APEA PREDICTOR /APEA PREDICTOR FINAL EXAM 2025
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED
A+!!!
Stroke risk scale - CORRECT ANSWER-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 ANSWER-A. First Molars
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
,A. ability16to16feed16self
B. Ability16to16manage16bladder16and16bowel16elimination
C. Personal16hygiene16and16grooming
D. Grocery16Shopping16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-D.16Grocery16shopping
You16note16the16following16result16on16a16routine16urinalysis16of16a1637-
year16old16primigravida16who16is16at163016weeks16gestation.16Leukocyte=trace,16nitr
ite=negative,16protein=2+,16blood=negative.16Her16weight16has16increased16by16516l
bs16during16the16past16week.16Which16of16the16following16is16most16likely?
A. HELLP16syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced1 6 hypertension1 6 (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia16of16pregnancy
D. Primary16hypertension16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-B.16Pregnancy-
induced16hypertension16(pre-
eclampsia).16Classic16triad16of16symptoms16of16preeclampsia16include16hypertensi
on,16edema16(weight16gain),16and16proteinuria.
The16mother16of16a161216month16old16infant16reports16to16the16nurse16practitioner16
that16her16child16had16a16high16fever16for16several16days,16which16spontaneously16re
solved.16After16the16fever16resolved,16the16child16developed16a16maculopapular16ras
h.16Which16of16the16following16is16the16most16likely16diagnosis?
A. Fifth16Disease16(erythema16infectiosum)
B. Roseola16infantum16(exanthema16subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile16maculopapular16rashes16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
B.16Roseola16Infantum16(Exanthema16subitum)
,A1670-year16old16male16patient16complains16of16a16bright16red-
colored16spot16in16his16left16eye16for16216days.16He16denies16eye16pain,16visual16chang
es,16or16headaches.16He16has16a16new16onset16of16cough16from16a16recent16viral16up
per16respiratory16infection.16The16only16medicine16he16is16on16Bayer16aspirin,16116ta
blet16a16day.16Which16of16the16following16is16most16likely?
A. Corneal16abrasion
B. Acute16bacterial16conjunctivitis
C. Acute16uveitis
D. Subconjunctival16hemorrhage16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
D.16Subconjunctival16hemorrhage.16Bright16red16blood16in16a16sharply16defined16a
rea16surrounded16by16normal-
16appearing16conjunctiva16indicates16subconjunctival16hemorrhage.
Cranial16Nerve16VIII16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Acoustic16(Hearing16and16balance)
Cranial16nerve16IX16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Glossopharyngeal-
16swallowing16and16rise16of16the16palate,16gag16reflex
Cranial16Nerve16XI16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Spinal16Accessory16(upper16trapezius)
Deep16tendon16reflex16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Ankle-
S116primarily16Knee-16Lumbar162,3,4
16
Supinator(brachioradialis)-
C5,616BicepTriceps-C6,7
, A16woman16is16being16evaluated16by16the16nurse16practitioner16for16complaints16of1
6dyspareunia.16A16microscopy16slide16reveals16a16large16number16of16atrophic16squa
mous16epithelial16cells.16The16vaginal16pH16is164.0.16There16are16very16few16leukocyt
es16and16no16RBCs16are16seen16on16the16wet16smear.16Which16of16the16following16is1
6most16likely?
A. Atrophic16vaginitis
B. Bacterial16Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. This16is16a16normal16finding.16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
A.16Atrophic16vaginitis.16Symptoms16of16atrophic16vaginitis16include16painful16interco
urse,16atrophic16squamous16epithelial16cells,16and16a16decrease16in16pH.16Vaginal16a
trophy16is16caused16by16lack16of16or16imbalance16of16estrogen.16Normal16pH16of16th
e16vagina16is164.0-5.016(acidic)
The16most16common16type16of16skin16malignancy16is:
A. Squamous16cell16cancer
B. Basal16skin16cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic16nevi16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
B.16Basal16skin16cancer.16It16is16several16times16more16common16that16squamous16c
ell16skin16cancer16according16to16the16NIH.
Koplik's16spots16are16associated16with:
A. Poxvirius16infections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki's16disease
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED
A+!!!
Stroke risk scale - CORRECT ANSWER-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 ANSWER-A. First Molars
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
,A. ability16to16feed16self
B. Ability16to16manage16bladder16and16bowel16elimination
C. Personal16hygiene16and16grooming
D. Grocery16Shopping16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-D.16Grocery16shopping
You16note16the16following16result16on16a16routine16urinalysis16of16a1637-
year16old16primigravida16who16is16at163016weeks16gestation.16Leukocyte=trace,16nitr
ite=negative,16protein=2+,16blood=negative.16Her16weight16has16increased16by16516l
bs16during16the16past16week.16Which16of16the16following16is16most16likely?
A. HELLP16syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced1 6 hypertension1 6 (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia16of16pregnancy
D. Primary16hypertension16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-B.16Pregnancy-
induced16hypertension16(pre-
eclampsia).16Classic16triad16of16symptoms16of16preeclampsia16include16hypertensi
on,16edema16(weight16gain),16and16proteinuria.
The16mother16of16a161216month16old16infant16reports16to16the16nurse16practitioner16
that16her16child16had16a16high16fever16for16several16days,16which16spontaneously16re
solved.16After16the16fever16resolved,16the16child16developed16a16maculopapular16ras
h.16Which16of16the16following16is16the16most16likely16diagnosis?
A. Fifth16Disease16(erythema16infectiosum)
B. Roseola16infantum16(exanthema16subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile16maculopapular16rashes16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
B.16Roseola16Infantum16(Exanthema16subitum)
,A1670-year16old16male16patient16complains16of16a16bright16red-
colored16spot16in16his16left16eye16for16216days.16He16denies16eye16pain,16visual16chang
es,16or16headaches.16He16has16a16new16onset16of16cough16from16a16recent16viral16up
per16respiratory16infection.16The16only16medicine16he16is16on16Bayer16aspirin,16116ta
blet16a16day.16Which16of16the16following16is16most16likely?
A. Corneal16abrasion
B. Acute16bacterial16conjunctivitis
C. Acute16uveitis
D. Subconjunctival16hemorrhage16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
D.16Subconjunctival16hemorrhage.16Bright16red16blood16in16a16sharply16defined16a
rea16surrounded16by16normal-
16appearing16conjunctiva16indicates16subconjunctival16hemorrhage.
Cranial16Nerve16VIII16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Acoustic16(Hearing16and16balance)
Cranial16nerve16IX16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Glossopharyngeal-
16swallowing16and16rise16of16the16palate,16gag16reflex
Cranial16Nerve16XI16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Spinal16Accessory16(upper16trapezius)
Deep16tendon16reflex16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-Ankle-
S116primarily16Knee-16Lumbar162,3,4
16
Supinator(brachioradialis)-
C5,616BicepTriceps-C6,7
, A16woman16is16being16evaluated16by16the16nurse16practitioner16for16complaints16of1
6dyspareunia.16A16microscopy16slide16reveals16a16large16number16of16atrophic16squa
mous16epithelial16cells.16The16vaginal16pH16is164.0.16There16are16very16few16leukocyt
es16and16no16RBCs16are16seen16on16the16wet16smear.16Which16of16the16following16is1
6most16likely?
A. Atrophic16vaginitis
B. Bacterial16Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. This16is16a16normal16finding.16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
A.16Atrophic16vaginitis.16Symptoms16of16atrophic16vaginitis16include16painful16interco
urse,16atrophic16squamous16epithelial16cells,16and16a16decrease16in16pH.16Vaginal16a
trophy16is16caused16by16lack16of16or16imbalance16of16estrogen.16Normal16pH16of16th
e16vagina16is164.0-5.016(acidic)
The16most16common16type16of16skin16malignancy16is:
A. Squamous16cell16cancer
B. Basal16skin16cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic16nevi16-16CORRECT16ANSWER-
B.16Basal16skin16cancer.16It16is16several16times16more16common16that16squamous16c
ell16skin16cancer16according16to16the16NIH.
Koplik's16spots16are16associated16with:
A. Poxvirius16infections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki's16disease
