APEA Predictor Questions

APEA PredictorQuestionsa
Y Y Y




nd AnswersY




CranialYNerveYVIII


Ans: AcousticY(HearingYandYbalance)




CranialYnerveYIX


Ans: Glossopharyngeal-YswallowingYandYriseYofYtheYpalate,YgagYreflex




CranialYNerveYXI


Ans: SpinalYAccessoryY(upperYtrapezius)




DeepYtendonYreflex


Ans: Ankle-


Y S1YprimarilyYKnee-


Y LumbarY2,3,4


Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6

,BicepTriceps-C6,7




StrokeYriskYscaleY


Ans: CHADS2


C-


CongestiveYheartYfailureYH


-Hypertension


A-


AgeY>75YyearsYD-


Y Diabetes


S-priorYStroke/TIA




InYtheYmajorityYofYchildren,YtheYfirstYpermanentYteethYstartYtoYeruptYatYtheYageY

ofY6Yyears.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYareYtheYfirstYpermanentYteethYtoYeruptYinYthis

Y timeYperiod?


A. FirstYMolars


B. SecondYMolars


C. LowerYorYupperYincisors


D. Canines

,Ans: A.YFirstYMolars




AllYofYtheYfollowingYareYclassifiedYasYactivitiesYofYdailyYlivingY(ADLs)Yexcept:


A. abilityYtoYfeedYself


B. AbilityYtoYmanageYbladderYandYbowelYelimination


C. PersonalYhygieneYandYgrooming


D. GroceryYShopping


Ans: D.YGroceryYshopping




YouYnoteYtheYfollowingYresultYonYaYroutineYurinalysisYofYaY37-

yearYoldYprimigravidaYwhoYisYatY30YweeksYgestation.YLeukocyte=trace,Ynitrite=n

egative,Yprotein=2+,Yblood=negative.YHerYweightYhasYincreasedYbyY5YlbsYduringYt

heYpastYweek.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYmostYlikely?


A.HELLPYsyndrome


B. Pregnancy-inducedYhypertensionY(pre-eclampsia)


C. EclampsiaYofYpregnancy


D. PrimaryYhypertension

, Ans: B.YPregnancy-inducedYhypertensionY(pre-

eclampsia).YClassicYtriadYofYsymptomsYofYpreeclampsiaYincludeYhypertension

,YedemaY(weightYgain),YandYproteinuria.




TheYmotherYofYaY12YmonthYoldYinfantYreportsYtoYtheYnurseYpractitionerYthatYherYc

hildYhadYaYhighYfeverYforYseveralYdays,YwhichYspontaneouslyYresolved.YAfterYtheYfe

verYresolved,YtheYchildYdevelopedYaYmaculopapularYrash.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYisYt

heYmostYlikelyYdiagnosis?


A. FifthYDiseaseY(erythemaYinfectiosum)


B. RoseolaYinfantumY(exanthemaYsubitum)


C. Varicella


D. InfantileYmaculopapularYrashes


Ans: B.YRoseolaYInfantumY(ExanthemaYsubitum)




AY70-yearYoldYmaleYpatientYcomplainsYofYaYbrightYred-

coloredYspotYinYhisYleftYeyeYforY2Ydays.YHeYdeniesYeyeYpain,YvisualYchanges,YorYhead

aches.YHeYhasYaYnewYonsetYofYcoughYfromYaYrecentYviralYupperYrespiratoryYinfectio

n.YTheYonlyYmedicineYheYisYonYBayerYaspirin,Y1YtabletYaYday.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYi

sYmostYlikely?