3P STUDY APEA LATEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatywouldycauseydecreaseyinyDigoxinylevels?y-yCORRECTyANSWERAntacids
TakingyPyridiumyforyUTI,ywhatycanyPyridiumycause?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERHemolyticyAnemia
WhatycanyPCOSyresultyin?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERIncreasedyinsulinylevelsy(Hyperinsulinemia),yAndrogens,yHirsutism
Whatyareytheyanti-hypertensivesyusedyinypregnancy?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERMethyldopay(Alpha-2-Agonist),yLabetalol,yNifedipine,yHydralazine
WhatyisyaycharacteristicyofyPlacentayPrevia?y-yCORRECTyANSWERPainless,yredybleeding
WhatyisyaychacteristicyofyRheumatoidyArthritis?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTender,ywarm,yswollenyjoints
Medicationsythatycanycauseyototoxicity?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERAminoglycosides,yloopydiuretics,yNSAIDs,yantihistamines,ynasalyde
congestants
Whatyisytheytreatmentytimeyforyenterobiasis?y-yCORRECTyANSWER2yweeks
WhatydoesyMCVylabyvalueymeasure?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERMeanyCorpuscularyVolumeyhelpsydiagnoseydifferentytypesyofyanemi
aysuchyasyB12y&yFolatey(Macrocytic)yandyFeyanemiay(Microcytic)
Rhogamyisygivenyatyhowymanyyweekygestation?y-yCORRECTyANSWER27-28yweeks
WhatyareyJanewayylesionsyandywhatydoytheyyindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTheyyareyirregular,ynon-
tenderyhemorrhagicymaculesylocatedyonytheyhandsyandyfeet.ySeenyinyInfectiveyEndocarditi
s
WhatyareyOsler'syNodesyandywhatydoytheyyindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTheyyareysplitypea-
sized,yerythematous,ytenderynodulesylocatedyonytheypadsyofytheyfingersyandytoes.ySeenyinyI
nfectiveyEndocarditis
WhatyisytheyrecommendationyforyWarfarinymanagementywhenyaypatientymissesyaydose?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERIf ywithiny12yhoursyofytheydoseytime,ytakeyit.yIfyovery12yhoursypatientywi
llyneedyayINRyredraw
WhatydoyweyneedytoyknowyaboutyACEsyandyARBs?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERAydryyhackingycoughyisyaycommonysideyeffectyofyACEsyandywillygoya
wayywithinyayweekyafterydiscontinuing.yACEsy&yARBsyareyindicatedyforypatientsywithyDM,yC
KD,yandyHTN.yNotyrecommendedyasy1stylineyagentywithyAfricanyAmericansy&ycanycauseyan
gioedema.
ContraindicationsyforyHydrochlorothiazidey-
yCORRECTyANSWERSulfayallergy,yPCNyhypersensitivity,yAsthma,yGout
SystolicyMurmursy(Benign)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERMRy=yMitralyRegurgey(SOB/FatigueyHF)
PeytonyManningy=yPhysiologicyMurmury(Asymptomatic)
ASy=yAorticyStenosisy(Angina,ySyncopeyHF)
MVPy=yMitralyValveyProlapsey("Click",yWomeny14-30,yPalpitations,yChestyPain
DiastolicyMurmursy(Abnormal)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERARy=yAorticyRegurgitationy(Angina,yHF,yDizziness,yChestyPain)
, MSy=yMitralyStenosisy(Dyspnea,yAFib)
WhatydoesyS1yindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERS1yClosureyofytheyAtrioventricularyValvesy(Mitraly&yTricuspidyValves
)
WhatydoesyS2yindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERS2yClosureyofytheySemilunaryValvesy(Aorticy&yPulmonicyValves)
S3yisyoftenyheardyin?y-yCORRECTyANSWERCHF,ypossiblyynormalyforyathleticyadolescents
S4yisyoftenyheardyin?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERDiastolicyHF,yLeftyVentricularyHypertrophyy(LVH),yPoorlyycontrolledy
HTN,yMI
TreatmentyofyPeripheralyArteryyDiseasey(PAD)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERAntiplateletsy(Plavix,yASA),yPentoxifylliney(Decreasesybloodyviscosi
ty)
DiagnosingyPeripheralyArteryyDiseasey(PAD)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERGoldyStandardy=yAngiography
AnkleyBrachialyIndexy(ABI)
CoronaryyArteryyDiseasey(CAD)ytreatmenty-
yCORRECTyANSWERAotrvastatin/Rosuvastatin y=yIfyLDL>150yuseyhighydoses.yWatchyfory
LFTsy&yarthralgia.yChangeytypey&ydoseyifyissues.yHelpsystabilizeyplaques.
WhatymedicationsyareyindicatedyforyHFytreatment?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERACEs,yARBs,yARNIyw/BBs,yAldosteroneyRecepteryAntagonists
WhatyisytheytreatmentyforySarcopteryScabieiy(Scabies)?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTopicalyPermetherinymassagedyfromyheadytoysolesyofyfeetyandywas
hyoffywithyshoweryorybathyaftery8-14hrs.yTreatyagainyiny1yweek.
Namesyofyskinylesions?y-yCORRECTyANSWERMacule:yFlaty<1cmyi.e.yfreckle
Papule:yRaisedy<1cmyi.e.yacne
Nodule:yRaisedy>1cmyi.e.ylipoma
Vesicle:yBlistery<1cmyi.e.yHSV,yChickenpox
Bulla:yBlistery>1cmyi.e.y2ndyDegreeyBurn,yBullousyPemphigod
Plaque:yRaised,yflat-topy>1cmyi.e.yPsoriasisy&ySeborrheicyKeratoses
Patch:yFlat,ydiscoloredy>1cmyi.e.yVitiligoy&yPort-WineyStains
Wheal:yRaisedy&yRedyAreayi.e.yHivesy&yInsectyBiteyreaction
Keloidy-
yCORRECTyANSWERHyperthrophicyscarythatyisyinvasiveybeyondypointyofyoriginalyinjury
WhatyisyTineayCapitisyandyWhatyisytheytreatment?y-yCORRECTyANSWERScalpyRing-
Worm.yRound,yscalyypatchesyonyscalpy(CradleyCap).yTreatmentyisyGrisefulviny500mgywithy
highyfatymealsyfory4-6weeks
WhatyisyTineayCorporisyandyWhatyisytheytreatment?y-yCORRECTyANSWERBodyyRing-
Worm.yRed,yscalyyplaquesyonytheybodyyorytrunkyinyayring-
like/circularypattern.yTopicalyAzolesy(I.E.yClotrimazole)yfory2yweeks.
HowydoyyouyassessyMelanoma?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERABCDEy(Asymmetry,yBorder,yColor,yDiametery>6mm,yandyEvolutio
n/Elevation
Signsy&ySymptomsyofyPsoriasis?y-yCORRECTyANSWERSilvery-
WhiteyScales,yPittedyNails,yPositiveyAuspitzySigny(Pinpointybleedingywhenylesions/scalesya
reyscraped)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatywouldycauseydecreaseyinyDigoxinylevels?y-yCORRECTyANSWERAntacids
TakingyPyridiumyforyUTI,ywhatycanyPyridiumycause?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERHemolyticyAnemia
WhatycanyPCOSyresultyin?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERIncreasedyinsulinylevelsy(Hyperinsulinemia),yAndrogens,yHirsutism
Whatyareytheyanti-hypertensivesyusedyinypregnancy?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERMethyldopay(Alpha-2-Agonist),yLabetalol,yNifedipine,yHydralazine
WhatyisyaycharacteristicyofyPlacentayPrevia?y-yCORRECTyANSWERPainless,yredybleeding
WhatyisyaychacteristicyofyRheumatoidyArthritis?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTender,ywarm,yswollenyjoints
Medicationsythatycanycauseyototoxicity?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERAminoglycosides,yloopydiuretics,yNSAIDs,yantihistamines,ynasalyde
congestants
Whatyisytheytreatmentytimeyforyenterobiasis?y-yCORRECTyANSWER2yweeks
WhatydoesyMCVylabyvalueymeasure?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERMeanyCorpuscularyVolumeyhelpsydiagnoseydifferentytypesyofyanemi
aysuchyasyB12y&yFolatey(Macrocytic)yandyFeyanemiay(Microcytic)
Rhogamyisygivenyatyhowymanyyweekygestation?y-yCORRECTyANSWER27-28yweeks
WhatyareyJanewayylesionsyandywhatydoytheyyindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTheyyareyirregular,ynon-
tenderyhemorrhagicymaculesylocatedyonytheyhandsyandyfeet.ySeenyinyInfectiveyEndocarditi
s
WhatyareyOsler'syNodesyandywhatydoytheyyindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTheyyareysplitypea-
sized,yerythematous,ytenderynodulesylocatedyonytheypadsyofytheyfingersyandytoes.ySeenyinyI
nfectiveyEndocarditis
WhatyisytheyrecommendationyforyWarfarinymanagementywhenyaypatientymissesyaydose?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERIf ywithiny12yhoursyofytheydoseytime,ytakeyit.yIfyovery12yhoursypatientywi
llyneedyayINRyredraw
WhatydoyweyneedytoyknowyaboutyACEsyandyARBs?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERAydryyhackingycoughyisyaycommonysideyeffectyofyACEsyandywillygoya
wayywithinyayweekyafterydiscontinuing.yACEsy&yARBsyareyindicatedyforypatientsywithyDM,yC
KD,yandyHTN.yNotyrecommendedyasy1stylineyagentywithyAfricanyAmericansy&ycanycauseyan
gioedema.
ContraindicationsyforyHydrochlorothiazidey-
yCORRECTyANSWERSulfayallergy,yPCNyhypersensitivity,yAsthma,yGout
SystolicyMurmursy(Benign)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERMRy=yMitralyRegurgey(SOB/FatigueyHF)
PeytonyManningy=yPhysiologicyMurmury(Asymptomatic)
ASy=yAorticyStenosisy(Angina,ySyncopeyHF)
MVPy=yMitralyValveyProlapsey("Click",yWomeny14-30,yPalpitations,yChestyPain
DiastolicyMurmursy(Abnormal)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERARy=yAorticyRegurgitationy(Angina,yHF,yDizziness,yChestyPain)
, MSy=yMitralyStenosisy(Dyspnea,yAFib)
WhatydoesyS1yindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERS1yClosureyofytheyAtrioventricularyValvesy(Mitraly&yTricuspidyValves
)
WhatydoesyS2yindicate?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERS2yClosureyofytheySemilunaryValvesy(Aorticy&yPulmonicyValves)
S3yisyoftenyheardyin?y-yCORRECTyANSWERCHF,ypossiblyynormalyforyathleticyadolescents
S4yisyoftenyheardyin?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERDiastolicyHF,yLeftyVentricularyHypertrophyy(LVH),yPoorlyycontrolledy
HTN,yMI
TreatmentyofyPeripheralyArteryyDiseasey(PAD)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERAntiplateletsy(Plavix,yASA),yPentoxifylliney(Decreasesybloodyviscosi
ty)
DiagnosingyPeripheralyArteryyDiseasey(PAD)y-
yCORRECTyANSWERGoldyStandardy=yAngiography
AnkleyBrachialyIndexy(ABI)
CoronaryyArteryyDiseasey(CAD)ytreatmenty-
yCORRECTyANSWERAotrvastatin/Rosuvastatin y=yIfyLDL>150yuseyhighydoses.yWatchyfory
LFTsy&yarthralgia.yChangeytypey&ydoseyifyissues.yHelpsystabilizeyplaques.
WhatymedicationsyareyindicatedyforyHFytreatment?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERACEs,yARBs,yARNIyw/BBs,yAldosteroneyRecepteryAntagonists
WhatyisytheytreatmentyforySarcopteryScabieiy(Scabies)?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERTopicalyPermetherinymassagedyfromyheadytoysolesyofyfeetyandywas
hyoffywithyshoweryorybathyaftery8-14hrs.yTreatyagainyiny1yweek.
Namesyofyskinylesions?y-yCORRECTyANSWERMacule:yFlaty<1cmyi.e.yfreckle
Papule:yRaisedy<1cmyi.e.yacne
Nodule:yRaisedy>1cmyi.e.ylipoma
Vesicle:yBlistery<1cmyi.e.yHSV,yChickenpox
Bulla:yBlistery>1cmyi.e.y2ndyDegreeyBurn,yBullousyPemphigod
Plaque:yRaised,yflat-topy>1cmyi.e.yPsoriasisy&ySeborrheicyKeratoses
Patch:yFlat,ydiscoloredy>1cmyi.e.yVitiligoy&yPort-WineyStains
Wheal:yRaisedy&yRedyAreayi.e.yHivesy&yInsectyBiteyreaction
Keloidy-
yCORRECTyANSWERHyperthrophicyscarythatyisyinvasiveybeyondypointyofyoriginalyinjury
WhatyisyTineayCapitisyandyWhatyisytheytreatment?y-yCORRECTyANSWERScalpyRing-
Worm.yRound,yscalyypatchesyonyscalpy(CradleyCap).yTreatmentyisyGrisefulviny500mgywithy
highyfatymealsyfory4-6weeks
WhatyisyTineayCorporisyandyWhatyisytheytreatment?y-yCORRECTyANSWERBodyyRing-
Worm.yRed,yscalyyplaquesyonytheybodyyorytrunkyinyayring-
like/circularypattern.yTopicalyAzolesy(I.E.yClotrimazole)yfory2yweeks.
HowydoyyouyassessyMelanoma?y-
yCORRECTyANSWERABCDEy(Asymmetry,yBorder,yColor,yDiametery>6mm,yandyEvolutio
n/Elevation
Signsy&ySymptomsyofyPsoriasis?y-yCORRECTyANSWERSilvery-
WhiteyScales,yPittedyNails,yPositiveyAuspitzySigny(Pinpointybleedingywhenylesions/scalesya
reyscraped)
