Apea Predictor Exam Questions And Answer2

APEA PREDICTOR EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS




What44is44the44biggest44side44effect44of44colchicine?44-44answer--diarrhea

How44would44you44describe44the44appearance44of44molluscum44contagiosum?44-
44answer--papules44that44are44umbilicated44and44contain44a44caseous44plug


How44do44we44treat44a44broken44clavicle44in44an44infant?44-44answer--
no44treatment;44it44should44heal44on44it's44own

At44what44week44of44pregnancy44is44the44uterus44palpable44just44above44the44pubic44sy
mphysis?44-44answer--week4412

At44what44week44of44pregnancy44is44the44fundus44palpable44halfway44between44the44pub
ic44symphysis44and44umbilicus?44-44answer--week4416

At44what44week44of44pregnancy44is44the44fundus44of44the44uterus44at44the44umbilicus?44-
44answer--week4420


At44what44week44of44pregnancy44is44the44fundus44of44the44uterus44halfway44between44th
e44xiphoid44process44and44umbilicus?44-44answer--week4428

At44what44week44of44pregnancy44is44the44fundus44just44below44the44xiphoid44process?44-
44answer--week4434


Increased44sweat44production44is44a44sign44of44what44endocrine44disorder?44-44answer--
hyperthyroidism

What44is44Paget's44disease?44-44answer--
there44is44localized44increased44bone44turnover44and44blood44flow44resulting44in44the44br
eakdown44of44bone44and44replacing44it44with44weakened44and44highly44vascular44bone44
putting44the44indiv44at44increased44risk44of44fractures

How44do44we44treat44Paget's44diseease?44-44answer--bisphosphonates

, How44should44pregnant44women44wear44their44seatbelt?44-44answer--
with44the44shoulder44strap44like44a44normal44person44and44then44the44groin44strap44belo
w44the44belly44and44across44the44hips

What44is44another44name44for44fifth44disease?44-44answer--
parvovirus44aka44slapped44cheek44disease44aka44erythema44infectiosum

Which44type44of44prevention44are44vaccinations?44-44answer--primary

When44should44patients44begin44antiretroviral44therapy44for44HIV44infection?44-44answer-
-as44soon44as44it44is44detected,44even44if44in44the44acute44phase

What44are44the44first44generation44antihistamines?44-44answer--
diphenhydramine44(benadryl)44and44chlorpeniramine44(actifed)

What44are44s/s44of44the44secondary44stage44of44syphilis?44-44answer--
rash44on44hands44and44feet,44lymphadenopathy,44fever

What44is44the44recommended44treatment44for44chronic44bacterial44prostatitis?44-
44answer--a44fluoroquinolone44(cipro44or44levo)44+44bactrim


What44is44the44recommended44treatment44for44acute44prostatitis?44-44answer--
cipro44(if44not44STI44related)44or44ceftriaxone

What44are44s/s44of44an44intraductal44breast44papilloma?44-44answer--
clear44to44bloody44unilateral44nipple44discharge44(bilateral44is44usually44benign),44and44al
so44a44wart44like44lump44palpated44in44the44nipple44area

If44a44patient44has44GABHS44but44has44an44allergy44to44penicillins,44what44is44the44seco
nd44line44option?44-44answer--
first44generation44cephalosporins,44unless44the44allergy44is44severe,44then44you44would44
consider44macrolides44like44a44-mycin

PDE544inhibitors44(sildenafil,44tadalafil)44are44contraindicated44in44which44patient44popul
ations?44-44answer--
in44those44who44are44on44any44type44of44nitrate44or44triptan44because44it44could44result44i
n44hypotension

What44class44of44drug44is44sildenafil44(viagra)?44-44answer--
a44PDE544inhibitor44which44can44cause44hypotension44so44you44should44do44a44full44car
diac44assessment44before44starting44a44patient44on44this44and44maybe44do44an44EKG

What44are44the44symptoms44of44peripheral44artery44disease?44-44answer--
think44P44meaning44pain,44A44meaning44absent44or44weak44pulses,44eschar44or44shiny44l
egs,44intermittent44claudication