APEA 3P exams questions and correct
answers
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient... - Correct Answer
b
✔✔ - Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the breath sounds are... -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - Vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and
b
resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
b
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Frozen shoulder
b
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - pale
b
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is... - Correct Answer ✔✔
b
- Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the origin of the tenderness is
probably... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - In the abdominal wall
b
On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and coincide with
abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Intestinal
b
obstruction
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and around the macular
area. These findings are consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - microaneurysms
b
Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Noticeable bleeding between the
b
dura and cerebrum on x-ray
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture, tremor, rigidity, and shuffling gait are
observed. These findings are consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Parkinson's Disease
b
When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements related to articular
structure disease are true except which one? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Articular disease is usually due to
b
stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Bursitis
b
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt should include... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - Use of the Glasgow coma scale
b
, The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is... - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
b
Salty taste on the skin
A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid, and spongy mass of blood vessels that may be present at birth
and enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months is characteristic of a... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Cavernous
b
hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Posterior aspect
b
of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and the lens. These specks
are most likely... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - vitreous floaters
b
When performing the first Leopold maneuver on a pregnant woman, if the buttocks and head are not
easily palpated at the fundus, the fetus is said to be in... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Transverse lie
b
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to move
his arm in front of his body. The motion of the shoulder girdle would be an example of... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - Flexion
b
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Between the spine and lateral chest
b
Walking on the toes and heals may reveal... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Distal muscular weakness in the legs
b
When performing a bimanual exam of the vagina, the examiner should lubricate the index and middle
fingers of the gloved hand. From a standing position, the fingers should be inserted into the vagina while
exerting pressure primarily... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - posteriorly
b
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood viscosity? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
b
Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear - Correct Answer ✔✔ - with voluntary movement
b
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week. This symptom could be
consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Cancer of the sigmoid colon
b
Mydriasis is a term used to describe - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Dilation of the pupils
b
When performing a musculoskeletal exam on a patient with mechanical low back pain, osteoporosis is
expected. Positive findings include all of the following except... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Calf wasting
b
Which stage of pressure is consistent with findings on dermatologic examination of a full thickness
tissue loss and subcutaneous fat visible with mild slough on the right hip? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Stage
b
III(Three)
The vertebral column angles sharply posteriorly and becomes immovable at the... - Correct Answer ✔✔
b
- Lumbosacral junction
answers
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient... - Correct Answer
b
✔✔ - Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the breath sounds are... -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - Vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and
b
resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
b
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Frozen shoulder
b
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - pale
b
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is... - Correct Answer ✔✔
b
- Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the origin of the tenderness is
probably... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - In the abdominal wall
b
On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and coincide with
abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Intestinal
b
obstruction
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and around the macular
area. These findings are consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - microaneurysms
b
Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Noticeable bleeding between the
b
dura and cerebrum on x-ray
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture, tremor, rigidity, and shuffling gait are
observed. These findings are consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Parkinson's Disease
b
When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements related to articular
structure disease are true except which one? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Articular disease is usually due to
b
stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Bursitis
b
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt should include... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - Use of the Glasgow coma scale
b
, The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is... - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
b
Salty taste on the skin
A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid, and spongy mass of blood vessels that may be present at birth
and enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months is characteristic of a... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Cavernous
b
hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Posterior aspect
b
of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and the lens. These specks
are most likely... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - vitreous floaters
b
When performing the first Leopold maneuver on a pregnant woman, if the buttocks and head are not
easily palpated at the fundus, the fetus is said to be in... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Transverse lie
b
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner instructs the patient to move
his arm in front of his body. The motion of the shoulder girdle would be an example of... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - Flexion
b
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Between the spine and lateral chest
b
Walking on the toes and heals may reveal... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Distal muscular weakness in the legs
b
When performing a bimanual exam of the vagina, the examiner should lubricate the index and middle
fingers of the gloved hand. From a standing position, the fingers should be inserted into the vagina while
exerting pressure primarily... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - posteriorly
b
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood viscosity? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
b
Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear - Correct Answer ✔✔ - with voluntary movement
b
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week. This symptom could be
consistent with... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Cancer of the sigmoid colon
b
Mydriasis is a term used to describe - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Dilation of the pupils
b
When performing a musculoskeletal exam on a patient with mechanical low back pain, osteoporosis is
expected. Positive findings include all of the following except... - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Calf wasting
b
Which stage of pressure is consistent with findings on dermatologic examination of a full thickness
tissue loss and subcutaneous fat visible with mild slough on the right hip? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Stage
b
III(Three)
The vertebral column angles sharply posteriorly and becomes immovable at the... - Correct Answer ✔✔
b
- Lumbosacral junction
