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3P APEA EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Updated (Actual Exam)
2025\2026 LATEST VERSION!!
symptoms of hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
QUESTION : a patient sustained facial trauma and has nose pain, NP should obtain nasal bone
xrays if what is present - CORRECT ANSWER septal hematoma, deviation of septum
NOT if tenderness and swelling is secluded to nasal bony bridge
QUESTION : urine loss associated with laughing, sneezing, coughing is called - CORRECT
ANSWER stress incontinence
QUESTION : initial evaluation of this includes - CORRECT ANSWER bladder stress
test- stands with full bladder, and coughs or performs valsalva maneuver
QUESTION : functional incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER inability to get to the
toilet
QUESTION : overflow incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER enlarged bladder and
volume leakage overflow
QUESTION : urge incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER incontinence w urge to void
QUESTION : bipolar disorder- manic behavior - CORRECT ANSWER increased
sexuality
- disinhibition by removing clothing when not asked
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- flight of ideas WITHOUT organization
-loud rapid speech that is IMPOSSIBLE to interrupt
QUESTION : what does a normal cervix during pregnancy look like - CORRECT ANSWER
bluish cervix with friability
due to increased vascularity
- chadwick sign
QUESTION : normal non pregnant cervix looks like - CORRECT ANSWER pink color
QUESTION : best physical assessment to rule out a high ankle sprain - CORRECT
ANSWER squeeze tests
compression of tibia and fibula together
suggests ligament damage and high ankle sprain
QUESTION : thompson test - CORRECT ANSWER assesses achilles tendon
QUESTION : normal HR of a 12 month-36 month old - CORRECT ANSWER 92-140
QUESTION : respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER 20-46
QUESTION : actinic cheilitis - CORRECT ANSWER lower lip loses its normal redness
and may become scaly, thickened and slightly everted; mostly from sun exposure; fair skinned
men who work outside be aware of risk for carcinoma
QUESTION : biliary cholic physical assessment finding - CORRECT ANSWER RUQ pain
radiates to R shoulder
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due to presence of gallstones
QUESTION : LLQ pain indicates - CORRECT ANSWER acute diverticulitis
QUESTION : painless mass in popliteal fossa - CORRECT ANSWER bakers cysts
RA is a risk factor for this cyst
QUESTION : symptoms of pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER CVA tenderness
Suprapubic tenderness
QUESTION : upper abdominal pain after eating or overnight and pain is on/off for weeks -
CORRECT ANSWER peptic ulcer disease
QUESTION : what is the diagnostic you would do for this - CORRECT ANSWER upper
endoscopy
QUESTION : can't feel fetal butt or head at maternal fundus during leopold maneuver what is
the position of the baby then - CORRECT ANSWER transverse lie presentation
(side ways horizontal)
QUESTION : Charcot's triad - CORRECT ANSWER abdominal pain, fever, jaundice
acute colangitis
need ERCP
QUESTION : PAD - CORRECT ANSWER pale/white when elevated
2026 2027 GRADED A+
3P APEA EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Verified | Updated (Actual Exam)
2025\2026 LATEST VERSION!!
symptoms of hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
QUESTION : a patient sustained facial trauma and has nose pain, NP should obtain nasal bone
xrays if what is present - CORRECT ANSWER septal hematoma, deviation of septum
NOT if tenderness and swelling is secluded to nasal bony bridge
QUESTION : urine loss associated with laughing, sneezing, coughing is called - CORRECT
ANSWER stress incontinence
QUESTION : initial evaluation of this includes - CORRECT ANSWER bladder stress
test- stands with full bladder, and coughs or performs valsalva maneuver
QUESTION : functional incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER inability to get to the
toilet
QUESTION : overflow incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER enlarged bladder and
volume leakage overflow
QUESTION : urge incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER incontinence w urge to void
QUESTION : bipolar disorder- manic behavior - CORRECT ANSWER increased
sexuality
- disinhibition by removing clothing when not asked
2026 2027 GRADED A+
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- flight of ideas WITHOUT organization
-loud rapid speech that is IMPOSSIBLE to interrupt
QUESTION : what does a normal cervix during pregnancy look like - CORRECT ANSWER
bluish cervix with friability
due to increased vascularity
- chadwick sign
QUESTION : normal non pregnant cervix looks like - CORRECT ANSWER pink color
QUESTION : best physical assessment to rule out a high ankle sprain - CORRECT
ANSWER squeeze tests
compression of tibia and fibula together
suggests ligament damage and high ankle sprain
QUESTION : thompson test - CORRECT ANSWER assesses achilles tendon
QUESTION : normal HR of a 12 month-36 month old - CORRECT ANSWER 92-140
QUESTION : respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER 20-46
QUESTION : actinic cheilitis - CORRECT ANSWER lower lip loses its normal redness
and may become scaly, thickened and slightly everted; mostly from sun exposure; fair skinned
men who work outside be aware of risk for carcinoma
QUESTION : biliary cholic physical assessment finding - CORRECT ANSWER RUQ pain
radiates to R shoulder
2026 2027 GRADED A+
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due to presence of gallstones
QUESTION : LLQ pain indicates - CORRECT ANSWER acute diverticulitis
QUESTION : painless mass in popliteal fossa - CORRECT ANSWER bakers cysts
RA is a risk factor for this cyst
QUESTION : symptoms of pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER CVA tenderness
Suprapubic tenderness
QUESTION : upper abdominal pain after eating or overnight and pain is on/off for weeks -
CORRECT ANSWER peptic ulcer disease
QUESTION : what is the diagnostic you would do for this - CORRECT ANSWER upper
endoscopy
QUESTION : can't feel fetal butt or head at maternal fundus during leopold maneuver what is
the position of the baby then - CORRECT ANSWER transverse lie presentation
(side ways horizontal)
QUESTION : Charcot's triad - CORRECT ANSWER abdominal pain, fever, jaundice
acute colangitis
need ERCP
QUESTION : PAD - CORRECT ANSWER pale/white when elevated
2026 2027 GRADED A+
