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APEA 3P EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements
related to articular structure disease are true except which one? - Answer:
Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - Answer: Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
should include... - Answer: Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is...
- 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... - Answer: Cavernous hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - Answer:
Posterior aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and
the lens. These specks are most likely... - 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... - Answer:
Transverse lie
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner instructs
the patient to move his arm in front of his body. The motion of the shoulder girdle
would be an example of... - Answer: Flexion
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate... - Answer: Between the spine and lateral chest
Walking on the toes and heals may reveal... - Answer: Distal muscular weakness
in the legs
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When performing a bimanual exam of the vagina, the examiner should lubricate
the index and middle fingers of the gloved hand. From a standing position, the
fingers should be inserted into the vagina while exerting pressure primarily... -
Answer: posteriorly
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood viscosity? - Answer:
Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear - Answer: with voluntary
movement
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week. This
symptom could be consistent with... - Answer: Cancer of the sigmoid colon
Mydriasis is a term used to describe - Answer: Dilation of the pupils
When performing a musculoskeletal exam on a patient with mechanical low back
pain, osteoporosis is expected. Positive findings include all of the following
except... - Answer: Calf wasting
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient... - Answer: Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the
breath sounds are... - 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... -
Answer: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - Answer:
Frozen shoulder
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - Answer: pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is...
- Answer: Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the
origin of the tenderness is probably... - Answer: In the abdominal wall
APEA 3P EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements
related to articular structure disease are true except which one? - Answer:
Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - Answer: Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
should include... - Answer: Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is...
- 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... - Answer: Cavernous hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - Answer:
Posterior aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and
the lens. These specks are most likely... - 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... - Answer:
Transverse lie
When performing a musculoskeletal examination, the nurse practitioner instructs
the patient to move his arm in front of his body. The motion of the shoulder girdle
would be an example of... - Answer: Flexion
To locate the twelfth rib, palpate... - Answer: Between the spine and lateral chest
Walking on the toes and heals may reveal... - Answer: Distal muscular weakness
in the legs
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When performing a bimanual exam of the vagina, the examiner should lubricate
the index and middle fingers of the gloved hand. From a standing position, the
fingers should be inserted into the vagina while exerting pressure primarily... -
Answer: posteriorly
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood viscosity? - Answer:
Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear - Answer: with voluntary
movement
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week. This
symptom could be consistent with... - Answer: Cancer of the sigmoid colon
Mydriasis is a term used to describe - Answer: Dilation of the pupils
When performing a musculoskeletal exam on a patient with mechanical low back
pain, osteoporosis is expected. Positive findings include all of the following
except... - Answer: Calf wasting
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient... - Answer: Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the
breath sounds are... - 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... -
Answer: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - Answer:
Frozen shoulder
In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - Answer: pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is...
- Answer: Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the
origin of the tenderness is probably... - Answer: In the abdominal wall
