APEA Exam Questions and Answers 2024

APEA Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation? - Answer ️️ -24-48 When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then palpate over the RUQ abdomen. Positive when pain is elicited. This is a sign of ___________. - Answer ️️ -Murphy's sign; cholecystitis What are names of LABA medications? - Answer ️️ -salmeterol What is encopresis in children? - Answer ️️ -stool incontinence after the age of being toilet trained The medical term for being cross-eyed - Answer ️️ -strabismus What is atopic dermatitis? - Answer ️️ -eczema Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia - Answer ️️ -Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers What is the female athlete triad? - Answer ️️ -disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present? - Answer ️️ -they will have a long asymptomatic period followed by exercise intolerance, then dyspnea at rest. The left ventricle eventually fails unless the aortic valve is replaced. What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like? - Answer ️️ -maculopapular rash that blanches easily and may be accompanied by joint aches What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of a pregnant patient? - Answer ️️ -a venous hum murmur and an S3 When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often hemorrhagic or ischemic? - Answer ️️ -hemorrhagic AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which chronic condition? - Answer ️️ - hypertension Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a common side effect that occurs? - Answer ️️ -weight gain When does otitis media with effusion usually occur? - Answer ️️ -either before or after an episode of acute otitis media. This effusion is not infected fluid but it is considered a breeding ground for bacteria. This should not be treated with antibiotics.