MASTERING THE APEA PREDICTOR EXAM: YOUR PATH
TO SUCCESS
Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks
gestation? - Precise Answer ✔✔24-48
,When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then
palpate over the RUQ abdomen. Positive when pain is elicited.
This is a sign of ___________. - Precise Answer ✔✔Murphy's
sign; cholecystitis
What are names of LABA medications? - Precise Answer
✔✔salmeterol
What is encopresis in children? - Precise Answer ✔✔stool
incontinence after the age of being toilet trained
The medical term for being cross-eyed - Precise Answer
✔✔strabismus
What is atopic dermatitis? - Precise Answer ✔✔eczema
Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia - Precise
Answer ✔✔Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers
What is the female athlete triad? - Precise Answer
✔✔disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
,How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present? -
Precise Answer ✔✔they will have a long asymptomatic period
followed by exercise intolerance, then dyspnea at rest. The left
ventricle eventually fails unless the aortic valve is replaced.
What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like?
- Precise Answer ✔✔maculopapular rash that blanches easily
and may be accompanied by joint aches
What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on
auscultation of a pregnant patient? - Precise Answer ✔✔a
venous hum murmur and an S3
When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often
hemorrhagic or ischemic? - Precise Answer ✔✔hemorrhagic
AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which
chronic condition? - Precise Answer ✔✔hypertension
Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a
common side effect that occurs? - Precise Answer ✔✔weight
gain
, When does otitis media with effusion usually occur? - Precise
Answer ✔✔either before or after an episode of acute otitis
media. This effusion is not infected fluid but it is considered a
breeding ground for bacteria. This should not be treated with
antibiotics.
The medical term for jock itch - Precise Answer ✔✔tinea cruris
Tinea cruris "jock itch" is a common __________ infection and
should be treated with what? - Precise Answer ✔✔fungal; OTC
antifungal cream
What are teaching points for males to avoid contracting tinea
cruris? - Precise Answer ✔✔dry off after swimming and don't
stay in a wet bathing suit
Tinea cruris can affect the inner thighs but never what else? -
Precise Answer ✔✔the penis or scrotum
On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the
presence of a bacterial infection? - Precise Answer ✔✔cocci and
rods
TO SUCCESS
Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks
gestation? - Precise Answer ✔✔24-48
,When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then
palpate over the RUQ abdomen. Positive when pain is elicited.
This is a sign of ___________. - Precise Answer ✔✔Murphy's
sign; cholecystitis
What are names of LABA medications? - Precise Answer
✔✔salmeterol
What is encopresis in children? - Precise Answer ✔✔stool
incontinence after the age of being toilet trained
The medical term for being cross-eyed - Precise Answer
✔✔strabismus
What is atopic dermatitis? - Precise Answer ✔✔eczema
Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia - Precise
Answer ✔✔Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers
What is the female athlete triad? - Precise Answer
✔✔disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
,How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present? -
Precise Answer ✔✔they will have a long asymptomatic period
followed by exercise intolerance, then dyspnea at rest. The left
ventricle eventually fails unless the aortic valve is replaced.
What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like?
- Precise Answer ✔✔maculopapular rash that blanches easily
and may be accompanied by joint aches
What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on
auscultation of a pregnant patient? - Precise Answer ✔✔a
venous hum murmur and an S3
When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often
hemorrhagic or ischemic? - Precise Answer ✔✔hemorrhagic
AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which
chronic condition? - Precise Answer ✔✔hypertension
Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a
common side effect that occurs? - Precise Answer ✔✔weight
gain
, When does otitis media with effusion usually occur? - Precise
Answer ✔✔either before or after an episode of acute otitis
media. This effusion is not infected fluid but it is considered a
breeding ground for bacteria. This should not be treated with
antibiotics.
The medical term for jock itch - Precise Answer ✔✔tinea cruris
Tinea cruris "jock itch" is a common __________ infection and
should be treated with what? - Precise Answer ✔✔fungal; OTC
antifungal cream
What are teaching points for males to avoid contracting tinea
cruris? - Precise Answer ✔✔dry off after swimming and don't
stay in a wet bathing suit
Tinea cruris can affect the inner thighs but never what else? -
Precise Answer ✔✔the penis or scrotum
On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the
presence of a bacterial infection? - Precise Answer ✔✔cocci and
rods
