APEA 3P EXAM 3 WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025
1. What .is .the .biggest .side .effect .of .colchicine?: .diarrhea
2. How .would .you .describe .the .appearance .of .molluscum .contagiosum?: .-
papules .that .are .umbilicated .and .contain .a .caseous .plug
3. How .do .we .treat .a .broken .clavicle .in .an .infant?: .no .treatment; .it .should .heal
. on .it's .own
4. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .uterus .palpable .just .above .the .pubic
. symphysis?: .week .12
5. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .palpable .halfway .between .the
. pubic .symphysis .and .umbilicus?: .week .16
6. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .of .the .uterus .at .the .umbilicus?: .-
week .20
7. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .of .the .uterus .halfway .between .the
. xiphoid .process .and .umbilicus?: .week .28
8. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .just .below .the .xiphoid .process?-
: .week .34
9. Increased .sweat .production .is .a .sign .of .what .endocrine .disorder?: .hyperthy-
. roidism
10. What .is .Paget's .disease?: .there .is .localized .increased .bone .turnover .and .blood
. flow .resulting .in .the .breakdown .of .bone .and .replacing .it .with .weakened .and .highly
. vascular .bone .putting .the .indiv .at .increased .risk .of .fractures
11. How .do .we .treat .Paget's .diseease?: .bisphosphonates
12. How .should .pregnant .women .wear .their .seatbelt?: .with .the .shoulder .strap
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, . like .a .normal .person .and .then .the .groin .strap .below .the .belly .and .across .the
. hips
13. What .is .another .name .for .fifth .disease?: .parvovirus .aka .slapped .cheek .dis-
. ease .aka .erythema .infectiosum
14. Which .type .of .prevention .are .vaccinations?: .primary
15. When .should .patients .begin .antiretroviral .therapy .for .HIV .infection?: .as
. soon .as .it .is .detected, .even .if .in .the .acute .phase
16. What .are .the .first .generation .antihistamines?: .diphenhydramine .(benadryl)
. and .chlorpeniramine .(actifed)
17. What .are .s/s .of .the .secondary .stage .of .syphilis?: .rash .on .hands .and .feet,
. lymphadenopathy, .fever
18. What .is .the .recommended .treatment .for .chronic .bacterial .prostatitis?: .a
. fluoroquinolone .(cipro .or .levo) .+ .bactrim
19. What .is .the .recommended .treatment .for .acute .prostatitis?: .cipro .(if .not .STI
. related) .or .ceftriaxone
20. What .are .s/s .of .an .intraductal .breast .papilloma?: .clear .to .bloody .unilateral
. nipple .discharge .(bilateral .is .usually .benign), .and .also .a .wart .like .lump .palpated
. in . the .nipple .area
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1. What .is .the .biggest .side .effect .of .colchicine?: .diarrhea
2. How .would .you .describe .the .appearance .of .molluscum .contagiosum?: .-
papules .that .are .umbilicated .and .contain .a .caseous .plug
3. How .do .we .treat .a .broken .clavicle .in .an .infant?: .no .treatment; .it .should .heal
. on .it's .own
4. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .uterus .palpable .just .above .the .pubic
. symphysis?: .week .12
5. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .palpable .halfway .between .the
. pubic .symphysis .and .umbilicus?: .week .16
6. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .of .the .uterus .at .the .umbilicus?: .-
week .20
7. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .of .the .uterus .halfway .between .the
. xiphoid .process .and .umbilicus?: .week .28
8. At .what .week .of .pregnancy .is .the .fundus .just .below .the .xiphoid .process?-
: .week .34
9. Increased .sweat .production .is .a .sign .of .what .endocrine .disorder?: .hyperthy-
. roidism
10. What .is .Paget's .disease?: .there .is .localized .increased .bone .turnover .and .blood
. flow .resulting .in .the .breakdown .of .bone .and .replacing .it .with .weakened .and .highly
. vascular .bone .putting .the .indiv .at .increased .risk .of .fractures
11. How .do .we .treat .Paget's .diseease?: .bisphosphonates
12. How .should .pregnant .women .wear .their .seatbelt?: .with .the .shoulder .strap
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, . like .a .normal .person .and .then .the .groin .strap .below .the .belly .and .across .the
. hips
13. What .is .another .name .for .fifth .disease?: .parvovirus .aka .slapped .cheek .dis-
. ease .aka .erythema .infectiosum
14. Which .type .of .prevention .are .vaccinations?: .primary
15. When .should .patients .begin .antiretroviral .therapy .for .HIV .infection?: .as
. soon .as .it .is .detected, .even .if .in .the .acute .phase
16. What .are .the .first .generation .antihistamines?: .diphenhydramine .(benadryl)
. and .chlorpeniramine .(actifed)
17. What .are .s/s .of .the .secondary .stage .of .syphilis?: .rash .on .hands .and .feet,
. lymphadenopathy, .fever
18. What .is .the .recommended .treatment .for .chronic .bacterial .prostatitis?: .a
. fluoroquinolone .(cipro .or .levo) .+ .bactrim
19. What .is .the .recommended .treatment .for .acute .prostatitis?: .cipro .(if .not .STI
. related) .or .ceftriaxone
20. What .are .s/s .of .an .intraductal .breast .papilloma?: .clear .to .bloody .unilateral
. nipple .discharge .(bilateral .is .usually .benign), .and .also .a .wart .like .lump .palpated
. in . the .nipple .area
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