APEA 3P EXAM: KEY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Circumscribed=elevations=of=the=skin=filled=with=serous=fluid=-=ans-
✔✔Lesions=measuring=approximately=0.5cm,=seen=in=herpes=simplex=or=varicella.
Cranial=nerve=V=-=ans-
✔✔The=cranial=nerve=that=innervates=the=principal=muscles=involved=when=closing=the
=mouth.
Transverse=Foramen=-=ans-
✔✔The=structure=that=creates=a=channel=for=the=vertebral=artery.
Polycythemia=-=ans-✔✔NOT=a=compliant=patient=with=type=1=diabetes.
Pediculosis=capitis=-=ans-✔✔The=chief=complaint=is=itching.
Ischial=tuberosity=-=ans-
✔✔The=large=swelling=posteriorly=on=the=superior=ramus=of=the=ischium=that=bears=mo
st=of=the=weight=in=sitting.
Percussion=technique=-=ans-
✔✔Percussing=areas=over=the=scapulae=would=be=omitted=when=percussing=the=poste
rior=chest.
Tonic=pupil=-=ans-
✔✔Condition=indicated=by=a=right=pupil=that=appears=larger=than=the=left=and=reacts=m
uch=slower=to=light.
Focal=seizure=that=becomes=generalized=-=ans-
✔✔Type=of=seizure=activity=where=the=patient=experiences=partial=seizures=resembling
=tonic-clonic=seizures.
Symmetric=weakness=pattern=-=ans-
✔✔Type=of=weakness=suggested=by=a=female=patient=complaining=of=weakness=in=bot
h=arms=when=transferring=wet=clothes.
, Bimanual=vaginal=exam=-=ans-
✔✔To=palpate=the=right=ovary,=the=pelvic=hand=needs=to=be=in=the=right=lateral=fornix.
Delirium=-=ans-
✔✔A=serious=disturbance=in=a=person's=mental=abilities=resulting=in=decreased=awaren
ess=of=one's=environment=and=confused=thinking.
Weber=test=-=ans-
✔✔A=screening=test=for=hearing=loss=that=can=detect=both=sensorineural=and=conducti
ve=hearing=loss.
Trochlear=groove=-=ans-
✔✔The=groove=on=the=anterior=aspect=of=the=distal=femur=where=the=patella=slides=dur
ing=knee=flexion=and=extension.
Abdominal=aortic=aneurysm=(AAA)=-=ans-
✔✔Condition=associated=with=sudden,=intense=left=lower=abdominal=pain=radiating=to=t
he=back=and=a=tearing=sensation.
Vitreous=floaters=-=ans-
✔✔Dark=specks=noted=between=the=fundus=and=the=lens=during=an=ophthalmoscopic=
examination.
Transverse=lie=-=ans-
✔✔Condition=of=the=fetus=when=buttocks=and=head=are=not=easily=palpated=at=the=fun
dus=during=the=first=Leopold=maneuver.
Flexion=-=ans-
✔✔Movement=of=the=shoulder=girdle=when=the=patient=moves=his=arm=in=front=of=his=b
ody=during=a=musculoskeletal=examination.
Twelfth=rib=location=-=ans-✔✔Palpate=between=the=spine=and=the=lateral=chest.
Distal=muscular=weakness=-=ans-
✔✔May=be=revealed=by=walking=on=the=toes=and=heels.
Bimanual=exam=of=the=vagina=-=ans-
✔✔The=examiner=should=lubricate=the=index=and=middle=fingers=of=a=gloved=hand=and
=insert=them=into=the=vagina=while=exerting=pressure=primarily=posteriorly.
Erythropoietin=-=ans-
✔✔Hormone=during=pregnancy=that=results=in=increased=blood=viscosity.
Resting=tremors=-=ans-✔✔Tremors=that=disappear=with=voluntary=movement.
AND ANSWERS
Circumscribed=elevations=of=the=skin=filled=with=serous=fluid=-=ans-
✔✔Lesions=measuring=approximately=0.5cm,=seen=in=herpes=simplex=or=varicella.
Cranial=nerve=V=-=ans-
✔✔The=cranial=nerve=that=innervates=the=principal=muscles=involved=when=closing=the
=mouth.
Transverse=Foramen=-=ans-
✔✔The=structure=that=creates=a=channel=for=the=vertebral=artery.
Polycythemia=-=ans-✔✔NOT=a=compliant=patient=with=type=1=diabetes.
Pediculosis=capitis=-=ans-✔✔The=chief=complaint=is=itching.
Ischial=tuberosity=-=ans-
✔✔The=large=swelling=posteriorly=on=the=superior=ramus=of=the=ischium=that=bears=mo
st=of=the=weight=in=sitting.
Percussion=technique=-=ans-
✔✔Percussing=areas=over=the=scapulae=would=be=omitted=when=percussing=the=poste
rior=chest.
Tonic=pupil=-=ans-
✔✔Condition=indicated=by=a=right=pupil=that=appears=larger=than=the=left=and=reacts=m
uch=slower=to=light.
Focal=seizure=that=becomes=generalized=-=ans-
✔✔Type=of=seizure=activity=where=the=patient=experiences=partial=seizures=resembling
=tonic-clonic=seizures.
Symmetric=weakness=pattern=-=ans-
✔✔Type=of=weakness=suggested=by=a=female=patient=complaining=of=weakness=in=bot
h=arms=when=transferring=wet=clothes.
, Bimanual=vaginal=exam=-=ans-
✔✔To=palpate=the=right=ovary,=the=pelvic=hand=needs=to=be=in=the=right=lateral=fornix.
Delirium=-=ans-
✔✔A=serious=disturbance=in=a=person's=mental=abilities=resulting=in=decreased=awaren
ess=of=one's=environment=and=confused=thinking.
Weber=test=-=ans-
✔✔A=screening=test=for=hearing=loss=that=can=detect=both=sensorineural=and=conducti
ve=hearing=loss.
Trochlear=groove=-=ans-
✔✔The=groove=on=the=anterior=aspect=of=the=distal=femur=where=the=patella=slides=dur
ing=knee=flexion=and=extension.
Abdominal=aortic=aneurysm=(AAA)=-=ans-
✔✔Condition=associated=with=sudden,=intense=left=lower=abdominal=pain=radiating=to=t
he=back=and=a=tearing=sensation.
Vitreous=floaters=-=ans-
✔✔Dark=specks=noted=between=the=fundus=and=the=lens=during=an=ophthalmoscopic=
examination.
Transverse=lie=-=ans-
✔✔Condition=of=the=fetus=when=buttocks=and=head=are=not=easily=palpated=at=the=fun
dus=during=the=first=Leopold=maneuver.
Flexion=-=ans-
✔✔Movement=of=the=shoulder=girdle=when=the=patient=moves=his=arm=in=front=of=his=b
ody=during=a=musculoskeletal=examination.
Twelfth=rib=location=-=ans-✔✔Palpate=between=the=spine=and=the=lateral=chest.
Distal=muscular=weakness=-=ans-
✔✔May=be=revealed=by=walking=on=the=toes=and=heels.
Bimanual=exam=of=the=vagina=-=ans-
✔✔The=examiner=should=lubricate=the=index=and=middle=fingers=of=a=gloved=hand=and
=insert=them=into=the=vagina=while=exerting=pressure=primarily=posteriorly.
Erythropoietin=-=ans-
✔✔Hormone=during=pregnancy=that=results=in=increased=blood=viscosity.
Resting=tremors=-=ans-✔✔Tremors=that=disappear=with=voluntary=movement.
