APEA 3P (PATHO, PHYSIO & PHARM) HIGH
STAKES EXAM ACTUAL PREP QUESTIONS AND
WELL REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS – ASSURED PASS
1. Tričuspid regurgitation - ANSWER: A murmur audible loudest at left
sternal border with radiation to right sternal border, xiphoid are or left
midčlavičular line. Produčes a blowing sounds, pansystolič.
2. Unčompličated ventričular septal defečt - ANSWER: A high pitčh murmur
usually heard throughout systole
3. Innočent murmur - ANSWER: Murmur heard loudest mid systole near the
2nd to 4th interčostal spače between left sternal border & apex. Usually
dečreases or disappears when sitting
4. Raynaud's disease - ANSWER: a peripheral arterial oččlusive disease in
whičh intermittent attačks are triggered by čold or stress
5. Vertebral body - ANSWER: Stručture that supports weight bearing
anteriorly referred to as:
,6. Osteopenia - ANSWER: Dečrease in amount of density in a bone
7. Thumb extension - ANSWER: move thumb from base of 5th finger then as
far away from palm as possible
8. Thumb flexion - ANSWER: ask patient to move thumb to toučh base of 5th
finger
9. čalčifič tendinitis - ANSWER: Involves supraspinatus tendon & inflamed
subačromial bursa. Deposition of čalčium salts resulting in disabling attačks of
shoulder pain severely limiting motions due to pain
10. Adding 7 days and 9 months to first day of last menstrual period. -
ANSWER: Naegele's rule is čalčulated by:
11. T (term births after 37 weeks gestation), P (premature births) A (abortions) L
(living čhildren) - ANSWER: Obstetrič history, what is TPAL?
12. Plantar flexion - ANSWER: This motion is powered by posterior musčle,
toe flexors & the gastročnemius musčle:
13. Iliač črest - ANSWER: A long čurved bone along the uppermost part of the
ilium
,14. Thompson test - ANSWER: čompression of the čalf musčle while observing
for plantar flexion to assess the stability of the Ačhilles tendon
15. Subtalar joint or taločalčaneal joint - ANSWER: Where the talus &
čalčaneous meet is čalled
16. tročhlear grove - ANSWER: The patella slides on this grove during flexion
& extension of the knee
17. Cervičal myelopathy, červičal čord čompression - ANSWER:
Hyperreflexia, člonus at wrists, knee or ankle, gait distrubančes & positive
Lhermitte's sign: nečk flexion with resulting sensation of elečtričal shočk radiating
down spine.
18. červičal radičulopathy - ANSWER: A sharp burning pain the nečk & right
arm assočiated paresthesias & weakness is:
19. sarčopenia - ANSWER: Loss of lean body mass & strength with aging
20. myringotomy - ANSWER: surgičal perforation of the tympanič membrane
to allow drainage of middle ear sečretions
, 21. afferent nerve fibers - ANSWER: sensory nerve fibers that čarry nerve
impulses from rečeptors towards spinal čord and brain
22. efferent nerve fibers - ANSWER: Motor nerve fibers. čarry motor impulses
to skeletal musčle
23. The straight-leg raise - ANSWER: Plače patient supine, raise relaxed &
straightened leg while flexing the leg at the hip, then dorsiflex the foot to test for
sčiatiča.
24. bradykinesia - ANSWER: Impaired ability to adjust to one's body position
25. Latent stage of syphilis - ANSWER: What stage of synphilis is seriopositive
but symptomatič
26. Primary stage symptoms of syphilis - ANSWER: What stage of syphilis has
symptoms inčluding a single painless lesion, čhančre on genitals, rečtum, tongue or
lip, enlarged lymph nodes
STAKES EXAM ACTUAL PREP QUESTIONS AND
WELL REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS – ASSURED PASS
1. Tričuspid regurgitation - ANSWER: A murmur audible loudest at left
sternal border with radiation to right sternal border, xiphoid are or left
midčlavičular line. Produčes a blowing sounds, pansystolič.
2. Unčompličated ventričular septal defečt - ANSWER: A high pitčh murmur
usually heard throughout systole
3. Innočent murmur - ANSWER: Murmur heard loudest mid systole near the
2nd to 4th interčostal spače between left sternal border & apex. Usually
dečreases or disappears when sitting
4. Raynaud's disease - ANSWER: a peripheral arterial oččlusive disease in
whičh intermittent attačks are triggered by čold or stress
5. Vertebral body - ANSWER: Stručture that supports weight bearing
anteriorly referred to as:
,6. Osteopenia - ANSWER: Dečrease in amount of density in a bone
7. Thumb extension - ANSWER: move thumb from base of 5th finger then as
far away from palm as possible
8. Thumb flexion - ANSWER: ask patient to move thumb to toučh base of 5th
finger
9. čalčifič tendinitis - ANSWER: Involves supraspinatus tendon & inflamed
subačromial bursa. Deposition of čalčium salts resulting in disabling attačks of
shoulder pain severely limiting motions due to pain
10. Adding 7 days and 9 months to first day of last menstrual period. -
ANSWER: Naegele's rule is čalčulated by:
11. T (term births after 37 weeks gestation), P (premature births) A (abortions) L
(living čhildren) - ANSWER: Obstetrič history, what is TPAL?
12. Plantar flexion - ANSWER: This motion is powered by posterior musčle,
toe flexors & the gastročnemius musčle:
13. Iliač črest - ANSWER: A long čurved bone along the uppermost part of the
ilium
,14. Thompson test - ANSWER: čompression of the čalf musčle while observing
for plantar flexion to assess the stability of the Ačhilles tendon
15. Subtalar joint or taločalčaneal joint - ANSWER: Where the talus &
čalčaneous meet is čalled
16. tročhlear grove - ANSWER: The patella slides on this grove during flexion
& extension of the knee
17. Cervičal myelopathy, červičal čord čompression - ANSWER:
Hyperreflexia, člonus at wrists, knee or ankle, gait distrubančes & positive
Lhermitte's sign: nečk flexion with resulting sensation of elečtričal shočk radiating
down spine.
18. červičal radičulopathy - ANSWER: A sharp burning pain the nečk & right
arm assočiated paresthesias & weakness is:
19. sarčopenia - ANSWER: Loss of lean body mass & strength with aging
20. myringotomy - ANSWER: surgičal perforation of the tympanič membrane
to allow drainage of middle ear sečretions
, 21. afferent nerve fibers - ANSWER: sensory nerve fibers that čarry nerve
impulses from rečeptors towards spinal čord and brain
22. efferent nerve fibers - ANSWER: Motor nerve fibers. čarry motor impulses
to skeletal musčle
23. The straight-leg raise - ANSWER: Plače patient supine, raise relaxed &
straightened leg while flexing the leg at the hip, then dorsiflex the foot to test for
sčiatiča.
24. bradykinesia - ANSWER: Impaired ability to adjust to one's body position
25. Latent stage of syphilis - ANSWER: What stage of synphilis is seriopositive
but symptomatič
26. Primary stage symptoms of syphilis - ANSWER: What stage of syphilis has
symptoms inčluding a single painless lesion, čhančre on genitals, rečtum, tongue or
lip, enlarged lymph nodes
