APEA 3P |2025 LATEST UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS |GRADED A+
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient... - CORRECT
ANSWER -Flex their hand/spread their fingers
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
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - CORRECT ANSWER -Frozen
shoulder
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - CORRECT ANSWER -pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is... - CORRECT
ANSWER -Pseudohypertrophy
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
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
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and around the macular
area. These findings are consistent with... - CORRECT ANSWER -microaneurysms
, Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - CORRECT ANSWER -Noticeable bleeding between the
dura and cerebrum on x-ray
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
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
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - CORRECT ANSWER -Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt should include... -
CORRECT ANSWER -Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is... - CORRECT
ANSWER -Salty taste on the skin
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
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - CORRECT ANSWER -Posterior
aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and the lens. These
specks are most likely... - CORRECT ANSWER -vitreous floaters
When performing the first Leopold maneuver on a pregnant woman, if the buttocks and head are not
easily palpated at the fundus, the fetus is said to be in... - CORRECT ANSWER -Transverse lie
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to
move his arm in front of his body. The motion of the shoulder girdle would be an example of... -
CORRECT ANSWER -Flexion
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate... - CORRECT ANSWER -Between the spine and lateral chest
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS |GRADED A+
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient... - CORRECT
ANSWER -Flex their hand/spread their fingers
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
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - CORRECT ANSWER -Frozen
shoulder
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - CORRECT ANSWER -pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is... - CORRECT
ANSWER -Pseudohypertrophy
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
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
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and around the macular
area. These findings are consistent with... - CORRECT ANSWER -microaneurysms
, Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - CORRECT ANSWER -Noticeable bleeding between the
dura and cerebrum on x-ray
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
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
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - CORRECT ANSWER -Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt should include... -
CORRECT ANSWER -Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is... - CORRECT
ANSWER -Salty taste on the skin
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
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - CORRECT ANSWER -Posterior
aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and the lens. These
specks are most likely... - CORRECT ANSWER -vitreous floaters
When performing the first Leopold maneuver on a pregnant woman, if the buttocks and head are not
easily palpated at the fundus, the fetus is said to be in... - CORRECT ANSWER -Transverse lie
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to
move his arm in front of his body. The motion of the shoulder girdle would be an example of... -
CORRECT ANSWER -Flexion
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate... - CORRECT ANSWER -Between the spine and lateral chest
