APEA PREDICTOR ACTUAL EXAM 2026: 130+
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS |
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If a patient on coumadin's INR is 4.1-5.0, what should you do?
ANS: hold one dose then decrease the weekly dose by 10%
If a patient's INR is greater than 5, what should you do?
ANS: consult cards, likely would hold two doses then decrease the weekly dose
An anorexic patient will have a BMI of what?
ANS: less than 18
What is primary amenorrhea?
ANS: when the patient has never gotten their period before (there is an absence of
menarche) but they have all of their secondary sex characteristics
Secondary amenorrhea is a lack of menses after _________ of not having a period;
but you have had one before
ANS: 3 months
What do we need to do first when a patient comes in with secondary amenorrhea?
ANS: rule out pregnancy
Anorexia can put you at risk for what?
ANS: osteoporosis, amenorrhea, cardiac damage
Amenorrhea is considered a risk factor for what?
ANS: osteoporosis
What is the best indication of an anorexic patient doing better? They tell you they
are eating more, they have weight gain, or they get their period back?
ANS: they get their period back
If a pregnant woman has syphilis, what should we do?
ANS: treat it with penicillin while she is pregnant because there is risk for
spontaneous abortion
, What is the causative organism of mastitis?
ANS: staph
What is the first line treatment for mastitis?
ANS: keflex (a cephalosporin). If that doesn't work, then try another antibiotic. If
that STILL doesn't work, then refer for an ultrasound
What is one of the biggest risk factors for cervical cancer?
ANS: numerous sexual partners
Preeclampsia most commonly shows up at what time in pregnancy?
ANS: around week 20
How do we treat UTIs in a pregnant woman?
ANS: can either do penicillin, cephalosporin, or a macrolide (can NOT do doxy or
a fluoroquinolone)
When do fibrocystic breasts tend to flare up and cause tenderness and lumps?
ANS: about 10 days before menses
What can be a sequelae of an ectopic pregnancy?
ANS: pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility due to scarring of the fallopian
tube (salpingitis)
What is the Coomb's test and when is this completed?
ANS: test given 8 weeks in to pregnancy to determine a woman's RH
compatibility
If a patient's Coomb's test is positive, what do we do?
ANS: nothing, she is RH positive so we do not need to treat
If a patient's Coomb's test is negative, what do we do?
ANS: give rhogam at 28 weeks and 72 hours after birth
What is the only form of non-hormonal contraception other than barrier methods
such as condoms?
ANS: IUD
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
If a patient on coumadin's INR is 4.1-5.0, what should you do?
ANS: hold one dose then decrease the weekly dose by 10%
If a patient's INR is greater than 5, what should you do?
ANS: consult cards, likely would hold two doses then decrease the weekly dose
An anorexic patient will have a BMI of what?
ANS: less than 18
What is primary amenorrhea?
ANS: when the patient has never gotten their period before (there is an absence of
menarche) but they have all of their secondary sex characteristics
Secondary amenorrhea is a lack of menses after _________ of not having a period;
but you have had one before
ANS: 3 months
What do we need to do first when a patient comes in with secondary amenorrhea?
ANS: rule out pregnancy
Anorexia can put you at risk for what?
ANS: osteoporosis, amenorrhea, cardiac damage
Amenorrhea is considered a risk factor for what?
ANS: osteoporosis
What is the best indication of an anorexic patient doing better? They tell you they
are eating more, they have weight gain, or they get their period back?
ANS: they get their period back
If a pregnant woman has syphilis, what should we do?
ANS: treat it with penicillin while she is pregnant because there is risk for
spontaneous abortion
, What is the causative organism of mastitis?
ANS: staph
What is the first line treatment for mastitis?
ANS: keflex (a cephalosporin). If that doesn't work, then try another antibiotic. If
that STILL doesn't work, then refer for an ultrasound
What is one of the biggest risk factors for cervical cancer?
ANS: numerous sexual partners
Preeclampsia most commonly shows up at what time in pregnancy?
ANS: around week 20
How do we treat UTIs in a pregnant woman?
ANS: can either do penicillin, cephalosporin, or a macrolide (can NOT do doxy or
a fluoroquinolone)
When do fibrocystic breasts tend to flare up and cause tenderness and lumps?
ANS: about 10 days before menses
What can be a sequelae of an ectopic pregnancy?
ANS: pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility due to scarring of the fallopian
tube (salpingitis)
What is the Coomb's test and when is this completed?
ANS: test given 8 weeks in to pregnancy to determine a woman's RH
compatibility
If a patient's Coomb's test is positive, what do we do?
ANS: nothing, she is RH positive so we do not need to treat
If a patient's Coomb's test is negative, what do we do?
ANS: give rhogam at 28 weeks and 72 hours after birth
What is the only form of non-hormonal contraception other than barrier methods
such as condoms?
ANS: IUD
