APEA TEST Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. a patient presents with symmetrical erythematous lesions on extensor surfaces of elbows,
knees, and back. margins are sharply defined. this is most likely:
a. plaque psoriasis
b. tinea corposis
c. atopic dermatitis
d. eczema
Answer:
a. plaque psoriasis
Question:
2. which patient is not considered at high risk for colorectal cancer?
a. 20 year old with hx of abdominal radiation from childhood cancer
b. 30 year old woman whose grandma was diagnosed with CR CA at age 65
c. 38 year old woman with ulcerative colitis
d. 50 year old man with 1st degree relative diagnosed with CR CA at age 45
Answer:
B- 30 year old whose grandmother was diagnosed at age 65
Question:
3. serious adverse effects of azithromycin
Answer:
D. QT prolongation
Question:
4. serious side effect of sildenafil
Answer:
c. priapism
Question:
5. pt taking PPI for 6 months has diarrhea for 3 weeks. consider:
Answer:
d. c. diff
, Question:
6. abnormal finding:
a. apical pulse in 22 year old man
b. systolic murmur in a woman who is 18 weeks pregnant with BMI of 38
c. S4 in 58 year old obese man with DM
d. BP of 118/65 in a frail 78 year old man.
Answer:
c. S4 in obese man with DM
Question:
7. side effect of azelastine opthalmic drops for allergic conjunctivitis
Answer:
a. bitter taste
Question:
8. presbycusis
Answer:
c. symmetrical hearing loss
Question:
9. do not give corticosteroids in combination with
Answer:
live vaccines
Question:
10. side effects of levonorgestrel to prevent pregnancy include
Answer:
nausea/vomiting
Question:
11. cervical motion tenderness (chandelier sign) suggestive of
Answer:
PID
Question:
12. increased efficacy of ARBS without increased side effects when administered with
Answer:
chlorothiazide
Question:
1. a patient presents with symmetrical erythematous lesions on extensor surfaces of elbows,
knees, and back. margins are sharply defined. this is most likely:
a. plaque psoriasis
b. tinea corposis
c. atopic dermatitis
d. eczema
Answer:
a. plaque psoriasis
Question:
2. which patient is not considered at high risk for colorectal cancer?
a. 20 year old with hx of abdominal radiation from childhood cancer
b. 30 year old woman whose grandma was diagnosed with CR CA at age 65
c. 38 year old woman with ulcerative colitis
d. 50 year old man with 1st degree relative diagnosed with CR CA at age 45
Answer:
B- 30 year old whose grandmother was diagnosed at age 65
Question:
3. serious adverse effects of azithromycin
Answer:
D. QT prolongation
Question:
4. serious side effect of sildenafil
Answer:
c. priapism
Question:
5. pt taking PPI for 6 months has diarrhea for 3 weeks. consider:
Answer:
d. c. diff
, Question:
6. abnormal finding:
a. apical pulse in 22 year old man
b. systolic murmur in a woman who is 18 weeks pregnant with BMI of 38
c. S4 in 58 year old obese man with DM
d. BP of 118/65 in a frail 78 year old man.
Answer:
c. S4 in obese man with DM
Question:
7. side effect of azelastine opthalmic drops for allergic conjunctivitis
Answer:
a. bitter taste
Question:
8. presbycusis
Answer:
c. symmetrical hearing loss
Question:
9. do not give corticosteroids in combination with
Answer:
live vaccines
Question:
10. side effects of levonorgestrel to prevent pregnancy include
Answer:
nausea/vomiting
Question:
11. cervical motion tenderness (chandelier sign) suggestive of
Answer:
PID
Question:
12. increased efficacy of ARBS without increased side effects when administered with
Answer:
chlorothiazide
