APEA QBank AANP Review Questions
and Answers 2025
GestationalAdiabetesAscreeningAoccursAbetweenAwhatAweeksAgestation?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-24-48
WhenAyouAaskAtheApatientAtoAtakeAaAdeepAbreathAinAandAthenApalpateAoverAtheARUQAabdo
men.APositiveAwhenApainAisAelicited.AThisAisAaAsignAofA___________.
A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Murphy'sAsign;Acholecystitis
WhatAareAnamesAofALABAAmedications?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-salmeterol
WhatAisAencopresisAinAchildren?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
stoolAincontinenceAafterAtheAageAofAbeingAtoiletAtrained
TheAmedicalAtermAforAbeingAcross-eyedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-strabismus
WhatAisAatopicAdermatitis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-eczema
TestsAusedAtoAdiagnoseAdevelopmentalAhipAdysplasiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
BarlowAandAOrtolaniAmaneuvers
WhatAisAtheAfemaleAathleteAtriad?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
disorderedAeating,Aamenorrhea,Aosteoporosis
HowAdoApatientsAwithAaorticAregurgitationAtypicallyApresent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theyAwillAhaveAaAlongAasymptomaticAperiodAfollowedAbyAexerciseAintolerance,AthenAdyspne
aAatArest.ATheAleftAventricleAeventuallyAfailsAunlessAtheAaorticAvalveAisAreplaced.
WhatAdoesAtheArashAofAfifthAdiseaseA(aAviralAexanthem)AlookAlike?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
maculopapularArashAthatAblanchesAeasilyAandAmayAbeAaccompaniedAbyAjointAaches
WhatAcardiacAabnormalitiesAareAexpectedAtoAbeAheardAonAauscultationAofAaApregnantApati
ent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-aAvenousAhumAmurmurAandAanAS3
WhenAaAheadacheAaccompaniesAaAstroke,AisAthisAmostAoftenAhemorrhagicAorAischemic?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hemorrhagic
AVAnickingAisAmostAcommonlyAseenAonAretinalAexamAofAwhichAchronicAcondition?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hypertension
WithinA6AmonthsAofAbeingAstartedAonAaATCAAorASSRI,AwhatAisAaAcommonAsideAeffectAthatAo
ccurs?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-weightAgain
WhenAdoesAotitisAmediaAwithAeffusionAusuallyAoccur?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
eitherAbeforeAorAafterAanAepisodeAofAacuteAotitisAmedia.AThisAeffusionAisAnotAinfectedAfluidA
butAitAisAconsideredAaAbreedingAgroundAforAbacteria.AThisAshouldAnotAbeAtreatedAwithAantibi
otics.
TheAmedicalAtermAforAjockAitchA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-tineaAcruris
TineaAcrurisA"jockAitch"AisAaAcommonA__________AinfectionAandAshouldAbeAtreatedAwithAw
hat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-fungal;AOTCAantifungalAcream
WhatAareAteachingApointsAforAmalesAtoAavoidAcontractingAtineaAcruris?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-dryAoff AafterAswimmingAandAdon'tAstayAinAaAwetAbathingAsuit
TineaAcrurisAcanAaffectAtheAinnerAthighsAbutAneverAwhatAelse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theApenisAorAscrotum
,OnAmicroscopicAexam,AwhatAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAinAtheApresenceAofAaAbacterialAinfect
ion?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-cocciAandArods
OnAmicroscopicAexam,AwhatAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAinAtheApresenceAofAaAcandidalAinfect
ion?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-yeasts
WhatAareAdermatophytes?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-fungi
OnAmicroscopicAexam,AwhatAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAinAtheApresenceAofAaAdermatophytic
A(fungal)Ainfection?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hyphaeAthatAareAlong,Athin,AandAbranchingA(suchAasAinAtheAcaseAofAtineaApedis,AtineaAcruri
s,AandAtineaAcorporis)
TheAmedicalAtermAforAringwormA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-tineaAcorporis
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAviralApneumoniaAinApeds?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
RSV
ViralApneumoniaAisAtheAmostAcommonAtypeAofApneumoniaAinAchildrenAofAwhatAages?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-6AmonthsAtoA5Ayears
WhatAisAtheAsimplestAwayAtoAscreenAforAnutritionalAadequacyAinAolderAadults?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-measureAtheirAweight
HowAareAscabiesAtreated?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-viaApermethrinAandAgoodAhygiene
WhatAareAcommonAsideAeffectsAofANSAIDs?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
renalAimpairment,AacuteArenalAfailure,Agastritis
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAperniciousAanemias?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
vitaminAB12Adeficiency
HowAshouldAoralAironAsupplementsAbeAtaken?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
onAanAemptyAstomachAwithAsomethingAacidicAandAhighAinAcalciumAsuchAasAorangeAjuice
GroupAAAstrepApharyngitisAcanAbeAaccompaniedAbyAwhatAsymptomsAotherAthanAtheAclassi
cACentorAcriteria?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-abdominalApain,Anausea,AandAvomiting
AAstoolAspecimenAthatAisApositiveAforAWBCsAisAaAsignAofAwhat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAviralAorAbacterialAinfection
TheAonlyAtypeAofAincontinenceAthatAwouldAnotAbenefitAfromApelvicAfloorAtherapyAisAwhat?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-overflowAincontinence
WhatAdoAtheAskinAmanifestationsAofAaApenicillinAallergyAlookAlike?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hives
WhatAareAsymptomsAthatAsomeoneAwillAexperienceAasAsoonAasAtheyAareAstartedAonAaASSR
IAandAwhenAwillAthisAresolve?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
headache,Anausea,Ainsomnia,Arestlessness,Aagitation;AwillAresolveAinA2Aweeks
WhatAcausesAtheAdryAcoughAinApeopleAtakingAanAACEI?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theAbuildupAofAbradykininAwhichAisAusuallyAdegradedAbyAACE
ACEIAinducedAcoughsAusuallyAbeginAhowAsoonAafterAstartingAtheAmedication?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-withinA2Aweeks
COPDAisAoftenAassociatedAwithAwhatAsequelae?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
anxietyAandAdepression
WhenAshouldAanAantiviralAbeAstartedAinAaApatientAwithAshingles?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
withinA72AhoursAofAtheAonsetAofAsymptoms
WhatAisAtheAdrugAofAchoiceAforAtreatingAUTIsAinAmaleApatients?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
bactrimAforA7-10Adays
WhatAisAtheAleadingAcauseAofACKDAandAESRDAinAtheAunitedAstates?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-diabetes
, WhatAisAtheAusualArecommendationAaboutAadministeringAMMRAandAvaricellaAimmunizatio
ns?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theyAshouldAbeAgivenAonAtheAsameAdayAorAatAleastAoneAmonthAapart
WhatAareAtheAclassicAsymptomsAofAanAatopicApregnancy?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
amenorrhea,AvaginalAbleeding,AabdominalApain
WhatAisAsideroblasticAanemia?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
whenAtheAboneAmarrowAisAunableAtoAincorporateAironAintoAhemoglobin.AThisAmayAbeAeither
AinheritedAorAacquired.
CanAaApregnantAwomanAgetAtheAMMRAvaccineAwhileApregnant?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
yes
WhyAareAtheAcarotidAarteriesAauscultatedAforAbruits?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
thisAisAindicativeAofAgeneralizedAatherosclerosis
WhatAisAroseola?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAviralAexanthemAcharacterizedAbyAaAhighAfeverAforA3AdaysAthenAabruptAstoppingAofAtheAfev
erAandAaAmaculopapularArashAthatAblanches.AalsoAknownAasAexanthemAsubitum.
WhatAareAsignsAindicativeAofAaAmeningitisAinfection?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
KernigAandABrudzinski'sAsigns
CancerAinAtheAboneAmarrowAthatAresultsAinAskeletalAdestructionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
multipleAmyeloma
WhatAisAtheAaverageAageAofAdiagnosisAofAmultipleAmyeloma?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-65
aAskinAdisorderAthatAcausesAtheAnoseAtoAenlargeAandAbecomeAred,Abumpy,AandAbulbousA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-rhinophyma
WhatAareAphysicalAexamAfindingsAcommonAinAalcoholAabuse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
tremors,AmacrocytosisA(dueAtoAvitaminAB12AandAfolateAdeficienciesAcommonAinAalcoholics
),Ahypertension,Arhinophyma,AperipheralAneuropathy,Ateleangectasia,Ahepatosplenomegal
y
WhatAisAtheAfirstAsignAofAsexualAmaturationAinAaAmale?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
anAincreaseAinAtesticularAsizeA(tannerAstageA2)
TheAinabilityAtoAnameAaAfamiliarAobjectA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-anomia
WhatAhappensAtoAaAwomansAvitalAsignsAwhenAsheAisAinAherAsecondAtrimesterAofApregnanc
y?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-herAbloodApressureAdecreases
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAacuteApharyngitisAinAchildren?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-respiratoryAviruses
AAdepressedApatientAisAstartedAonAanASSRI.AWhenAshouldAanotherAantidepressantAbeAtrie
dAifAthereAisAnoAresponse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-8-12Aweeks
IfAtheAnumberAofAbacteriaAonAaAurinalysisAareAgreaterAthanA____________________,AthisAi
sAindicativeAofAaAUTI.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-100,000
WhatAareAsignsAofAaArupturedATMAotherAthanAtheAobviouslyArupturedATM?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-muffledAhearingAandAbrightAredAbloodAinAtheAcanal
OsgoodASchlatterAdiseaseAproducesApainAwhere?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-inAtheAknees
GrowingApainsAusuallyAoccurAwhen?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-atAnighttime
ChildrenAwithAcomplaintsAofAmidboneApainAshouldAbeAworkedAforAwhatAMNMAdifferential?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-acuteAlymphocyticAleukemia
NSAIDsAshouldAbeAusedAinAcautionAwithAwhatApatientApopulation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
and Answers 2025
GestationalAdiabetesAscreeningAoccursAbetweenAwhatAweeksAgestation?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-24-48
WhenAyouAaskAtheApatientAtoAtakeAaAdeepAbreathAinAandAthenApalpateAoverAtheARUQAabdo
men.APositiveAwhenApainAisAelicited.AThisAisAaAsignAofA___________.
A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Murphy'sAsign;Acholecystitis
WhatAareAnamesAofALABAAmedications?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-salmeterol
WhatAisAencopresisAinAchildren?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
stoolAincontinenceAafterAtheAageAofAbeingAtoiletAtrained
TheAmedicalAtermAforAbeingAcross-eyedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-strabismus
WhatAisAatopicAdermatitis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-eczema
TestsAusedAtoAdiagnoseAdevelopmentalAhipAdysplasiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
BarlowAandAOrtolaniAmaneuvers
WhatAisAtheAfemaleAathleteAtriad?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
disorderedAeating,Aamenorrhea,Aosteoporosis
HowAdoApatientsAwithAaorticAregurgitationAtypicallyApresent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theyAwillAhaveAaAlongAasymptomaticAperiodAfollowedAbyAexerciseAintolerance,AthenAdyspne
aAatArest.ATheAleftAventricleAeventuallyAfailsAunlessAtheAaorticAvalveAisAreplaced.
WhatAdoesAtheArashAofAfifthAdiseaseA(aAviralAexanthem)AlookAlike?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
maculopapularArashAthatAblanchesAeasilyAandAmayAbeAaccompaniedAbyAjointAaches
WhatAcardiacAabnormalitiesAareAexpectedAtoAbeAheardAonAauscultationAofAaApregnantApati
ent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-aAvenousAhumAmurmurAandAanAS3
WhenAaAheadacheAaccompaniesAaAstroke,AisAthisAmostAoftenAhemorrhagicAorAischemic?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hemorrhagic
AVAnickingAisAmostAcommonlyAseenAonAretinalAexamAofAwhichAchronicAcondition?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hypertension
WithinA6AmonthsAofAbeingAstartedAonAaATCAAorASSRI,AwhatAisAaAcommonAsideAeffectAthatAo
ccurs?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-weightAgain
WhenAdoesAotitisAmediaAwithAeffusionAusuallyAoccur?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
eitherAbeforeAorAafterAanAepisodeAofAacuteAotitisAmedia.AThisAeffusionAisAnotAinfectedAfluidA
butAitAisAconsideredAaAbreedingAgroundAforAbacteria.AThisAshouldAnotAbeAtreatedAwithAantibi
otics.
TheAmedicalAtermAforAjockAitchA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-tineaAcruris
TineaAcrurisA"jockAitch"AisAaAcommonA__________AinfectionAandAshouldAbeAtreatedAwithAw
hat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-fungal;AOTCAantifungalAcream
WhatAareAteachingApointsAforAmalesAtoAavoidAcontractingAtineaAcruris?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-dryAoff AafterAswimmingAandAdon'tAstayAinAaAwetAbathingAsuit
TineaAcrurisAcanAaffectAtheAinnerAthighsAbutAneverAwhatAelse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theApenisAorAscrotum
,OnAmicroscopicAexam,AwhatAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAinAtheApresenceAofAaAbacterialAinfect
ion?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-cocciAandArods
OnAmicroscopicAexam,AwhatAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAinAtheApresenceAofAaAcandidalAinfect
ion?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-yeasts
WhatAareAdermatophytes?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-fungi
OnAmicroscopicAexam,AwhatAisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAseenAinAtheApresenceAofAaAdermatophytic
A(fungal)Ainfection?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hyphaeAthatAareAlong,Athin,AandAbranchingA(suchAasAinAtheAcaseAofAtineaApedis,AtineaAcruri
s,AandAtineaAcorporis)
TheAmedicalAtermAforAringwormA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-tineaAcorporis
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAviralApneumoniaAinApeds?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
RSV
ViralApneumoniaAisAtheAmostAcommonAtypeAofApneumoniaAinAchildrenAofAwhatAages?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-6AmonthsAtoA5Ayears
WhatAisAtheAsimplestAwayAtoAscreenAforAnutritionalAadequacyAinAolderAadults?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-measureAtheirAweight
HowAareAscabiesAtreated?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-viaApermethrinAandAgoodAhygiene
WhatAareAcommonAsideAeffectsAofANSAIDs?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
renalAimpairment,AacuteArenalAfailure,Agastritis
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAperniciousAanemias?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
vitaminAB12Adeficiency
HowAshouldAoralAironAsupplementsAbeAtaken?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
onAanAemptyAstomachAwithAsomethingAacidicAandAhighAinAcalciumAsuchAasAorangeAjuice
GroupAAAstrepApharyngitisAcanAbeAaccompaniedAbyAwhatAsymptomsAotherAthanAtheAclassi
cACentorAcriteria?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-abdominalApain,Anausea,AandAvomiting
AAstoolAspecimenAthatAisApositiveAforAWBCsAisAaAsignAofAwhat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAviralAorAbacterialAinfection
TheAonlyAtypeAofAincontinenceAthatAwouldAnotAbenefitAfromApelvicAfloorAtherapyAisAwhat?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-overflowAincontinence
WhatAdoAtheAskinAmanifestationsAofAaApenicillinAallergyAlookAlike?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hives
WhatAareAsymptomsAthatAsomeoneAwillAexperienceAasAsoonAasAtheyAareAstartedAonAaASSR
IAandAwhenAwillAthisAresolve?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
headache,Anausea,Ainsomnia,Arestlessness,Aagitation;AwillAresolveAinA2Aweeks
WhatAcausesAtheAdryAcoughAinApeopleAtakingAanAACEI?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theAbuildupAofAbradykininAwhichAisAusuallyAdegradedAbyAACE
ACEIAinducedAcoughsAusuallyAbeginAhowAsoonAafterAstartingAtheAmedication?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-withinA2Aweeks
COPDAisAoftenAassociatedAwithAwhatAsequelae?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
anxietyAandAdepression
WhenAshouldAanAantiviralAbeAstartedAinAaApatientAwithAshingles?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
withinA72AhoursAofAtheAonsetAofAsymptoms
WhatAisAtheAdrugAofAchoiceAforAtreatingAUTIsAinAmaleApatients?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
bactrimAforA7-10Adays
WhatAisAtheAleadingAcauseAofACKDAandAESRDAinAtheAunitedAstates?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-diabetes
, WhatAisAtheAusualArecommendationAaboutAadministeringAMMRAandAvaricellaAimmunizatio
ns?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theyAshouldAbeAgivenAonAtheAsameAdayAorAatAleastAoneAmonthAapart
WhatAareAtheAclassicAsymptomsAofAanAatopicApregnancy?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
amenorrhea,AvaginalAbleeding,AabdominalApain
WhatAisAsideroblasticAanemia?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
whenAtheAboneAmarrowAisAunableAtoAincorporateAironAintoAhemoglobin.AThisAmayAbeAeither
AinheritedAorAacquired.
CanAaApregnantAwomanAgetAtheAMMRAvaccineAwhileApregnant?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
yes
WhyAareAtheAcarotidAarteriesAauscultatedAforAbruits?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
thisAisAindicativeAofAgeneralizedAatherosclerosis
WhatAisAroseola?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAviralAexanthemAcharacterizedAbyAaAhighAfeverAforA3AdaysAthenAabruptAstoppingAofAtheAfev
erAandAaAmaculopapularArashAthatAblanches.AalsoAknownAasAexanthemAsubitum.
WhatAareAsignsAindicativeAofAaAmeningitisAinfection?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
KernigAandABrudzinski'sAsigns
CancerAinAtheAboneAmarrowAthatAresultsAinAskeletalAdestructionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
multipleAmyeloma
WhatAisAtheAaverageAageAofAdiagnosisAofAmultipleAmyeloma?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-65
aAskinAdisorderAthatAcausesAtheAnoseAtoAenlargeAandAbecomeAred,Abumpy,AandAbulbousA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-rhinophyma
WhatAareAphysicalAexamAfindingsAcommonAinAalcoholAabuse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
tremors,AmacrocytosisA(dueAtoAvitaminAB12AandAfolateAdeficienciesAcommonAinAalcoholics
),Ahypertension,Arhinophyma,AperipheralAneuropathy,Ateleangectasia,Ahepatosplenomegal
y
WhatAisAtheAfirstAsignAofAsexualAmaturationAinAaAmale?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
anAincreaseAinAtesticularAsizeA(tannerAstageA2)
TheAinabilityAtoAnameAaAfamiliarAobjectA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-anomia
WhatAhappensAtoAaAwomansAvitalAsignsAwhenAsheAisAinAherAsecondAtrimesterAofApregnanc
y?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-herAbloodApressureAdecreases
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAacuteApharyngitisAinAchildren?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-respiratoryAviruses
AAdepressedApatientAisAstartedAonAanASSRI.AWhenAshouldAanotherAantidepressantAbeAtrie
dAifAthereAisAnoAresponse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-8-12Aweeks
IfAtheAnumberAofAbacteriaAonAaAurinalysisAareAgreaterAthanA____________________,AthisAi
sAindicativeAofAaAUTI.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-100,000
WhatAareAsignsAofAaArupturedATMAotherAthanAtheAobviouslyArupturedATM?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-muffledAhearingAandAbrightAredAbloodAinAtheAcanal
OsgoodASchlatterAdiseaseAproducesApainAwhere?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-inAtheAknees
GrowingApainsAusuallyAoccurAwhen?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-atAnighttime
ChildrenAwithAcomplaintsAofAmidboneApainAshouldAbeAworkedAforAwhatAMNMAdifferential?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-acuteAlymphocyticAleukemia
NSAIDsAshouldAbeAusedAinAcautionAwithAwhatApatientApopulation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-