3P APEA Actual EXAM Questions and Answers
Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
DifferenceMbetweenMvaricoseMveinMandMarteriosclerosisM-McorrectManswer-IsMtheMaffectedMvessel
ArteriosclerosisMaffectsMarteriesMwhereasMvaricoseMveinsMaffectsMveins
AMpatientMhasMpoorlyMcontrolledMhypertensionMforMmoreMthanM10Myears.MIndicateMtheMmostMlikelyMpositi
onMofMhisMpointMofMmaximalMimpulseM(PMI)M-McorrectManswer-5thMICS,MleftMofMMCL
AM43MyearMoldMHispanicMmaleMhasManMaudibleMdiastolicMmurmurMbestMheardMinMtheMmitralMlisteningMpoi
nt.MThereMisMnoMaudibleMclick.MHisMstatusMhasMbeenMmonitoredMforMtheMpastMtwoMyears.MThisMmurmurMis
MprobablyM-McorrectManswer-mitralMstenosis
AMpatientMwhoMhasMdiabetesMpresentsMwithMpainMinMhisMlowerMlegsMwhenMheMwalksMandMpainMresolution
MwithMrest.MWhenMspecificallyMaskedMaboutMhisMpainMinMhisMlowerMleg,MheMlikelyMwillMreportMpainM-
McorrectManswer-inMtheMcalfMmuscle
AMpatientMwithMhypertensionMdescribesMaMpreviousMallergicMreactionMtoMaMsulfaMantibioticMasM"sloughing
MofMskin"MandMhospitalization.MWhichMmedicationMisMcontraindicatedMinMthisMpatient?M-McorrectManswer-
hydrochlorothiazide
AM75MyearMoldMpatientMwhoMhasMaorticMstenosisMwantsMtoMknowMwhatMsymptomsMindicateMworseningMof
MhisMstenosis.MtheMNPMreplies:M-McorrectManswer-shortnessMofMbreathMandMsyncope
AM74MyearMoldMpatientMhasMPAD.MWhichMitemMlistedMbelowMisManMimportantMnonmodifiableMriskMfactorMf
orMPAD?M-McorrectManswer-diabetes
BenazeprilMshouldMbeMd/cMimmediatelyMifM-McorrectManswer-pregnancyMoccurs
aorticMregurgitationMcharacteristicsM-McorrectManswer-
longMasymptomaticMperiodMfollowMbyMexerciseMintolerance,MthenMdyspneaMatMrest
, DVTMclassicMsymptomsM-McorrectManswer-swelling,Mpain,MandMdiscolorationMofMlowerMextremity
CharacteristicMofMACE-inducedMcoughMisMthat?M-McorrectManswer-
usuallyMbeginsMtwoMweeksMofMstartingMtherapy
ValveMmostMcommonlyMinvolvedMinMchronicMrheumaticMheartMdiseaseM-McorrectManswer-mitral
MedicationMthatMcanMexacerbateMHFM-McorrectManswer-naproxen
PatientMtakingMACEMinhibitorsMshouldMavoid?M-McorrectManswer-potassiumMsupplements
GradeM3MmurmurMindicationMforMaMreferralM-McorrectManswer-aMfixedMsplit
GroupMofMmedsMusedMtoMtreatMHFM-McorrectManswer-fosinopril,MHCTZ,Mverapamil
Mr.MSmithMisMaM72-year-oldMpatientMwhoMtakesMwarfarinMforMchronicMA-
fib.MINRMtodayMisM4.0.MtheMNPMshould:M-McorrectManswer-
stopMtheMwarfarinMtodayMandMrepeatMINRMtomorrow
AccordingMtoMtheMNHLBI,MwhichMcharacteristicMisMaMcoronaryMheartMdiseaseMriskMequivalent,MthatMis,Mwhi
chMriskMfactorMplacesMtheMpt.MasMaMCHDMriskMsimilarMtoMaMhxMofMCHDM-McorrectManswer-diabetesMmellitus
goodMdrugMtoMreduceMmorbidityMandMmortalityMinMmildMHFM-McorrectManswer-metoprolol
AMpt.MtakingMatorvastatinMnewlyMdiagnosedMwithMdyslipidemiaMcomplaintsMofMfatigue,Mweakness,MandMm
uscleMachesMinMhisMlowerMback,Marms,MlegsMforMtheMpastM3Mdays.MitMisMnotMimprovedMwithMrestMHowMsho
uldMthisMbeMevaluated?M-McorrectManswer-StopMtheMatorvastatinMimmediately
symptomMnotMindicativeMofMHFM-McorrectManswer-headache
Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+)
DifferenceMbetweenMvaricoseMveinMandMarteriosclerosisM-McorrectManswer-IsMtheMaffectedMvessel
ArteriosclerosisMaffectsMarteriesMwhereasMvaricoseMveinsMaffectsMveins
AMpatientMhasMpoorlyMcontrolledMhypertensionMforMmoreMthanM10Myears.MIndicateMtheMmostMlikelyMpositi
onMofMhisMpointMofMmaximalMimpulseM(PMI)M-McorrectManswer-5thMICS,MleftMofMMCL
AM43MyearMoldMHispanicMmaleMhasManMaudibleMdiastolicMmurmurMbestMheardMinMtheMmitralMlisteningMpoi
nt.MThereMisMnoMaudibleMclick.MHisMstatusMhasMbeenMmonitoredMforMtheMpastMtwoMyears.MThisMmurmurMis
MprobablyM-McorrectManswer-mitralMstenosis
AMpatientMwhoMhasMdiabetesMpresentsMwithMpainMinMhisMlowerMlegsMwhenMheMwalksMandMpainMresolution
MwithMrest.MWhenMspecificallyMaskedMaboutMhisMpainMinMhisMlowerMleg,MheMlikelyMwillMreportMpainM-
McorrectManswer-inMtheMcalfMmuscle
AMpatientMwithMhypertensionMdescribesMaMpreviousMallergicMreactionMtoMaMsulfaMantibioticMasM"sloughing
MofMskin"MandMhospitalization.MWhichMmedicationMisMcontraindicatedMinMthisMpatient?M-McorrectManswer-
hydrochlorothiazide
AM75MyearMoldMpatientMwhoMhasMaorticMstenosisMwantsMtoMknowMwhatMsymptomsMindicateMworseningMof
MhisMstenosis.MtheMNPMreplies:M-McorrectManswer-shortnessMofMbreathMandMsyncope
AM74MyearMoldMpatientMhasMPAD.MWhichMitemMlistedMbelowMisManMimportantMnonmodifiableMriskMfactorMf
orMPAD?M-McorrectManswer-diabetes
BenazeprilMshouldMbeMd/cMimmediatelyMifM-McorrectManswer-pregnancyMoccurs
aorticMregurgitationMcharacteristicsM-McorrectManswer-
longMasymptomaticMperiodMfollowMbyMexerciseMintolerance,MthenMdyspneaMatMrest
, DVTMclassicMsymptomsM-McorrectManswer-swelling,Mpain,MandMdiscolorationMofMlowerMextremity
CharacteristicMofMACE-inducedMcoughMisMthat?M-McorrectManswer-
usuallyMbeginsMtwoMweeksMofMstartingMtherapy
ValveMmostMcommonlyMinvolvedMinMchronicMrheumaticMheartMdiseaseM-McorrectManswer-mitral
MedicationMthatMcanMexacerbateMHFM-McorrectManswer-naproxen
PatientMtakingMACEMinhibitorsMshouldMavoid?M-McorrectManswer-potassiumMsupplements
GradeM3MmurmurMindicationMforMaMreferralM-McorrectManswer-aMfixedMsplit
GroupMofMmedsMusedMtoMtreatMHFM-McorrectManswer-fosinopril,MHCTZ,Mverapamil
Mr.MSmithMisMaM72-year-oldMpatientMwhoMtakesMwarfarinMforMchronicMA-
fib.MINRMtodayMisM4.0.MtheMNPMshould:M-McorrectManswer-
stopMtheMwarfarinMtodayMandMrepeatMINRMtomorrow
AccordingMtoMtheMNHLBI,MwhichMcharacteristicMisMaMcoronaryMheartMdiseaseMriskMequivalent,MthatMis,Mwhi
chMriskMfactorMplacesMtheMpt.MasMaMCHDMriskMsimilarMtoMaMhxMofMCHDM-McorrectManswer-diabetesMmellitus
goodMdrugMtoMreduceMmorbidityMandMmortalityMinMmildMHFM-McorrectManswer-metoprolol
AMpt.MtakingMatorvastatinMnewlyMdiagnosedMwithMdyslipidemiaMcomplaintsMofMfatigue,Mweakness,MandMm
uscleMachesMinMhisMlowerMback,Marms,MlegsMforMtheMpastM3Mdays.MitMisMnotMimprovedMwithMrestMHowMsho
uldMthisMbeMevaluated?M-McorrectManswer-StopMtheMatorvastatinMimmediately
symptomMnotMindicativeMofMHFM-McorrectManswer-headache