APEA PREDICTOR EXAM (ACTUAL) 2024 WITH VERIFIED A+ RATED ANSWERS

APEA PREDICTOR EXAM (ACTUAL) 2024 WITH
VERIFIED A+ RATED ANSWERS
What16is16Morton's16neuroma?16–
16ANSWER16a16mass16between16the163rd16and164th16toes16that16feels16like16a16pebble;1

6most16common16in16women16who16wear16high16heels16or16tight16shoes




How16is16Morton's16neuroma16diagnosed?16–
16ANSWER16via16a16positive16Muddler's16or16squeeze16test16causing16pain




What16is16the16hook16test?16–
16ANSWER16used16to16assess16for16a16bicep16tendon16issue




How16do16we16treat16any16rotator16cuff16injuries?16–
16ANSWER16wear16a16sling16to16stabilize16the16arm16and16refer16to16ortho




How16long16do16migraine16headaches16last?16-16ANSWER_4-7216hours


How16can16we16abort16cluster16headaches?16–
16ANSWER16calcium16or16100%16oxygen16application




Which16type16of16headaches16come16with16lacrimation16and16sinus16symptoms?16–
16ANSWER16cluster16headaches




What16does16the16apprehension16test16assess16for?16–
16ANSWER16used16to16assess16for16stability16of16the16shoulder16or16knee;16assesses16f

or16stability




What16does16an16ASC-
US16(atypical16squamos16cells16of16undetermined16significance)16pap16smear16result1

,6necessitate?16–
16ANSWER16Do16HPV16testing16with16this.16If16positive,16repeat16in16one16year16if16a

ge1621-
2416or16send16for16colposcopy16if16older16than1625.16If16negative,16repeat16pap16in16316
years

,What16is16the16biggest16side16effect16of16colchicine?16–16ANSWER16diarrhea


How16would16you16describe16the16appearance16of16molluscum16contagiosum?16–
16ANSWER16papules16that16are16umbilicated16and16contain16a16caseous16plug


What16is16the16recommended16treatment16for16chronic16bacterial16prostatitis?16–
16ANSWER16a16fluoroquinolone16(cipro16or16levo)16+16bactrim




How16do16we16treat16a16broken16clavicle16in16an16infant?16–
16ANSWER16no16treatment;16it16should16heal16on16it's16own




At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16uterus16palpable16just16above16the16pubic16s
ymphysis?16–16ANSWER16week1612


At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16palpable16halfway16between16the16pu
bic16symphysis16and16umbilicus?16–16ANSWER16week1616


At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16of16the16uterus16at16the16umbilicus?16
–16ANSWER16week1620


At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16of16the16uterus16halfway16between16
the16xiphoid16process16and16umbilicus?16–16ANSWER16week1628


At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16just16below16the16xiphoid16process?16
–16ANSWER16week1634

, Increased16sweat16production16is16a16sign16of16what16endocrine16disorder?16–
16ANSWER16hyperthyroidism


What16is16the16recommended16treatment16for16acute16prostatitis?16–
16ANSWER16cipro16(if16not16STI16related)16or16ceftriaxone




What16are16s/s16of16an16intraductal16breast16papilloma?16–
16ANSWER16clear16to16bloody16unilateral16nipple16discharge16(bilateral16is16usually16

benign),16and16also16a16wart16like16lump16palpated16in16the16nipple16area


What16are16s/s16of16peripheral16vascular16disease?16–
16ANSWER16think16V16meaning16volume16overload16aka16edema,16may16ache16or16be

16uncomfortable16but16is16not16painful,16bounding16pulses,16ruddy16discoloration




If16a16patient16is16on16Coumadin16but16then16they16may16need16to16go16on16an16antibiot
ic16for16an16infection16and16Bactrim16is16the16drug16of16choice,16what16should16you16d
o?16–
16ANSWER16Bactrim16increases16INR16so16we16would16want16to16decrease16the16cou

madin16dose16while16the16patient16is16on16this


If16a16patient16is16on16Coumadin16but16then16they16may16need16to16go16on16Rifampin,16
what16should16you16do?16–
16ANSWER16Rifampin16decreases16INR16so16we'd16want16to16increase16the16coumadi

n16dose


If16a16patient16on16coumadin's16INR16is163.1-416,what16should16you16do?16–
16ANSWER16decrease16the16weekly16dose16by165-10%




If16a16patient16on16coumadin's16INR16is164.1-5.0,16what16should16you16do?16–
16ANSWER16hold16one16dose16then16decrease16the16weekly16dose16by1610%