APEA 3P PREDICTOR PREMIUM TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A A+
◉ a med that can cause thrombocytopenia. Answer: valproic acid
bone marrow suppression
ritux, rho(D) and dexamethasone address thrombocytopenia to fix it
◉ signs of diabetic gastroparesis. Answer: postprandial fullness
due to vagus nerve neuropathy
n/v, bloading, fullness
◉ what is one assessing when they place the ball of their hand over
a patient's chest. Answer: thrills- buzzing or vibrating sensations
caused by turbulent blood flow due to heart murmurs or aortic
insufficency
heaves- use entire fingerpad or palm over chest wall
,◉ tinea corporis. Answer: ringworm of the body
pruritic, scaly, erythematous plaques on the back
from contact w animals
◉ acrocyanosis. Answer: Temporary cyanotic condition, usually in
newborns resulting in a bluish color around the lips, hands and
fingernails, feet and toenails. May last for a few hours and disappear
with warming.
◉ what's a risk factor for asthma. Answer: prematurity, GERD,
obesity, air pollution, second hand smoke, animals, pollens
◉ neurogenic claudication. Answer: pain with walking or prolonged
standing, radiating from the spinal area into the buttocks,
thighs,lower legs, or feet
pain relieved with squatting
◉ normal wet diapers per day for a child. Answer: 6-8
◉ if patient has elevated PSA test and abnormal digital rectal exam
next diagnostic is. Answer: MRI guides decision for biopsy
, ◉ when should one screen for prostate CA. Answer: 55-70
◉ scotomas. Answer: fixed specks or defects
◉ Rosving sign. Answer: RLQ pain intensified during LLQ palpation-
associated with peritoneal irritation & appendicitis
◉ psoas sign. Answer: RLQ pain with extension of right thigh
indicative of appendicitis
◉ obturator sign. Answer: RLQ on internal rotation of right thigh
indicative of appendicitis
◉ cephalhematoma. Answer: collection of blood between
periosteum and skull bone that it covers
does not cross suture line
results from trauma during birth
caused by rupture of blood vessels and disappear
◉ acute pancreatitis symptoms. Answer: steady, severe epigastric
pain that radiates to the back and is worsened by any movement
SOLUTIONS GRADED A A+
◉ a med that can cause thrombocytopenia. Answer: valproic acid
bone marrow suppression
ritux, rho(D) and dexamethasone address thrombocytopenia to fix it
◉ signs of diabetic gastroparesis. Answer: postprandial fullness
due to vagus nerve neuropathy
n/v, bloading, fullness
◉ what is one assessing when they place the ball of their hand over
a patient's chest. Answer: thrills- buzzing or vibrating sensations
caused by turbulent blood flow due to heart murmurs or aortic
insufficency
heaves- use entire fingerpad or palm over chest wall
,◉ tinea corporis. Answer: ringworm of the body
pruritic, scaly, erythematous plaques on the back
from contact w animals
◉ acrocyanosis. Answer: Temporary cyanotic condition, usually in
newborns resulting in a bluish color around the lips, hands and
fingernails, feet and toenails. May last for a few hours and disappear
with warming.
◉ what's a risk factor for asthma. Answer: prematurity, GERD,
obesity, air pollution, second hand smoke, animals, pollens
◉ neurogenic claudication. Answer: pain with walking or prolonged
standing, radiating from the spinal area into the buttocks,
thighs,lower legs, or feet
pain relieved with squatting
◉ normal wet diapers per day for a child. Answer: 6-8
◉ if patient has elevated PSA test and abnormal digital rectal exam
next diagnostic is. Answer: MRI guides decision for biopsy
, ◉ when should one screen for prostate CA. Answer: 55-70
◉ scotomas. Answer: fixed specks or defects
◉ Rosving sign. Answer: RLQ pain intensified during LLQ palpation-
associated with peritoneal irritation & appendicitis
◉ psoas sign. Answer: RLQ pain with extension of right thigh
indicative of appendicitis
◉ obturator sign. Answer: RLQ on internal rotation of right thigh
indicative of appendicitis
◉ cephalhematoma. Answer: collection of blood between
periosteum and skull bone that it covers
does not cross suture line
results from trauma during birth
caused by rupture of blood vessels and disappear
◉ acute pancreatitis symptoms. Answer: steady, severe epigastric
pain that radiates to the back and is worsened by any movement
