3P EXAM STUDY APEA -ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED (GRADED A+)

3P EXAM STUDY APEA |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| LATEST
UPDATED 2024/2025 (GRADED A+)
WhatWwouldWcauseWdecreaseWinWDigoxinWlevels?W-WcorrectWanswer-Antacids



TakingWPyridiumWforWUTI,WwhatWcanWPyridiumWcause?W-WcorrectWanswer-HemolyticWAnemia



WhatWcanWPCOSWresultWin?W-WcorrectWanswer-
IncreasedWinsulinWlevelsW(Hyperinsulinemia),WAndrogens,WHirsutism



WhatWareWtheWanti-hypertensivesWusedWinWpregnancy?W-WcorrectWanswer-MethyldopaW(Alpha-2-
Agonist),WLabetalol,WNifedipine,WHydralazine



WhatWisWaWcharacteristicWofWPlacentaWPrevia?W-WcorrectWanswer-Painless,WredWbleeding



WhatWisWaWchacteristicWofWRheumatoidWArthritis?W-WcorrectWanswer-Tender,Wwarm,WswollenWjoints



MedicationsWthatWcanWcauseWototoxicity?W-WcorrectWanswer-
Aminoglycosides,WloopWdiuretics,WNSAIDs,Wantihistamines,WnasalWdecongestants



WhatWisWtheWtreatmentWtimeWforWenterobiasis?W-WcorrectWanswer-2Wweeks



WhatWdoesWMCVWlabWvalueWmeasure?W-WcorrectWanswer-
MeanWCorpuscularWVolumeWhelpsWdiagnoseWdifferentWtypesWofWanemiaWsuchWasWB12W&WFolateW(Macroc
ytic)WandWFeWanemiaW(Microcytic)



RhogamWisWgivenWatWhowWmanyWweekWgestation?W-WcorrectWanswer-27-28Wweeks

,WhatWareWJanewayWlesionsWandWwhatWdoWtheyWindicate?W-WcorrectWanswer-TheyWareWirregular,Wnon-
tenderWhemorrhagicWmaculesWlocatedWonWtheWhandsWandWfeet.WSeenWinWInfectiveWEndocarditis



WhatWareWOsler'sWNodesWandWwhatWdoWtheyWindicate?W-WcorrectWanswer-TheyWareWsplitWpea-
sized,Werythematous,WtenderWnodulesWlocatedWonWtheWpadsWofWtheWfingersWandWtoes.WSeenWinWInfective
WEndocarditis




WhatWisWtheWrecommendationWforWWarfarinWmanagementWwhenWaWpatientWmissesWaWdose?W-
WcorrectWanswer-

IfWwithinW12WhoursWofWtheWdoseWtime,WtakeWit.WIfWoverW12WhoursWpatientWwillWneedWaWINRWredraw



WhatWdoWweWneedWtoWknowWaboutWACEsWandWARBs?W-WcorrectWanswer-
AWdryWhackingWcoughWisWaWcommonWsideWeffectWofWACEsWandWwillWgoWawayWwithinWaWweekWafterWdiscon
tinuing.WACEsW&WARBsWareWindicatedWforWpatientsWwithWDM,WCKD,WandWHTN.WNotWrecommendedWasW1st
WlineWagentWwithWAfricanWAmericansW&WcanWcauseWangioedema.




ContraindicationsWforWHydrochlorothiazideW-WcorrectWanswer-
SulfaWallergy,WPCNWhypersensitivity,WAsthma,WGout



SystolicWMurmursW(Benign)W-WcorrectWanswer-MRW=WMitralWRegurgeW(SOB/FatigueWHF)

PeytonWManningW=WPhysiologicWMurmurW(Asymptomatic)

ASW=WAorticWStenosisW(Angina,WSyncopeWHF)

MVPW=WMitralWValveWProlapseW("Click",WWomenW14-30,WPalpitations,WChestWPain



DiastolicWMurmursW(Abnormal)W-WcorrectWanswer-
ARW=WAorticWRegurgitationW(Angina,WHF,WDizziness,WChestWPain)

MSW=WMitralWStenosisW(Dyspnea,WAFib)



WhatWdoesWS1Windicate?W-WcorrectWanswer-
S1WClosureWofWtheWAtrioventricularWValvesW(MitralW&WTricuspidWValves)



WhatWdoesWS2Windicate?W-WcorrectWanswer-
S2WClosureWofWtheWSemilunarWValvesW(AorticW&WPulmonicWValves)

, S3WisWoftenWheardWin?W-WcorrectWanswer-CHF,WpossiblyWnormalWforWathleticWadolescents



S4WisWoftenWheardWin?W-WcorrectWanswer-
DiastolicWHF,WLeftWVentricularWHypertrophyW(LVH),WPoorlyWcontrolledWHTN,WMI



TreatmentWofWPeripheralWArteryWDiseaseW(PAD)W-WcorrectWanswer-
AntiplateletsW(Plavix,WASA),WPentoxifyllineW(DecreasesWbloodWviscosity)



DiagnosingWPeripheralWArteryWDiseaseW(PAD)W-WcorrectWanswer-GoldWStandardW=WAngiography

AnkleWBrachialWIndexW(ABI)



CoronaryWArteryWDiseaseW(CAD)WtreatmentW-WcorrectWanswer-
Aotrvastatin/RosuvastatinW=WIfWLDL>150WuseWhighWdoses.WWatchWforWLFTsW&Warthralgia.WChangeWtypeW&
WdoseWifWissues.WHelpsWstabilizeWplaques.




WhatWmedicationsWareWindicatedWforWHFWtreatment?W-WcorrectWanswer-
ACEs,WARBs,WARNIWw/BBs,WAldosteroneWRecepterWAntagonists



WhatWisWtheWtreatmentWforWSarcopterWScabieiW(Scabies)?W-WcorrectWanswer-
TopicalWPermetherinWmassagedWfromWheadWtoWsolesWofWfeetWandWwashWoffWwithWshowerWorWbathWafterW
8-14hrs.WTreatWagainWinW1Wweek.



NamesWofWskinWlesions?W-WcorrectWanswer-Macule:WFlatW<1cmWi.e.Wfreckle

Papule:WRaisedW<1cmWi.e.Wacne

Nodule:WRaisedW>1cmWi.e.Wlipoma

Vesicle:WBlisterW<1cmWi.e.WHSV,WChickenpox

Bulla:WBlisterW>1cmWi.e.W2ndWDegreeWBurn,WBullousWPemphigod

Plaque:WRaised,Wflat-topW>1cmWi.e.WPsoriasisW&WSeborrheicWKeratoses

Patch:WFlat,WdiscoloredW>1cmWi.e.WVitiligoW&WPort-WineWStains

Wheal:WRaisedW&WRedWAreaWi.e.WHivesW&WInsectWBiteWreaction