-✔✔3-4=days=for=full=term=infant=
premature:=5-7=days
side=effect=of=amoxicillin=in=children=-=ans-✔✔abdominal=pain=
hypersensitivty-=nausea,=vomiting,=pruritis,=urticaria=etc
monoarticular=pain=in=first=metatarsophalangeal=joint;=edematous=and=inflamed=-=ans-
✔✔gouty=arthritis
not=a=common=neuro=sign=for=suspected=meningitis=-=ans-✔✔papilledema
bactrim=is=not=effective=against=-=ans-✔✔psuedomonas=aeruginosa
pt=with=DM=treated=with=levofloxacin=for=UTI;=monitor=fo:=-=ans-✔✔hypoglycemia
maintenance=therapy=for=allergic=rhinitis=-=ans-✔✔topical=nasal=steroid
weight=loss,=elevated=CRP=and=ESR=but=denies=hematochezia=-=ans-
✔✔chrons=disease
peds=patients=at=greater=risk=for=adrenal=suppression=related=to=topical=steroid=use=du
e=to=-=ans-✔✔higher=ratio=of=skin=surface=area=to=body=mass
joints=least=likely=to=be=affected=by=osteoarthritis=-=ans-✔✔wrists
patient=with=eating=disorder=may=also=have=-=ans-✔✔anxiety=disorder
meds=that=do=not=produce=bronchodilation=-=ans-✔✔gluccocorticoids
condition=not=likely=to=cause=a=rise=in=troponin=levels=-=ans-✔✔unstable=angina
pyelonephritis=on=oral=cipro,=worsening=symptoms=after=two=days=-=ans-
✔✔consider=hospitalization=and=treatment=with=IV=antibiotics
use=of=nonselective=beta=blockers=to=treat=migraines=can=cause=-=ans-
✔✔bronchial=constriction
