APEA 3P Practice Questions. MOST RECENT WITH 100% SOLUTIONS 2025
1. The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient:
a. Flex his hand
2. When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure,
the breath sounds are:
a. vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the
lungs and resonant on percussion
3. The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person’s risk
for:
a. Peripheral artery disease
4. Olecranon bursitis may be caused by all of the following except:
a. Frozen shoulder
5. In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears:
a. Pale
6. A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished
strength is:
a. pseudohypertrophy
7. If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the
origin of the tenderness is probably:
, a.
In the abdominal wall
8. On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible
and coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent
with:
a. Intestinal obstruction
9. Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in
and around the macular area. These findings are consistent with:
a. Microaneurysms
10.Symptoms of a subdural hematoma include:
a. Noticeable bleeding between the dura and the cerebrum on x-ray
11.On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of flexed posture, tremor,
rigidity, and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent with:
a. Parkinson’s disease
12.When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements
related to articular structure disease are true except which one?
a. Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
13.Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms:
a. Bursitis
14.Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
should include:
, a.
Use of the Glasgow coma scale
15.The earliest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an
infant is:
a. Salty taste on the skin
16.A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid and spongy mass of blood vessels
that may be present at birth and enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months is
characteristic of a:
a. Cavernous hemangioma
17.The hamstring muscles flex the knee and are located on the:
a. Posterior aspect of the thigh
18.Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus
and the lens. These specks are most likely:
a. Vitreous floaters
19.When performing the first Leopold maneuver on a pregnant woman, if the
buttocks and head are not easily palpated at the fundus, the fetus is said to be
in:
a. Transverse lie
20.When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner
instructs the patient to move his arm in front of his body. This motion of the
shoulder girdle would be an example of:
1. The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient:
a. Flex his hand
2. When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure,
the breath sounds are:
a. vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the
lungs and resonant on percussion
3. The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person’s risk
for:
a. Peripheral artery disease
4. Olecranon bursitis may be caused by all of the following except:
a. Frozen shoulder
5. In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears:
a. Pale
6. A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished
strength is:
a. pseudohypertrophy
7. If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the
origin of the tenderness is probably:
, a.
In the abdominal wall
8. On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible
and coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent
with:
a. Intestinal obstruction
9. Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in
and around the macular area. These findings are consistent with:
a. Microaneurysms
10.Symptoms of a subdural hematoma include:
a. Noticeable bleeding between the dura and the cerebrum on x-ray
11.On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of flexed posture, tremor,
rigidity, and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent with:
a. Parkinson’s disease
12.When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements
related to articular structure disease are true except which one?
a. Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
13.Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms:
a. Bursitis
14.Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
should include:
, a.
Use of the Glasgow coma scale
15.The earliest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an
infant is:
a. Salty taste on the skin
16.A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid and spongy mass of blood vessels
that may be present at birth and enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months is
characteristic of a:
a. Cavernous hemangioma
17.The hamstring muscles flex the knee and are located on the:
a. Posterior aspect of the thigh
18.Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus
and the lens. These specks are most likely:
a. Vitreous floaters
19.When performing the first Leopold maneuver on a pregnant woman, if the
buttocks and head are not easily palpated at the fundus, the fetus is said to be
in:
a. Transverse lie
20.When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner
instructs the patient to move his arm in front of his body. This motion of the
shoulder girdle would be an example of:
