APEA PREDICTOR EXAM
2025/2026 TEST BANK 500+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Can a mother take methadone while pregnant and breastfeeding? - ansyes
Do cataracts cause myopia or presbyopia? - ansmyopia; meaning nearsightedness
and
they make things blurry that are farther away which is why driving at night
becomes
difficult
Does subsequent mean before or after? - ansafter
Dosage of folic acid in pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects - ans400mcg daily
Erikson stage for 65 and older - ansego integrity vs despair
Erikson stage from 3-5 years - ansinitiative vs guilt
Erikson stage from 5-13 years - ansindustry vs inferiority
Erikson stage from 13-21 years - ansidentity vs role confusion
Erikson stage from 18 months to 3 years - ansautonomy vs shame and doubt
Erikson stage from 21-39 years - ansintimacy vs isolation
Erikson stage from 40-65 years - ansgenerativity vs stagnation
Erikson stage from birth to 18 months - anstrust vs mistrust
Folic acid is which vitamin? - ansvitamin B9
GABHS infection puts individuals at the highest risk of developing what
sequelae? -
ansperitonsillar abscess, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic
fever
How do we treat rheumatic fever? - ansrefer to the hospital A positive Auspitz sign is
indicative of what? - anspsoriasis
A U wave present on EKG is thought to represent what? - ansrepolarization of
the
,purkinje
fibers
Alcohol and marijuana worsen which type of incontinence? - ansurge
An overactive bladder is what type of incontinence? - ansurge incontinence
Are nexplanon and norplant (levonorgestrol) combined contraceptives or
progesterone
only? - ansprogesterone
only
asking the patient to place both elbows on a table while keeping both forearms
vertical
and flexing both wrists - ansphalen
sign
Breastfeeding women cannot have which type of anti-contraceptive? - ansanything
with
estrogen in it; this includes things like
cocps
How does the pain in lateral vs. medial epicondylitis differ? - anslateral epicondylitis is
worse with supination of the hand and medial epicondylitis is worse with pronation of
the hand
How is sickle cell anemia diagnosed? - anshemoglobin electrophoresis
How is the fetal biophysical profile performed? - ansvia ultrasound and fetal heart
rate
monitoring
How much weight should a normal weight woman gain in pregnancy? - ans25-
35
pounds
How much weight should an obese woman gain in pregnancy? - ans11-20 pounds
How much weight should an overweight woman gain in pregnancy? - ans15-25
pounds
How much weight should an underweight woman gain in pregnancy? -
ans28-40
pounds
Infants born to women who smoke are at increased risk for what? - anslow
birth weight
and preterm
delivery
involves tapping a finger along the problem nerve - anstinel sign
Is myopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ansnearsightedness meaning it is
hard
to see things far
, away
Is presbyopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ansfarsightedness meaning it can
be harder to see things up close, such as reading a newspaper and may need to hold
it farther away or use reading glasses
Kawasaki disease is caused by what? - ansan acute vasculitis of the small and
medium
blood
vessels
2025/2026 TEST BANK 500+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
Can a mother take methadone while pregnant and breastfeeding? - ansyes
Do cataracts cause myopia or presbyopia? - ansmyopia; meaning nearsightedness
and
they make things blurry that are farther away which is why driving at night
becomes
difficult
Does subsequent mean before or after? - ansafter
Dosage of folic acid in pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects - ans400mcg daily
Erikson stage for 65 and older - ansego integrity vs despair
Erikson stage from 3-5 years - ansinitiative vs guilt
Erikson stage from 5-13 years - ansindustry vs inferiority
Erikson stage from 13-21 years - ansidentity vs role confusion
Erikson stage from 18 months to 3 years - ansautonomy vs shame and doubt
Erikson stage from 21-39 years - ansintimacy vs isolation
Erikson stage from 40-65 years - ansgenerativity vs stagnation
Erikson stage from birth to 18 months - anstrust vs mistrust
Folic acid is which vitamin? - ansvitamin B9
GABHS infection puts individuals at the highest risk of developing what
sequelae? -
ansperitonsillar abscess, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic
fever
How do we treat rheumatic fever? - ansrefer to the hospital A positive Auspitz sign is
indicative of what? - anspsoriasis
A U wave present on EKG is thought to represent what? - ansrepolarization of
the
,purkinje
fibers
Alcohol and marijuana worsen which type of incontinence? - ansurge
An overactive bladder is what type of incontinence? - ansurge incontinence
Are nexplanon and norplant (levonorgestrol) combined contraceptives or
progesterone
only? - ansprogesterone
only
asking the patient to place both elbows on a table while keeping both forearms
vertical
and flexing both wrists - ansphalen
sign
Breastfeeding women cannot have which type of anti-contraceptive? - ansanything
with
estrogen in it; this includes things like
cocps
How does the pain in lateral vs. medial epicondylitis differ? - anslateral epicondylitis is
worse with supination of the hand and medial epicondylitis is worse with pronation of
the hand
How is sickle cell anemia diagnosed? - anshemoglobin electrophoresis
How is the fetal biophysical profile performed? - ansvia ultrasound and fetal heart
rate
monitoring
How much weight should a normal weight woman gain in pregnancy? - ans25-
35
pounds
How much weight should an obese woman gain in pregnancy? - ans11-20 pounds
How much weight should an overweight woman gain in pregnancy? - ans15-25
pounds
How much weight should an underweight woman gain in pregnancy? -
ans28-40
pounds
Infants born to women who smoke are at increased risk for what? - anslow
birth weight
and preterm
delivery
involves tapping a finger along the problem nerve - anstinel sign
Is myopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ansnearsightedness meaning it is
hard
to see things far
, away
Is presbyopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ansfarsightedness meaning it can
be harder to see things up close, such as reading a newspaper and may need to hold
it farther away or use reading glasses
Kawasaki disease is caused by what? - ansan acute vasculitis of the small and
medium
blood
vessels
