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APEA 3P TEST BANK 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
1. The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by
having the patient... - Correct answer-Flex their hand/spread their
fingers
2. When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart
failure, the breath sounds are... - Correct answer-Vesicular with late
inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and
resonant on percussion
3. The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a
person's risk for... - Correct answer-Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
4. Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... -
Correct answer-Frozen shoulder
5. In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... -
Correct answer-pale
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6. A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished
strength is... - Correct answer-Pseudohypertrophy
7. Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red
spots in and around the macular area. These findings are consistent
with... - Correct answer-microaneurysms
8. Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - Correct
answerNoticeable bleeding between the dura and cerebrum on x-ray
9. On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture,
tremor, rigidity, and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are
consistent with... - Correct answer-Parkinson's Disease
10. When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following
statements related to articular structure disease are true except which
one? - Correct answer-Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or
pain
11. Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - Correct
answerBursitis
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12. Assessing the neurological status of a child with a
ventriculoperitoneal shunt should include... - Correct answer-Use of
the Glasgow coma scale
13. If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and
shoulders, the origin of the tenderness is probably... - Correct
answer-In the abdominal wall
14. On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are
audible and coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most
consistent with... - Correct answer-Intestinal obstruction
15. The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in
an infant is... - Correct answer-Salty taste on the skin
16. A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid, and spongy mass of blood
vessels that may be present at birth and enlarge during the first 10 to
15 months is characteristic of a... - Correct answer-Cavernous
hemangioma
17. The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... -
Correct answer-Posterior aspect of the thigh
APEA 3P TEST BANK 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
1. The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by
having the patient... - Correct answer-Flex their hand/spread their
fingers
2. When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart
failure, the breath sounds are... - Correct answer-Vesicular with late
inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and
resonant on percussion
3. The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a
person's risk for... - Correct answer-Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
4. Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... -
Correct answer-Frozen shoulder
5. In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... -
Correct answer-pale
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6. A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished
strength is... - Correct answer-Pseudohypertrophy
7. Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red
spots in and around the macular area. These findings are consistent
with... - Correct answer-microaneurysms
8. Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - Correct
answerNoticeable bleeding between the dura and cerebrum on x-ray
9. On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture,
tremor, rigidity, and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are
consistent with... - Correct answer-Parkinson's Disease
10. When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following
statements related to articular structure disease are true except which
one? - Correct answer-Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or
pain
11. Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - Correct
answerBursitis
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12. Assessing the neurological status of a child with a
ventriculoperitoneal shunt should include... - Correct answer-Use of
the Glasgow coma scale
13. If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and
shoulders, the origin of the tenderness is probably... - Correct
answer-In the abdominal wall
14. On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are
audible and coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most
consistent with... - Correct answer-Intestinal obstruction
15. The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in
an infant is... - Correct answer-Salty taste on the skin
16. A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid, and spongy mass of blood
vessels that may be present at birth and enlarge during the first 10 to
15 months is characteristic of a... - Correct answer-Cavernous
hemangioma
17. The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... -
Correct answer-Posterior aspect of the thigh
