APEA EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● Nonblack Patient With or Without DM Answer:Thiazide diuretic
Calcium channel blocker
ACE ARB
● heart murmurs are caused by Answer:turbulent blood flow
through the great vessels or across a heart valve occurs
● • Stenotic valves don't Answer:Stenotic valves don't OPEN properly
● Regurgitant valves don't Answer:Regurgitant valves don't CLOSE
properly
● If pravastatin is chosen for Mr. Thibodeaux, how would you manage
this? Select all that apply. Answer:Check liver enzymes prior to
initiation of statin.
,Start him on 40 mg today and recheck lipids/LFTs in 8 weeks.
● htn stop Answer:nsaids naproxen
● calf pain with walking. What's going on? Answer:blockage in lower
vessels
intermittent claudication
peripheral artery disease
● ABI <0.9 or >1.3 is highly suggestive of Answer:pad
● What interventions should be initiated to help decrease his triglyceride
level (323 mg/dL)? Select all that apply. Answer:. Decreased
carbohydrate consumption.
● Suppose his triglycerides were 550 mg/dL? How would you treat?
Answer:fibrates
lifestyle
, ● If Mrs. Boudreaux were to develop heart failure, which medications
would be most beneficial to discontinue? Select all that apply
Answer:amlodopine
naproxine
● Heart Failure Clinical Signs and Symptoms Answer:Crackles
S3 and/or S4 • Peripheral edema may be present
● AAA screening Answer:-all men 65-75 who have ever smoked
-abdominal US
1 time only
● statins Answer:liver involvement
muscle cramps
● What is the cutoff value when treatment for hyperlipidemia is
recommended? Answer:7.5 or higher
● What type of murmur can radiate to the left axilla? Answer:Mitral
regurgitation
● Nonblack Patient With or Without DM Answer:Thiazide diuretic
Calcium channel blocker
ACE ARB
● heart murmurs are caused by Answer:turbulent blood flow
through the great vessels or across a heart valve occurs
● • Stenotic valves don't Answer:Stenotic valves don't OPEN properly
● Regurgitant valves don't Answer:Regurgitant valves don't CLOSE
properly
● If pravastatin is chosen for Mr. Thibodeaux, how would you manage
this? Select all that apply. Answer:Check liver enzymes prior to
initiation of statin.
,Start him on 40 mg today and recheck lipids/LFTs in 8 weeks.
● htn stop Answer:nsaids naproxen
● calf pain with walking. What's going on? Answer:blockage in lower
vessels
intermittent claudication
peripheral artery disease
● ABI <0.9 or >1.3 is highly suggestive of Answer:pad
● What interventions should be initiated to help decrease his triglyceride
level (323 mg/dL)? Select all that apply. Answer:. Decreased
carbohydrate consumption.
● Suppose his triglycerides were 550 mg/dL? How would you treat?
Answer:fibrates
lifestyle
, ● If Mrs. Boudreaux were to develop heart failure, which medications
would be most beneficial to discontinue? Select all that apply
Answer:amlodopine
naproxine
● Heart Failure Clinical Signs and Symptoms Answer:Crackles
S3 and/or S4 • Peripheral edema may be present
● AAA screening Answer:-all men 65-75 who have ever smoked
-abdominal US
1 time only
● statins Answer:liver involvement
muscle cramps
● What is the cutoff value when treatment for hyperlipidemia is
recommended? Answer:7.5 or higher
● What type of murmur can radiate to the left axilla? Answer:Mitral
regurgitation
