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. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Grocery shopping
You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old primigravida
who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace, nitrite=negative, protein=2+,
blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs during the past week. Which of
the following is most likely?
A. HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Pregnancy-induced
hypertension (pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that her
child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved. After the
fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which of the following
is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)
,A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his left eye
for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He has a new onset
of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection. The only medicine he is
on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Subconjunctival
hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-
appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Cranial Nerve VIII - CORRECT ANSWER-Acoustic (Hearing and balance)
Cranial nerve IX - CORRECT ANSWER-Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of
the palate, gag reflex
Cranial Nerve XI - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex - CORRECT ANSWER-Ankle- S1 primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
, Ad1womand1isd1beingd1evaluatedd1byd1thed1nursed1practitionerd1ford1complaintsd1ofd
1dyspareunia.d1Ad1microscopyd1slided1revealsd1ad1larged1numberd1ofd1atrophicd1squ
amousd1epitheliald1cells.d1Thed1vaginald1pHd1isd14.0.d1Thered1ared1veryd1fewd1leukocy
tesd1andd1nod1RBCsd1ared1seend1ond1thed1wetd1smear.d1Whichd1ofd1thed1followingd1is
d1mostd1likely?
A. Atrophicd1vaginitis
B. Bacteriald1Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. Thisd1isd1ad1normald1finding.d1-d1CORRECTd1ANSWER-
A.d1Atrophicd1vaginitis.d1Symptomsd1ofd1atrophicd1vaginitisd1included1painfuld1interco
urse,d1atrophicd1squamousd1epitheliald1cells,d1andd1ad1decreased1ind1pH.d1Vaginald1a
trophyd1isd1causedd1byd1lackd1ofd1ord1imbalanced1ofd1estrogen.d1Normald1pHd1ofd1th
ed1vaginad1isd14.0-5.0d1(acidic)
Thed1mostd1commond1typed1ofd1skind1malignancyd1is:
A. Squamousd1celld1cancer
B. Basald1skind1cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplasticd1nevid1-d1CORRECTd1ANSWER-
B.d1Basald1skind1cancer.d1Itd1isd1severald1timesd1mored1commond1thatd1squamousd1
celld1skind1cancerd1accordingd1tod1thed1NIH.
Koplik'sd1spotsd1ared1associatedd1with:
A. Poxviriusd1infections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki'sd1disease
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. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Grocery shopping
You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old primigravida
who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace, nitrite=negative, protein=2+,
blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs during the past week. Which of
the following is most likely?
A. HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Pregnancy-induced
hypertension (pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that her
child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved. After the
fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which of the following
is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)
,A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his left eye
for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He has a new onset
of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection. The only medicine he is
on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Subconjunctival
hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-
appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Cranial Nerve VIII - CORRECT ANSWER-Acoustic (Hearing and balance)
Cranial nerve IX - CORRECT ANSWER-Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of
the palate, gag reflex
Cranial Nerve XI - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex - CORRECT ANSWER-Ankle- S1 primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
, Ad1womand1isd1beingd1evaluatedd1byd1thed1nursed1practitionerd1ford1complaintsd1ofd
1dyspareunia.d1Ad1microscopyd1slided1revealsd1ad1larged1numberd1ofd1atrophicd1squ
amousd1epitheliald1cells.d1Thed1vaginald1pHd1isd14.0.d1Thered1ared1veryd1fewd1leukocy
tesd1andd1nod1RBCsd1ared1seend1ond1thed1wetd1smear.d1Whichd1ofd1thed1followingd1is
d1mostd1likely?
A. Atrophicd1vaginitis
B. Bacteriald1Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. Thisd1isd1ad1normald1finding.d1-d1CORRECTd1ANSWER-
A.d1Atrophicd1vaginitis.d1Symptomsd1ofd1atrophicd1vaginitisd1included1painfuld1interco
urse,d1atrophicd1squamousd1epitheliald1cells,d1andd1ad1decreased1ind1pH.d1Vaginald1a
trophyd1isd1causedd1byd1lackd1ofd1ord1imbalanced1ofd1estrogen.d1Normald1pHd1ofd1th
ed1vaginad1isd14.0-5.0d1(acidic)
Thed1mostd1commond1typed1ofd1skind1malignancyd1is:
A. Squamousd1celld1cancer
B. Basald1skind1cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplasticd1nevid1-d1CORRECTd1ANSWER-
B.d1Basald1skind1cancer.d1Itd1isd1severald1timesd1mored1commond1thatd1squamousd1
celld1skind1cancerd1accordingd1tod1thed1NIH.
Koplik'sd1spotsd1ared1associatedd1with:
A. Poxviriusd1infections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki'sd1disease
