APEA PREDICTOR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS

APEA PREDICTOR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS

QUESTION>Who qualifies for a low dose CT scan for lung cancer screening purposes? - CORRECT
ANSWER~age 50-80 years anyone who currently smokes or has stopped smoking within the last 5 years



QUESTION>What does an ASC-US (atypical squamos cells of undetermined significance) pap smear
result necessitate? - CORRECT ANSWER~Do HPV testing with this. If positive, repeat in one year if age 21-
24 or send for colposcopy if older than 25. If negative, repeat pap in 3 years.



QUESTION>Which pap smear result is considered to be HPV positive? - CORRECT ANSWER~LSIL



QUESTION>If a patient has LSIL with a negative HPV test, what would you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER~repeat in 1 year



QUESTION>If a patient has LSIL with no HPV test or a positive HPV test, what should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER~refer for colposcopy



QUESTION>If a patient's pap results show NILM, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER~repeat in 3
years



QUESTION>If a patient's pap results show ASC-H or HSIL what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER~refer
for colposcopy



QUESTION>The valgus stress test assesses what? - CORRECT ANSWER~the medial collateral ligament



QUESTION>The varus stress test assesses what? - CORRECT ANSWER~the lateral collateral ligament



QUESTION>The Lachman's test assesses what? - CORRECT ANSWER~the ACL



QUESTION>The McMurray's test assesses for what? - CORRECT ANSWER~a torn meniscus

, QUESTION>The anterior drawer test assesses what? - CORRECT ANSWER~the acl



QUESTION>The posterior drawer test assesses what? - CORRECT ANSWER~the posterior cruciate
ligament (pcl)



QUESTION>a normal rise in blood sugar as a person's body prepares to wake up due to a release of
cortisol and growth hormone - CORRECT ANSWER~dawn phenomenon



QUESTION>How can you tell between the dawn and somogyi effect? - CORRECT ANSWER~If the blood
sugar level is low at 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., suspect the Somogyi effect. If the blood sugar level is normal or
high at 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., it's likely the dawn phenomenon.



QUESTION >What is the biggest side effect of colchicine? - CORRECT ANSWER~diarrhea



QUESTION>How would you describe the appearance of molluscum contagiosum? - CORRECT
ANSWER~papules that are umbilicated and contain a caseous plug



QUESTION>How do we treat a broken clavicle in an infant? - CORRECT ANSWER~no treatment; it should
heal on it's own



QUESTION>At what week of pregnancy is the uterus palpable just above the pubic symphysis? -
CORRECT ANSWER~week 12



QUESTION>At what week of pregnancy is the fundus palpable halfway between the pubic symphysis
and umbilicus? - CORRECT ANSWER~week 16



QUESTION>At what week of pregnancy is the fundus of the uterus at the umbilicus? - CORRECT
ANSWER~week 20



QUESTION>At what week of pregnancy is the fundus of the uterus halfway between the xiphoid process
and umbilicus? - CORRECT ANSWER~week 28