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APEA Predictor Exam 3 (2026) | Verified Nurse Practitioner
Practice Questions & Comprehensive Study Guide
What is the recommended treatment for cat scratch disease? - ANSWER-usually
self-limiting and presents with lymphadenopathy that goes away on it's own; severe
cases may benefit from azithromycin
What is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea? - ANSWER-e coli
What bacteria is responsible for causing cat scratch disease? - ANSWER-bartonella
henselae
What are the 4 different components of tetralogy of fallot? - ANSWER-overriding
aorta, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and a ventricular septal
defect
What does the murmur auscultated in tetralogy of fallot sound like? - ANSWER-
systolic murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border
What does the murmur auscultated in a ventricular septal defect sound like? -
ANSWER-systolic murmur best heard at the left lower sternal border
Where is the aorta best auscultated? - ANSWER-at the second ICS to to the right of
the sternum
Where is the pulmonary artery best auscultated? - ANSWER-at the second ICS to the
left of the sternum
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What is a scotoma? - ANSWER-a blind spot or aura that obstructs part of your vision
Is presbyopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ANSWER-farsightedness
meaning it can be harder to see things up close, such as reading a newspaper and
may need to hold it farther away or use reading glasses
Is myopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ANSWER-nearsightedness meaning
it is hard to see things far away
Do cataracts cause myopia or presbyopia? - ANSWER-myopia; meaning
nearsightedness and they make things blurry that are farther away which is why
driving at night becomes difficult
What is the USPSTF's recommendation on scoliosis screening for adolescents? -
ANSWER-insufficient
When should adolescent girls be screened for scoliosis? - ANSWER-as early as 10
years old and then again at age 12
When should adolescent boys be screening for scoliosis? - ANSWER-between age
12-13
What is Auspitz sign? - ANSWER-the appearance of small bleeding points after
successive layers of scale have been removed from the surface of psoriatic papules or
plaques
A positive Auspitz sign is indicative of what? - ANSWER-psoriasis
APEA Predictor Exam 3 (2026) | Verified Nurse Practitioner
Practice Questions & Comprehensive Study Guide
What is the recommended treatment for cat scratch disease? - ANSWER-usually
self-limiting and presents with lymphadenopathy that goes away on it's own; severe
cases may benefit from azithromycin
What is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea? - ANSWER-e coli
What bacteria is responsible for causing cat scratch disease? - ANSWER-bartonella
henselae
What are the 4 different components of tetralogy of fallot? - ANSWER-overriding
aorta, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and a ventricular septal
defect
What does the murmur auscultated in tetralogy of fallot sound like? - ANSWER-
systolic murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border
What does the murmur auscultated in a ventricular septal defect sound like? -
ANSWER-systolic murmur best heard at the left lower sternal border
Where is the aorta best auscultated? - ANSWER-at the second ICS to to the right of
the sternum
Where is the pulmonary artery best auscultated? - ANSWER-at the second ICS to the
left of the sternum
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What is a scotoma? - ANSWER-a blind spot or aura that obstructs part of your vision
Is presbyopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ANSWER-farsightedness
meaning it can be harder to see things up close, such as reading a newspaper and
may need to hold it farther away or use reading glasses
Is myopia nearsightedness or farsightedness? - ANSWER-nearsightedness meaning
it is hard to see things far away
Do cataracts cause myopia or presbyopia? - ANSWER-myopia; meaning
nearsightedness and they make things blurry that are farther away which is why
driving at night becomes difficult
What is the USPSTF's recommendation on scoliosis screening for adolescents? -
ANSWER-insufficient
When should adolescent girls be screened for scoliosis? - ANSWER-as early as 10
years old and then again at age 12
When should adolescent boys be screening for scoliosis? - ANSWER-between age
12-13
What is Auspitz sign? - ANSWER-the appearance of small bleeding points after
successive layers of scale have been removed from the surface of psoriatic papules or
plaques
A positive Auspitz sign is indicative of what? - ANSWER-psoriasis
