APEA Predictor test exam 1014Questions and Answers with complete solution(Graded A+).

APEA Predictor test exam 1014Questions and Answers with
complete solution(Graded A+)


Cranial Nerve VIII - CORRECT ANSWERS Acoustic (Hearing and balance)


Cranial nerve IX - CORRECT ANSWERS Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise
of the palate, gag reflex


Cranial Nerve XI - CORRECT ANSWERS Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius)


Deep tendon reflex - CORRECT ANSWERS Ankle- S1 primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7


Stroke risk scale - CORRECT ANSWERS CHADS2
C-Congestive heart failure
H-Hypertension
A-Age >75 years
D- Diabetes

S-prior Stroke/TIA


In the majority of children, the first permanent teeth start to erupt at the age of 6
years. Which of the following are the first permanent teeth to erupt in this time
period?
A. First Molars
B. Second Molars
C. Lower or upper incisors
D. Canines - CORRECT ANSWERS A. First Molars


All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:

,A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination

,C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Grocery shopping


You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old primigravida
who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace, nitrite=negative, protein=2+,
blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs during the past week. Which of
the following is most likely?
A. HELLP syndrome

B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)

C. Eclampsia of pregnancy

D. Primary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS B. Pregnancy-induced
hypertension (pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.


The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that her child
had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved. After the fever
resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which of the following is the
most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - CORRECT ANSWERS B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)


A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his left eye for 2
days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He has a new onset of
cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection. The only medicine he is on
Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Subconjunctival
hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-
appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.

, A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner for complaints of
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dyspareunia. A microscopy slide reveals a large number of atrophic squamous
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epithelial cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few leukocytes and no RBCs
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are seen on the wet smear. Which of the following is most likely?
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A. Atrophicvaginitis yx




B. Bacterial Vaginosis yx




C. Trichomoniasis
D. This is a normal finding. - CORRECT ANSWERS
yx yx A. Atrophic vaginitis.
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Symptoms of atrophic vaginitis include painful intercourse, atrophic squamous
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epithelial cells, and a decrease in pH. Vaginal atrophy is caused by lack of or
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imbalance of estrogen. Normal pH of the vagina is 4.0-5.0 (acidic)
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The most common type of skin malignancy is:
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A. Squamous cell cancer y x y x




B. Basal skin cancer yx yx




C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic nevi - CORRECT ANSWERS B. Basal skin cancer. It is several
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times more common that squamous cell skin cancer according to the NIH.
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Koplik's spots are associated with:yx yx yx yx




A. Poxvirius infections yx




B. Measles
C. Kawasaki's disease yx




D. Reye's syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS yx B. Measles. S/S include fever over yx yx yx yx yx yx yx yx




101, coryza, cough, conjunctivitis, rash, and koplik's spots on buccal mucosa
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At what level of prevention would you classify for lung cancer?
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A. Primary prevention yx




B. Secondary prevention yx




C. Tertiary prevention yx