APEA QBank Practice Test with correct
answers 2025
Which patient populations are thalassemias most common in? - answer-mediterranean countries
(greece and turkey), asia, africa
Is Meniere's disease most often unilateral or bilateral? - answer-unilateral
What type of hearing loss occurs in Meniere's disease? - answer-sensorineural
Dix Hallpike maneuver is the standard clinical test for _______ - answer-BPPV
How do we test cerebellar function? - answer-rapid alternating movements, finger to nose test,
balance (romberg), gait
The first sign of puberty in girls - answer-thelarche (breast budding)
When the uterine lining grows in to the uterine muscle wall - answer-adenomyosis; this is often
asymptomatic and may result in heavier periods
What are the 4 components of Tetralogy of Fallot? - answer-VSD, pulmonic stenosis, overriding
aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy
What does the murmur of Tet of Fallot sound like? - answer-harsh systolic murmur at the left upper
sternal border
What is a tet spell? - answer-when the child turns blue during crying or feeding
How do we treat thrush in infants? - answer-application of nystatin to inside of the mouth, sterilize
all pacifiers and bottle nipples; a topical antifungal may be applied to the nipples
HMO and PPOs are called what? - answer-managed care plans
TCAs can cause what worsened problem in a patient with BPH? - answer-urinary retention
, APEA QBank Practice Test with correct
answers 2025
Signs of a ruptured ovarian cyst - answer-nausea, vomiting, shoulder pain, fever
Growing pains often start in what age group? - answer-3-5
What antibiotics are considered safe in pregnancy? - answer-beta lactams (cephalosporins, amox,
augmentin), nitrofurantoin, vancomycin, metronidazole, clindamycin, and fosfomycin
an inflammation in the hip joint that causes pain, limp and sometimes refusal to bear weight. This
occurs in pre-pubescent children and is the most common cause of hip pain. It occurs when a viral
infection, such as an upper respiratory infection, moves to and settles in the hip joint. - answer-
transient synovitis
HCTZ can cause _________, whereas ACEI can cause _________ - answer-hypokalemia;
hyperkalemia
Hyperparathyroidism can cause what? - answer-hypercalcemia and thus, osteoporosis
PID should improve after ____ of the antibiotic course. - answer-3 days
A loss of the central sulcus of the prostate on DRE is a sign of what? - answer-BPH
A woman who gets the MMR vaccine should wait at least __________ before getting pregnant. -
answer-4 weeks
What is a major cause of cleft palate and lip? - answer-smoking during pregnancy
What is Auspitz sign? - answer-the appearance of small bleeding points after successive layers of
scale have been removed from the surface of psoriatic papules or plaques
Treatment of choice for pyelonephritis - answer-ciprofloxacin
answers 2025
Which patient populations are thalassemias most common in? - answer-mediterranean countries
(greece and turkey), asia, africa
Is Meniere's disease most often unilateral or bilateral? - answer-unilateral
What type of hearing loss occurs in Meniere's disease? - answer-sensorineural
Dix Hallpike maneuver is the standard clinical test for _______ - answer-BPPV
How do we test cerebellar function? - answer-rapid alternating movements, finger to nose test,
balance (romberg), gait
The first sign of puberty in girls - answer-thelarche (breast budding)
When the uterine lining grows in to the uterine muscle wall - answer-adenomyosis; this is often
asymptomatic and may result in heavier periods
What are the 4 components of Tetralogy of Fallot? - answer-VSD, pulmonic stenosis, overriding
aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy
What does the murmur of Tet of Fallot sound like? - answer-harsh systolic murmur at the left upper
sternal border
What is a tet spell? - answer-when the child turns blue during crying or feeding
How do we treat thrush in infants? - answer-application of nystatin to inside of the mouth, sterilize
all pacifiers and bottle nipples; a topical antifungal may be applied to the nipples
HMO and PPOs are called what? - answer-managed care plans
TCAs can cause what worsened problem in a patient with BPH? - answer-urinary retention
, APEA QBank Practice Test with correct
answers 2025
Signs of a ruptured ovarian cyst - answer-nausea, vomiting, shoulder pain, fever
Growing pains often start in what age group? - answer-3-5
What antibiotics are considered safe in pregnancy? - answer-beta lactams (cephalosporins, amox,
augmentin), nitrofurantoin, vancomycin, metronidazole, clindamycin, and fosfomycin
an inflammation in the hip joint that causes pain, limp and sometimes refusal to bear weight. This
occurs in pre-pubescent children and is the most common cause of hip pain. It occurs when a viral
infection, such as an upper respiratory infection, moves to and settles in the hip joint. - answer-
transient synovitis
HCTZ can cause _________, whereas ACEI can cause _________ - answer-hypokalemia;
hyperkalemia
Hyperparathyroidism can cause what? - answer-hypercalcemia and thus, osteoporosis
PID should improve after ____ of the antibiotic course. - answer-3 days
A loss of the central sulcus of the prostate on DRE is a sign of what? - answer-BPH
A woman who gets the MMR vaccine should wait at least __________ before getting pregnant. -
answer-4 weeks
What is a major cause of cleft palate and lip? - answer-smoking during pregnancy
What is Auspitz sign? - answer-the appearance of small bleeding points after successive layers of
scale have been removed from the surface of psoriatic papules or plaques
Treatment of choice for pyelonephritis - answer-ciprofloxacin
