APEA 3P EXAM BLUEPRINT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

APEA 3P EXAM BLUEPRINT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



3P=Examination=-=ans-✔✔Competency-
based=test=covering=pathophysiology,=pharmacotherapeutics,=and=physical=assessmen
t.

Clinical=Readiness=-=ans-
✔✔Assessment=tool=to=determine=readiness=for=clinical=practice.

67%=-=ans-✔✔Minimum=score=indicating=adequate=knowledge=in=core=courses.

Testing=Domains=-=ans-
✔✔Categories=of=assessment:=Physical=Assessment,=Pathophysiology,=Pharmacother
apeutics.

Physical=Assessment=-=ans-
✔✔Evaluates=subjective=and=objective=patient=information=gathering=skills.

Pharmacotherapeutics=-=ans-
✔✔Assesses=medication=selection=based=on=patient=factors=and=drug=properties.

Pathophysiology=-=ans-
✔✔Tests=understanding=of=disease=development,=manifestations,=and=etiology.

Knowledge=Areas=-=ans-
✔✔Primary=care=diagnoses=across=body=systems=and=age=groups.

Cardiovascular=-=ans-
✔✔Diagnoses=like=heart=failure,=hypertension,=and=coronary=artery=disease.

Dermatology=-=ans-✔✔Diagnoses=include=psoriasis,=acne,=and=melanoma.

Endocrine=-=ans-✔✔Diagnoses=such=as=diabetes=mellitus=and=hypothyroidism.

Gastroenterology=-=ans-
✔✔Diagnoses=like=pancreatitis,=Crohn's=disease,=and=gastroesophageal=reflux.