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APEA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW
BANK (MASTER 1 & 2) | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
APEA Pathophysiology - MASTER 1
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner knows
that hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS)
will NOT produce:
dehydration. term - 3
glycosuria.
high glucose levels.
ketogenesis.
ketogenesis
In the patient with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic state
(HHNS), glucose levels are significantly higher (>600 mg/dL) than
in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA; >250 mg/dL).
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Glycosuria is also higher in HHNS than DKA because blood
glucose levels are higher.
In addition, renal dysfunction is more marked
A common cause of diastolic heart failure is:
myocarditis
myocardial infarction
dilated cardiomyopathy
hypertension
Hypertension
long - term hypertension is a common cause of diastolic heart
failure.
Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the filling of one or both
ventricles is impaired because the ventricle has become less
compliant.
The heart must pump more forcefully in order to push blood into
circulation against increased vascular resistance.
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Which one of the following statements about impetigo is NOT
true?
Impetigo will heal in 2 - 3 days, even without treatment.
Treatment of impetigo will reduce the spread of infection to other
people.
Bullous impetigo may cause a deep dermal infection.
Lesions that persist after 7 to 10 days of antibiotic therapy should
be cultured.
Impetigo will heal in 2 - 3 days, even without treatment.
The most immediate concern in a patient with a third - degree
burn on more than 20% of the body surface is:
secondary infection.
hypovolemic shock.
hyperthermic shock.
respiratory acidosis.
hypovolemic shock.
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A condition in which hair loss occurs in round patches on the
scalp:
tinea capitis.
trichotillomania.
syphilis.
alopecia.
alopecia.
A benign viral infection that results in multiple rounded, dome -
shaped papules is most likely:
molluscum contagiosum.
acne.
lichen planus.
pyoderma.
molluscum contagiosum.
APEA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW
BANK (MASTER 1 & 2) | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
APEA Pathophysiology - MASTER 1
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner knows
that hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS)
will NOT produce:
dehydration. term - 3
glycosuria.
high glucose levels.
ketogenesis.
ketogenesis
In the patient with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic state
(HHNS), glucose levels are significantly higher (>600 mg/dL) than
in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA; >250 mg/dL).
,Page 2 of 382
Glycosuria is also higher in HHNS than DKA because blood
glucose levels are higher.
In addition, renal dysfunction is more marked
A common cause of diastolic heart failure is:
myocarditis
myocardial infarction
dilated cardiomyopathy
hypertension
Hypertension
long - term hypertension is a common cause of diastolic heart
failure.
Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the filling of one or both
ventricles is impaired because the ventricle has become less
compliant.
The heart must pump more forcefully in order to push blood into
circulation against increased vascular resistance.
,Page 3 of 382
Which one of the following statements about impetigo is NOT
true?
Impetigo will heal in 2 - 3 days, even without treatment.
Treatment of impetigo will reduce the spread of infection to other
people.
Bullous impetigo may cause a deep dermal infection.
Lesions that persist after 7 to 10 days of antibiotic therapy should
be cultured.
Impetigo will heal in 2 - 3 days, even without treatment.
The most immediate concern in a patient with a third - degree
burn on more than 20% of the body surface is:
secondary infection.
hypovolemic shock.
hyperthermic shock.
respiratory acidosis.
hypovolemic shock.
, Page 4 of 382
A condition in which hair loss occurs in round patches on the
scalp:
tinea capitis.
trichotillomania.
syphilis.
alopecia.
alopecia.
A benign viral infection that results in multiple rounded, dome -
shaped papules is most likely:
molluscum contagiosum.
acne.
lichen planus.
pyoderma.
molluscum contagiosum.
