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APEA 3P PRACTICE TEST SET
2|CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Is age less than 18 years a risk factor for an ectopic pregnancy? - correct-answer -
no; but personal history of PID, an IUD, previous ectopic pregnancy, previous
tubal surgery, pathology, or ligation all are risk factors
What is Tanner stage 5 of breast development in females? - correct-answer -
projection of the nipple only
What are two common classes of drugs that interact with grapefruit juice? -
correct-answer - statins and CCBs
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Ankle inversion is a common complaint from a patient with what? - correct-
answer - a lateral ankle sprain
How can we best diagnose coarctation of the aorta? - correct-answer - by
comparing the upper and lower extremity blood pressures
What is the most important risk factor for developing breast cancer in women of
average risk? - correct-answer - age
hey - correct-answer - stopped at top of page 7
What is the recommended treatment for blepharitis? - correct-answer -
erythromycin 1cm ribbon 5x daily for 7 days
, 3|Page
What is the recommended treatment for severe anorexia with delusions? -
correct-answer - 2nd atypical antipsychotics
What lab values need to be monitored in a patient on Tizanidine? - correct-
answer - LFTs and BP at baseline and 1 month after the max dose is achieved (can
cause hepatotoxicity and hypotension)
What class of drug is dabigatran (pradaxa)? - correct-answer - direct thrombin
inhibitor
The most effective treatments for acne related to increased sebum production
are what? - correct-answer - oral contraceptives and isotretinoin
Oral contraceptive regimen in which both the estrogen and progesterone
concentrations vary throughout the cycle - correct-answer - quadriphasic
APEA 3P PRACTICE TEST SET
2|CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Is age less than 18 years a risk factor for an ectopic pregnancy? - correct-answer -
no; but personal history of PID, an IUD, previous ectopic pregnancy, previous
tubal surgery, pathology, or ligation all are risk factors
What is Tanner stage 5 of breast development in females? - correct-answer -
projection of the nipple only
What are two common classes of drugs that interact with grapefruit juice? -
correct-answer - statins and CCBs
,2|Page
Ankle inversion is a common complaint from a patient with what? - correct-
answer - a lateral ankle sprain
How can we best diagnose coarctation of the aorta? - correct-answer - by
comparing the upper and lower extremity blood pressures
What is the most important risk factor for developing breast cancer in women of
average risk? - correct-answer - age
hey - correct-answer - stopped at top of page 7
What is the recommended treatment for blepharitis? - correct-answer -
erythromycin 1cm ribbon 5x daily for 7 days
, 3|Page
What is the recommended treatment for severe anorexia with delusions? -
correct-answer - 2nd atypical antipsychotics
What lab values need to be monitored in a patient on Tizanidine? - correct-
answer - LFTs and BP at baseline and 1 month after the max dose is achieved (can
cause hepatotoxicity and hypotension)
What class of drug is dabigatran (pradaxa)? - correct-answer - direct thrombin
inhibitor
The most effective treatments for acne related to increased sebum production
are what? - correct-answer - oral contraceptives and isotretinoin
Oral contraceptive regimen in which both the estrogen and progesterone
concentrations vary throughout the cycle - correct-answer - quadriphasic
