3P cAPEA cEXAM c(ACTUAL c2025/2026)
cQUESTIONS c cAND cVERIFIED
cANSWERS
Difference cbetween cvaricose cvein cand carteriosclerosis c-
<<Answers<<>>>Is cthe caffected cvessel
Arteriosclerosis caffects carteries cwhereas cvaricose cveins caffects cv
ceins
A cpatient chas cpoorly ccontrolled chypertension cfor cmore cthan c10
cyears. cIndicate cthe cmost clikely cposition cof chis cpoint cof cmaximal
cimpulse c(PMI) c-<<Answers<<>>>5th cICS, cleft cof cMCL
A cpt. ctaking catorvastatin cnewly cdiagnosed cwith cdyslipidemia cco
cmplaints cof cfatigue, cweakness, cand cmuscle caches cin chis clower cb
cack, carms, clegs cfor cthe cpast c3 cdays. cit cis cnot cimproved cwith
crest cHow cshould cthis cbe cevaluated? c-
<<Answers<<>>>Stop cthe catorvastatin cimmediately
symptom cnot cindicative cof cHF c-<<Answers<<>>>headache
c
What class cof cmeds cis cpreferred cto cnormalized clipid clevels cand cre
N
cduce crisk cof ccardiac cevents c-
<<Answers<<>>>HMG cCoA creductase cinhibitors
,Highest csensitivity cin cdiagnosing cHF c-<<Answers<<>>>BNP
The cNP cis ccaring cfor ca c74-year-
old cwho chad can cacute ccoronary csyndrome c6 cweeks cago. cWhat cm
cedications cshould cbe cpart cof chis cregimen cunless ccontraindicated
-<<Answers<<>>>ACE,
ASA, cbeta cblockers, cand cstatin
patient cwith cthe chighest csystolic cB/P c-
<<Answers<<>>>75- cyear-old cmale
test that cis cmost ccost ceffective cto cscreen cfor cabdominal caortic cane
N
curysm c-<<Answers<<>>>abdominal cultrasound
a c74-year-
old cpatient chas chad can cincrease cin cb/p csince cthe clast cexam. chis
cb/p chas cincreased cfrom c144/90 cto creading cin cthe cupper
c160's/upper c80's. cIf cmedication cis cto cbe cstarted con cthis cpatient,
cwhat cwould cb ce ca cgood cfirst cchoice? c-
<<Answers<<>>>Calcium cchannel cblocker
Factor ccontributing cto cthe cdevelopment cof cAAA c-
<<Answers<<>>>cigarette c smoking
A c40-year-old cAfrican-
American cpt. chas ca cb/p cof c175/100 cand c170/102. cWhat cis ca creaso
cnable cplan cof ccare cfor cthis cpt ctoday? c-
<<Answers<<>>>initiate camlodipine c5mg cdaily
, Usual ccourse cof ctreatment cfor cmitral cvalve cprolapse c-
<<Answers<<>>>is cbenign
A c50-year-
old cpatient cwith chypertension chas ctaken cHCTZ c25mg cdaily cfor
ct che cpast c4 cweeks. cHer cb/p chas cdecreased cfrom c155/95 cto
c145/90. cHow cshould cthe cNP cproceed? c-
<<Answers<<>>>add canother cdrug cfrom canother cclass cto cthe
cda cily c25mg cHCTZ
A cpatient cwith cmitral cvalve cprolapse creports cchest cpain cand
cfreq cuent carrhythmias. cIn cthe cabsence cof cother ccardiac
canomalies, cthe cdrug cof cchoice cto ctreat cher csymptoms cis: c-
<<Answers<<>>>metoprolol
A c43 cyear cold cHispanic cmale chas can caudible cdiastolic cmurmur cbe
cst cheard cin cthe cmitral clistening cpoint. cThere cis cno caudible
cclick.
His cstatus chas cbeen cmonitored cfor cthe cpast ctwo cyears.
This cmurmur cis cprobably c-<<Answers<<>>>mitral cstenosis
A cpatient cwho chas cdiabetes cpresents cwith cpain cin chis clower
cle cgs cwhen che cwalks cand cpain cresolution cwith crest. cWhen
cspecif cically casked cabout chis cpain cin chis clower cleg, che clikely
cwill crep cort cpain c-<<Answers<<>>>in cthe ccalf cmuscle
A cpatient cwith chypertension cdescribes ca cprevious callergic creacti
con cto ca csulfa cantibiotic cas c"sloughing cof cskin" cand chospitalizatio
n. cWhich cmedication cis ccontraindicated cin cthis cpatient? c-
<<Answers<<>>>hydrochlorothiazide
cQUESTIONS c cAND cVERIFIED
cANSWERS
Difference cbetween cvaricose cvein cand carteriosclerosis c-
<<Answers<<>>>Is cthe caffected cvessel
Arteriosclerosis caffects carteries cwhereas cvaricose cveins caffects cv
ceins
A cpatient chas cpoorly ccontrolled chypertension cfor cmore cthan c10
cyears. cIndicate cthe cmost clikely cposition cof chis cpoint cof cmaximal
cimpulse c(PMI) c-<<Answers<<>>>5th cICS, cleft cof cMCL
A cpt. ctaking catorvastatin cnewly cdiagnosed cwith cdyslipidemia cco
cmplaints cof cfatigue, cweakness, cand cmuscle caches cin chis clower cb
cack, carms, clegs cfor cthe cpast c3 cdays. cit cis cnot cimproved cwith
crest cHow cshould cthis cbe cevaluated? c-
<<Answers<<>>>Stop cthe catorvastatin cimmediately
symptom cnot cindicative cof cHF c-<<Answers<<>>>headache
c
What class cof cmeds cis cpreferred cto cnormalized clipid clevels cand cre
N
cduce crisk cof ccardiac cevents c-
<<Answers<<>>>HMG cCoA creductase cinhibitors
,Highest csensitivity cin cdiagnosing cHF c-<<Answers<<>>>BNP
The cNP cis ccaring cfor ca c74-year-
old cwho chad can cacute ccoronary csyndrome c6 cweeks cago. cWhat cm
cedications cshould cbe cpart cof chis cregimen cunless ccontraindicated
-<<Answers<<>>>ACE,
ASA, cbeta cblockers, cand cstatin
patient cwith cthe chighest csystolic cB/P c-
<<Answers<<>>>75- cyear-old cmale
test that cis cmost ccost ceffective cto cscreen cfor cabdominal caortic cane
N
curysm c-<<Answers<<>>>abdominal cultrasound
a c74-year-
old cpatient chas chad can cincrease cin cb/p csince cthe clast cexam. chis
cb/p chas cincreased cfrom c144/90 cto creading cin cthe cupper
c160's/upper c80's. cIf cmedication cis cto cbe cstarted con cthis cpatient,
cwhat cwould cb ce ca cgood cfirst cchoice? c-
<<Answers<<>>>Calcium cchannel cblocker
Factor ccontributing cto cthe cdevelopment cof cAAA c-
<<Answers<<>>>cigarette c smoking
A c40-year-old cAfrican-
American cpt. chas ca cb/p cof c175/100 cand c170/102. cWhat cis ca creaso
cnable cplan cof ccare cfor cthis cpt ctoday? c-
<<Answers<<>>>initiate camlodipine c5mg cdaily
, Usual ccourse cof ctreatment cfor cmitral cvalve cprolapse c-
<<Answers<<>>>is cbenign
A c50-year-
old cpatient cwith chypertension chas ctaken cHCTZ c25mg cdaily cfor
ct che cpast c4 cweeks. cHer cb/p chas cdecreased cfrom c155/95 cto
c145/90. cHow cshould cthe cNP cproceed? c-
<<Answers<<>>>add canother cdrug cfrom canother cclass cto cthe
cda cily c25mg cHCTZ
A cpatient cwith cmitral cvalve cprolapse creports cchest cpain cand
cfreq cuent carrhythmias. cIn cthe cabsence cof cother ccardiac
canomalies, cthe cdrug cof cchoice cto ctreat cher csymptoms cis: c-
<<Answers<<>>>metoprolol
A c43 cyear cold cHispanic cmale chas can caudible cdiastolic cmurmur cbe
cst cheard cin cthe cmitral clistening cpoint. cThere cis cno caudible
cclick.
His cstatus chas cbeen cmonitored cfor cthe cpast ctwo cyears.
This cmurmur cis cprobably c-<<Answers<<>>>mitral cstenosis
A cpatient cwho chas cdiabetes cpresents cwith cpain cin chis clower
cle cgs cwhen che cwalks cand cpain cresolution cwith crest. cWhen
cspecif cically casked cabout chis cpain cin chis clower cleg, che clikely
cwill crep cort cpain c-<<Answers<<>>>in cthe ccalf cmuscle
A cpatient cwith chypertension cdescribes ca cprevious callergic creacti
con cto ca csulfa cantibiotic cas c"sloughing cof cskin" cand chospitalizatio
n. cWhich cmedication cis ccontraindicated cin cthis cpatient? c-
<<Answers<<>>>hydrochlorothiazide
