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APEA Predictor Exam 3 2025–2026 –
Complete Practice Questions with Detailed
Answers
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
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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
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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
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APEA Predictor Exam 3 2025–2026 –
Complete Practice Questions with Detailed
Answers
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
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,2
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
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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
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