APEA QBANK AANP CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ A disorder that results in the destruction of platelets due to an
autoimmune response
Answer: idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
◉ Pelvic inflammatory disease is most commonly caused by what?
Answer: chlamydia and gonorrhea
◉ A protruding abdominal mass after bending over, lifting, or
coughing, and is painful with coughing, is often what in adults?
Answer: inguinal hernia
◉ Hiatal hernias cause what type of symptoms?
Answer: GERD
◉ What is the name of an immature female gamete?
Answer: oocyte
,◉ The fused ovum and sperm once fertilization has occurred
Answer: zygote
◉ What are conditions that are often co-occurring with alopecia
areata?
Answer: atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, thyroid disease, collagen-vascular
diseases, Down syndrome
◉ The medical term for eczema
Answer: atopic dermatitis
◉ The leading cause of death in infants under the age of 1
Answer: sudden unexplained infant death
◉ How is varicella zoster transmitted?
Answer: via the respiratory tract
◉ The presence of pruritic papules, macules, and vesicles in various
stages of healing
Answer: varicella zoster
◉ What is presbycusis?
,Answer: age related hearing loss
◉ Age is the most common cause of presbycusis, but what other
conditions may play a role in quickening the onset of this?
Answer: white, infections, smoking, hypertenson, diabetes, vascular
disease, immune disorders, hormonal factors
◉ The fascia layer of the male anatomy that the anterior 2/3s of the
testicle resides in
Answer: tunica vaginalis
◉ A subtype of strabismus that describes an inward turning of the
eye
Answer: esotropia
◉ The abducens nerve (CN VI) is responsible for what?
Answer: lateral movement of the eye outward
◉ The trochlear nerve is responsible for what extraocular
movement?
Answer: down and inward movement
, ◉ Why is primary open-angle glaucoma considered a chronic
glaucoma?
Answer: there is a SLOW rise in intraocular pressure
◉ A benign epidermal tumor that is a well-demarcated, coin-like,
pigmented lesion with a stuck on appearance
Answer: seborrheic keratosis
◉ The most common precancerous skin lesion that results from
years of repeated sun exposure
Answer: actinic keratosis
◉ What happens during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle?
Answer: FSH and LH increase which stimulate the production of
estrogen. Ultimately, it is estrogen that prepares the uterus for ovum
fertilization
◉ A superficial dermatophyte/fungal infection of the skin of the
scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes
Answer: tinea capitis
◉ Bacterial invasion of the renal parenchyma
Answer: pyelonephritis
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ A disorder that results in the destruction of platelets due to an
autoimmune response
Answer: idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
◉ Pelvic inflammatory disease is most commonly caused by what?
Answer: chlamydia and gonorrhea
◉ A protruding abdominal mass after bending over, lifting, or
coughing, and is painful with coughing, is often what in adults?
Answer: inguinal hernia
◉ Hiatal hernias cause what type of symptoms?
Answer: GERD
◉ What is the name of an immature female gamete?
Answer: oocyte
,◉ The fused ovum and sperm once fertilization has occurred
Answer: zygote
◉ What are conditions that are often co-occurring with alopecia
areata?
Answer: atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, thyroid disease, collagen-vascular
diseases, Down syndrome
◉ The medical term for eczema
Answer: atopic dermatitis
◉ The leading cause of death in infants under the age of 1
Answer: sudden unexplained infant death
◉ How is varicella zoster transmitted?
Answer: via the respiratory tract
◉ The presence of pruritic papules, macules, and vesicles in various
stages of healing
Answer: varicella zoster
◉ What is presbycusis?
,Answer: age related hearing loss
◉ Age is the most common cause of presbycusis, but what other
conditions may play a role in quickening the onset of this?
Answer: white, infections, smoking, hypertenson, diabetes, vascular
disease, immune disorders, hormonal factors
◉ The fascia layer of the male anatomy that the anterior 2/3s of the
testicle resides in
Answer: tunica vaginalis
◉ A subtype of strabismus that describes an inward turning of the
eye
Answer: esotropia
◉ The abducens nerve (CN VI) is responsible for what?
Answer: lateral movement of the eye outward
◉ The trochlear nerve is responsible for what extraocular
movement?
Answer: down and inward movement
, ◉ Why is primary open-angle glaucoma considered a chronic
glaucoma?
Answer: there is a SLOW rise in intraocular pressure
◉ A benign epidermal tumor that is a well-demarcated, coin-like,
pigmented lesion with a stuck on appearance
Answer: seborrheic keratosis
◉ The most common precancerous skin lesion that results from
years of repeated sun exposure
Answer: actinic keratosis
◉ What happens during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle?
Answer: FSH and LH increase which stimulate the production of
estrogen. Ultimately, it is estrogen that prepares the uterus for ovum
fertilization
◉ A superficial dermatophyte/fungal infection of the skin of the
scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes
Answer: tinea capitis
◉ Bacterial invasion of the renal parenchyma
Answer: pyelonephritis
