APEA 3P Exam Questions With 100% Correct
Answers2024-2025
WhatMwouldMcauseMdecreaseMinMDigoxinMlevels?M-McorrectManswer-Antacids
TakingMPyridiumMforMUTI,MwhatMcanMPyridiumMcause?M-McorrectManswer-HemolyticMAnemia
WhatMcanMPCOSMresultMin?M-McorrectManswer-
IncreasedMinsulinMlevelsM(Hyperinsulinemia),MAndrogens,MHirsutism
WhatMareMtheManti-hypertensivesMusedMinMpregnancy?M-McorrectManswer-MethyldopaM(Alpha-2-
Agonist),MLabetalol,MNifedipine,MHydralazine
WhatMisMaMcharacteristicMofMPlacentaMPrevia?M-McorrectManswer-Painless,MredMbleeding
WhatMisMaMchacteristicMofMRheumatoidMArthritis?M-McorrectManswer-Tender,Mwarm,MswollenMjoints
MedicationsMthatMcanMcauseMototoxicity?M-McorrectManswer-
Aminoglycosides,MloopMdiuretics,MNSAIDs,Mantihistamines,MnasalMdecongestants
WhatMisMtheMtreatmentMtimeMforMenterobiasis?M-McorrectManswer-2Mweeks
WhatMdoesMMCVMlabMvalueMmeasure?M-McorrectManswer-
MeanMCorpuscularMVolumeMhelpsMdiagnoseMdifferentMtypesMofManemiaMsuchMasMB12M&MFolateM(Macrocy
tic)MandMFeManemiaM(Microcytic)
RhogamMisMgivenMatMhowMmanyMweekMgestation?M-McorrectManswer-27-28Mweeks
WhatMareMJanewayMlesionsMandMwhatMdoMtheyMindicate?M-McorrectManswer-TheyMareMirregular,Mnon-
tenderMhemorrhagicMmaculesMlocatedMonMtheMhandsMandMfeet.MSeenMinMInfectiveMEndocarditis
,WhatMareMOsler'sMNodesMandMwhatMdoMtheyMindicate?M-McorrectManswer-TheyMareMsplitMpea-
sized,Merythematous,MtenderMnodulesMlocatedMonMtheMpadsMofMtheMfingersMandMtoes.MSeenMinMInfectiveM
Endocarditis
WhatMisMtheMrecommendationMforMWarfarinMmanagementMwhenMaMpatientMmissesMaMdose?M-
McorrectManswer-
IfMwithinM12MhoursMofMtheMdoseMtime,MtakeMit.MIfMoverM12MhoursMpatientMwillMneedMaMINRMredraw
WhatMdoMweMneedMtoMknowMaboutMACEsMandMARBs?M-McorrectManswer-
AMdryMhackingMcoughMisMaMcommonMsideMeffectMofMACEsMandMwillMgoMawayMwithinMaMweekMafterMdiscont
inuing.MACEsM&MARBsMareMindicatedMforMpatientsMwithMDM,MCKD,MandMHTN.MNotMrecommendedMasM1stMl
ineMagentMwithMAfricanMAmericansM&McanMcauseMangioedema.
ContraindicationsMforMHydrochlorothiazideM-McorrectManswer-
SulfaMallergy,MPCNMhypersensitivity,MAsthma,MGout
SystolicMMurmursM(Benign)M-McorrectManswer-MRM=MMitralMRegurgeM(SOB/FatigueMHF)
PeytonMManningM=MPhysiologicMMurmurM(Asymptomatic)
ASM=MAorticMStenosisM(Angina,MSyncopeMHF)
MVPM=MMitralMValveMProlapseM("Click",MWomenM14-30,MPalpitations,MChestMPain
DiastolicMMurmursM(Abnormal)M-McorrectManswer-
ARM=MAorticMRegurgitationM(Angina,MHF,MDizziness,MChestMPain)
MSM=MMitralMStenosisM(Dyspnea,MAFib)
WhatMdoesMS1Mindicate?M-McorrectManswer-
S1MClosureMofMtheMAtrioventricularMValvesM(MitralM&MTricuspidMValves)
WhatMdoesMS2Mindicate?M-McorrectManswer-
S2MClosureMofMtheMSemilunarMValvesM(AorticM&MPulmonicMValves)
S3MisMoftenMheardMin?M-McorrectManswer-CHF,MpossiblyMnormalMforMathleticMadolescents
, S4MisMoftenMheardMin?M-McorrectManswer-
DiastolicMHF,MLeftMVentricularMHypertrophyM(LVH),MPoorlyMcontrolledMHTN,MMI
TreatmentMofMPeripheralMArteryMDiseaseM(PAD)M-McorrectManswer-
AntiplateletsM(Plavix,MASA),MPentoxifyllineM(DecreasesMbloodMviscosity)
DiagnosingMPeripheralMArteryMDiseaseM(PAD)M-McorrectManswer-GoldMStandardM=MAngiography
AnkleMBrachialMIndexM(ABI)
CoronaryMArteryMDiseaseM(CAD)MtreatmentM-McorrectManswer-
Aotrvastatin/RosuvastatinM=MIfMLDL>150MuseMhighMdoses.MWatchMforMLFTsM&Marthralgia.MChangeMtypeM&M
doseMifMissues.MHelpsMstabilizeMplaques.
WhatMmedicationsMareMindicatedMforMHFMtreatment?M-McorrectManswer-
ACEs,MARBs,MARNIMw/BBs,MAldosteroneMRecepterMAntagonists
WhatMisMtheMtreatmentMforMSarcopterMScabieiM(Scabies)?M-McorrectManswer-
TopicalMPermetherinMmassagedMfromMheadMtoMsolesMofMfeetMandMwashMoffMwithMshowerMorMbathMafterM
8-14hrs.MTreatMagainMinM1Mweek.
NamesMofMskinMlesions?M-McorrectManswer-Macule:MFlatM<1cmMi.e.Mfreckle
Papule:MRaisedM<1cmMi.e.Macne
Nodule:MRaisedM>1cmMi.e.Mlipoma
Vesicle:MBlisterM<1cmMi.e.MHSV,MChickenpox
Bulla:MBlisterM>1cmMi.e.M2ndMDegreeMBurn,MBullousMPemphigod
Plaque:MRaised,Mflat-topM>1cmMi.e.MPsoriasisM&MSeborrheicMKeratoses
Patch:MFlat,MdiscoloredM>1cmMi.e.MVitiligoM&MPort-WineMStains
Wheal:MRaisedM&MRedMAreaMi.e.MHivesM&MInsectMBiteMreaction
KeloidM-McorrectManswer-HyperthrophicMscarMthatMisMinvasiveMbeyondMpointMofMoriginalMinjury
Answers2024-2025
WhatMwouldMcauseMdecreaseMinMDigoxinMlevels?M-McorrectManswer-Antacids
TakingMPyridiumMforMUTI,MwhatMcanMPyridiumMcause?M-McorrectManswer-HemolyticMAnemia
WhatMcanMPCOSMresultMin?M-McorrectManswer-
IncreasedMinsulinMlevelsM(Hyperinsulinemia),MAndrogens,MHirsutism
WhatMareMtheManti-hypertensivesMusedMinMpregnancy?M-McorrectManswer-MethyldopaM(Alpha-2-
Agonist),MLabetalol,MNifedipine,MHydralazine
WhatMisMaMcharacteristicMofMPlacentaMPrevia?M-McorrectManswer-Painless,MredMbleeding
WhatMisMaMchacteristicMofMRheumatoidMArthritis?M-McorrectManswer-Tender,Mwarm,MswollenMjoints
MedicationsMthatMcanMcauseMototoxicity?M-McorrectManswer-
Aminoglycosides,MloopMdiuretics,MNSAIDs,Mantihistamines,MnasalMdecongestants
WhatMisMtheMtreatmentMtimeMforMenterobiasis?M-McorrectManswer-2Mweeks
WhatMdoesMMCVMlabMvalueMmeasure?M-McorrectManswer-
MeanMCorpuscularMVolumeMhelpsMdiagnoseMdifferentMtypesMofManemiaMsuchMasMB12M&MFolateM(Macrocy
tic)MandMFeManemiaM(Microcytic)
RhogamMisMgivenMatMhowMmanyMweekMgestation?M-McorrectManswer-27-28Mweeks
WhatMareMJanewayMlesionsMandMwhatMdoMtheyMindicate?M-McorrectManswer-TheyMareMirregular,Mnon-
tenderMhemorrhagicMmaculesMlocatedMonMtheMhandsMandMfeet.MSeenMinMInfectiveMEndocarditis
,WhatMareMOsler'sMNodesMandMwhatMdoMtheyMindicate?M-McorrectManswer-TheyMareMsplitMpea-
sized,Merythematous,MtenderMnodulesMlocatedMonMtheMpadsMofMtheMfingersMandMtoes.MSeenMinMInfectiveM
Endocarditis
WhatMisMtheMrecommendationMforMWarfarinMmanagementMwhenMaMpatientMmissesMaMdose?M-
McorrectManswer-
IfMwithinM12MhoursMofMtheMdoseMtime,MtakeMit.MIfMoverM12MhoursMpatientMwillMneedMaMINRMredraw
WhatMdoMweMneedMtoMknowMaboutMACEsMandMARBs?M-McorrectManswer-
AMdryMhackingMcoughMisMaMcommonMsideMeffectMofMACEsMandMwillMgoMawayMwithinMaMweekMafterMdiscont
inuing.MACEsM&MARBsMareMindicatedMforMpatientsMwithMDM,MCKD,MandMHTN.MNotMrecommendedMasM1stMl
ineMagentMwithMAfricanMAmericansM&McanMcauseMangioedema.
ContraindicationsMforMHydrochlorothiazideM-McorrectManswer-
SulfaMallergy,MPCNMhypersensitivity,MAsthma,MGout
SystolicMMurmursM(Benign)M-McorrectManswer-MRM=MMitralMRegurgeM(SOB/FatigueMHF)
PeytonMManningM=MPhysiologicMMurmurM(Asymptomatic)
ASM=MAorticMStenosisM(Angina,MSyncopeMHF)
MVPM=MMitralMValveMProlapseM("Click",MWomenM14-30,MPalpitations,MChestMPain
DiastolicMMurmursM(Abnormal)M-McorrectManswer-
ARM=MAorticMRegurgitationM(Angina,MHF,MDizziness,MChestMPain)
MSM=MMitralMStenosisM(Dyspnea,MAFib)
WhatMdoesMS1Mindicate?M-McorrectManswer-
S1MClosureMofMtheMAtrioventricularMValvesM(MitralM&MTricuspidMValves)
WhatMdoesMS2Mindicate?M-McorrectManswer-
S2MClosureMofMtheMSemilunarMValvesM(AorticM&MPulmonicMValves)
S3MisMoftenMheardMin?M-McorrectManswer-CHF,MpossiblyMnormalMforMathleticMadolescents
, S4MisMoftenMheardMin?M-McorrectManswer-
DiastolicMHF,MLeftMVentricularMHypertrophyM(LVH),MPoorlyMcontrolledMHTN,MMI
TreatmentMofMPeripheralMArteryMDiseaseM(PAD)M-McorrectManswer-
AntiplateletsM(Plavix,MASA),MPentoxifyllineM(DecreasesMbloodMviscosity)
DiagnosingMPeripheralMArteryMDiseaseM(PAD)M-McorrectManswer-GoldMStandardM=MAngiography
AnkleMBrachialMIndexM(ABI)
CoronaryMArteryMDiseaseM(CAD)MtreatmentM-McorrectManswer-
Aotrvastatin/RosuvastatinM=MIfMLDL>150MuseMhighMdoses.MWatchMforMLFTsM&Marthralgia.MChangeMtypeM&M
doseMifMissues.MHelpsMstabilizeMplaques.
WhatMmedicationsMareMindicatedMforMHFMtreatment?M-McorrectManswer-
ACEs,MARBs,MARNIMw/BBs,MAldosteroneMRecepterMAntagonists
WhatMisMtheMtreatmentMforMSarcopterMScabieiM(Scabies)?M-McorrectManswer-
TopicalMPermetherinMmassagedMfromMheadMtoMsolesMofMfeetMandMwashMoffMwithMshowerMorMbathMafterM
8-14hrs.MTreatMagainMinM1Mweek.
NamesMofMskinMlesions?M-McorrectManswer-Macule:MFlatM<1cmMi.e.Mfreckle
Papule:MRaisedM<1cmMi.e.Macne
Nodule:MRaisedM>1cmMi.e.Mlipoma
Vesicle:MBlisterM<1cmMi.e.MHSV,MChickenpox
Bulla:MBlisterM>1cmMi.e.M2ndMDegreeMBurn,MBullousMPemphigod
Plaque:MRaised,Mflat-topM>1cmMi.e.MPsoriasisM&MSeborrheicMKeratoses
Patch:MFlat,MdiscoloredM>1cmMi.e.MVitiligoM&MPort-WineMStains
Wheal:MRaisedM&MRedMAreaMi.e.MHivesM&MInsectMBiteMreaction
KeloidM-McorrectManswer-HyperthrophicMscarMthatMisMinvasiveMbeyondMpointMofMoriginalMinjury