APEA PREDICTOR EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND 100%
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Cranial nerve IX - Ans✔✔-Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of the palate,
gag reflex
Cranial Nerve VIII - Ans✔✔-Acoustic (Hearing and balance)
Cranial Nerve XI - Ans✔✔-Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex - Ans✔✔-Ankle- S1 primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
Stroke risk scale - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-appearing
conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner for complaints of
dyspareunia. A microscopy slide reveals a large number of atrophic squamous
, epithelial cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few leukocytes and no
RBCs are seen on the wet smear. Which of the following is most likely?
A. Atrophic vaginitis
B. Bacterial Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. This is a normal finding. - Ans✔✔-A. Atrophic vaginitis. Symptoms of
atrophic vaginitis include painful intercourse, atrophic squamous epithelial
cells, and a decrease in pH. Vaginal atrophy is caused by lack of or imbalance of
estrogen. Normal pH of the vagina is 4.0-5.0 (acidic)
The most common type of skin malignancy is:
A. Squamous cell cancer
B. Basal skin cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic nevi - Ans✔✔-B. Basal skin cancer. It is several times more
common that squamous cell skin cancer according to the NIH.
Koplik's spots are associated with:
A. Poxvirius infections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki's disease
D. Reye's syndrome - Ans✔✔-B. Measles. S/S include fever over 101, coryza,
cough, conjunctivitis, rash, and koplik's spots on buccal mucosa
At what level of prevention would you classify for lung cancer?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
STUDY GUIDE. GRADED A+.
QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
UPDATE
Cranial nerve IX - Ans✔✔-Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of the palate,
gag reflex
Cranial Nerve VIII - Ans✔✔-Acoustic (Hearing and balance)
Cranial Nerve XI - Ans✔✔-Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex - Ans✔✔-Ankle- S1 primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
Stroke risk scale - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-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 - Ans✔✔-D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-appearing
conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner for complaints of
dyspareunia. A microscopy slide reveals a large number of atrophic squamous
, epithelial cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few leukocytes and no
RBCs are seen on the wet smear. Which of the following is most likely?
A. Atrophic vaginitis
B. Bacterial Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. This is a normal finding. - Ans✔✔-A. Atrophic vaginitis. Symptoms of
atrophic vaginitis include painful intercourse, atrophic squamous epithelial
cells, and a decrease in pH. Vaginal atrophy is caused by lack of or imbalance of
estrogen. Normal pH of the vagina is 4.0-5.0 (acidic)
The most common type of skin malignancy is:
A. Squamous cell cancer
B. Basal skin cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic nevi - Ans✔✔-B. Basal skin cancer. It is several times more
common that squamous cell skin cancer according to the NIH.
Koplik's spots are associated with:
A. Poxvirius infections
B. Measles
C. Kawasaki's disease
D. Reye's syndrome - Ans✔✔-B. Measles. S/S include fever over 101, coryza,
cough, conjunctivitis, rash, and koplik's spots on buccal mucosa
At what level of prevention would you classify for lung cancer?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
