3P APEA /APEA 3P EXAM AND
STUDYGUIDE 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
,The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient...
CORRECT ANSWER-Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the
breath sounds are... - CORRECT ANSWER-Vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the
dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... –
CORRECT ANSWER-Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - CORRECT ANSWER-
Frozen shoulder
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - CORRECT ANSWER-
pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is... –
CORRECT ANSWER-Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the origin
of the tenderness is probably... - CORRECT ANSWER-In the abdominal wall
On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and
coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with... - CORRECT
ANSWER Intestinal obstruction
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and
around the macular area. These findings are consistent with... - CORRECT ANSWER-
microaneurysms
Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - CORRECT ANSWER-Noticeable bleeding
, between the dura and cerebrum on x-ray
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture, tremor, rigidity, and
shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent with... - CORRECT ANSWER-
Parkinson's Disease
When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements related
to articular structure disease are true except which one? - CORRECT ANSWER-Articular
disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms..- CORRECT ANSWER-Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt should
include... - CORRECT ANSWER-Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is...
- CORRECT ANSWER-Salty taste on the skin
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...
– CORRECT ANSWER-Cavernous hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - CORRECT ANSWER-
Posterior aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and the
lens. These specks are most likely... – CORRECT ANSWER-vitreous floaters
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... - CORRECT
ANSWER Transverse lie
STUDYGUIDE 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
,The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient...
CORRECT ANSWER-Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the
breath sounds are... - CORRECT ANSWER-Vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the
dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... –
CORRECT ANSWER-Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - CORRECT ANSWER-
Frozen shoulder
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - CORRECT ANSWER-
pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is... –
CORRECT ANSWER-Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the origin
of the tenderness is probably... - CORRECT ANSWER-In the abdominal wall
On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and
coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with... - CORRECT
ANSWER Intestinal obstruction
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and
around the macular area. These findings are consistent with... - CORRECT ANSWER-
microaneurysms
Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - CORRECT ANSWER-Noticeable bleeding
, between the dura and cerebrum on x-ray
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture, tremor, rigidity, and
shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent with... - CORRECT ANSWER-
Parkinson's Disease
When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements related
to articular structure disease are true except which one? - CORRECT ANSWER-Articular
disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms..- CORRECT ANSWER-Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt should
include... - CORRECT ANSWER-Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is...
- CORRECT ANSWER-Salty taste on the skin
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...
– CORRECT ANSWER-Cavernous hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - CORRECT ANSWER-
Posterior aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and the
lens. These specks are most likely... – CORRECT ANSWER-vitreous floaters
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... - CORRECT
ANSWER Transverse lie
