12/14/23,168:001 APEA16Predictor16Exam16Missed16Questions16and
6PM 16Answers
APEA Predictor Exam Missed Questions
and Answers (APEA actual Exam)
(Updated for 2023-2024)
What16is16the16biggest16 side16 effect16 of16colchicine?16 --------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ diarrhea
How16 would16 you16 describe16the16 appearance16of16molluscum16 contagiosum? Correct
Answer --------- papules16that16 are16 umbilicated16 and16 contain16 a16caseous16 plug
How16do16 we16 treat16a16broken16clavicle16in16an16infant?16 --------16Correct16Answer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- no
treatment;16it16should16 heal16 on16 it's16own
At16what16 week16of16pregnancy16 is16the16uterus16palpable16just16above16the16 pubic
16symphysis?
--------16 Correct16Answer ----week1612
At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16palpable16halfwa
y16between16the16pubic1 6 symphysis16and16umbilicus?16--------
16Correct16Answer ------------------------------------------------- week1616
At16what16 week16of16pregnancy16 is16the16fundus16of16the16 uterus16at16the16umbilic
us? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Correct
Answer --------- week1620
At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16of16the16uterus16half
way16between16the16xiphoid1 6 process16and16umbilicus?16--------
16Correct16Answer --------------------------------------------- week1628
At16what16 week16of16 pregnancy16is16the16fundus16just16 below16the16 xiphoid16proces
s? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Correct
Answer --------- week1634
Increased16sweat16production16 is16a16 sign16of16what16 endocrine16 disorder?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Correct16Answer
- ------- hyperthyroidism
What16is16 Paget's16 disease?16 --------16 Correct16Answer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- there16is16localized16increased
bone16turnover16and16blood16flow16resulting16in16the16breakdown16of16bone1
6and16replacing16it16with1 6 weakened16and16highly16vascular16bone16putting1
6the16indiv16at16increased16risk16of16fractures
How16 do16 we16 treat16Paget's16 diseease?16 --------16Correct16Answerbisphosphonates
How16 should16 pregnant16 women16 wear16 their16 seatbelt?16 --------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- with16the
shoulder16strap16like16a16normal16person16and16then16the16groin16strap16bel
ow16the16belly16and16across1 6 the16hips
What16is16another16 name16for16 fifth16 disease?16 --------16Correct16Answer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- parvovirus16 aka
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slapped16cheek16 disease16 aka16 erythema16 infectiosum
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Which16type16 of16 prevention16are16 vaccinations?16 --------16 Correct16Answer primary
When16should16 patients16 begin16 antiretroviral16therapy16 for16HIV16 infection? Correct
Answer --------- as16soon16as16it16is16 detected,16 even16if16in16the16acute16phase
What16are16the16first16generation16antihistamines?16--------
16Correct16Answer16--------
1 6 diphenhydramine16(benadryl)16and16chlorpeniramine16(actifed)
What16are16s/s16 of16 the16secondary16stage16 of16syphilis?16--------16Correct16Answer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------rash16 on
hands16and16feet,16lymphadenopathy,16fever
What16 is16 the16 recommended16 treatment16 for16chronic16 bacterial16 prostatitis? Correct
Answer --------- a16fluoroquinolone16(cipro16or16levo)16+16bactrim
What16is16the16recommended16treatment16for16acute16prostatitis?16--------
16Correct16Answer16--------1 6 cipro16(if16not16STI16related)16or16ceftriaxone
What16are16 s/s16of16 an16 intraductal16 breast16papilloma?16--------16 Correct16Answer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------clear16to
bloody16unilateral16nipple16discharge16(bilateral16is16usually16benign),16and16al
so16a16wart16like16lump1 6 palpated16in16the16nipple16area
If16 a16patient16 has16 GABHS16 but16has16an16allergy16to16penicillins,16what16is16the1
6second16line16option?
--------16 Correct16Answer --- first16 generation16 cephalosporins,16 unless16 the16 allergy16 is
severe,16then16 you16 would16consider16macrolides16like16a16-mycin
PDE516inhibitors16 (sildenafil,16 tadalafil)16are16 contraindicated16 in16 which16 patient16 popu
lations?
--------16 Correct16Answer
----------------------------------------in16those16 who16are16on16any16type16of16nitrate16or16tript
an16because
it16could16 result16in16 hypotension
What16class16 of16drug16is16sildenafil16 (viagra)?16 --------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a16PDE516inhibitor
which16can16cause16hypotension16so16you16should16do16a16full16cardiac
16assessment16before1 6 starting16a16patient16on16this16and16maybe16do
16an16EKG
What16are16 the16 symptoms16 of16 peripheral16 artery16disease?16 --------
16Correct16Answer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- think
P16meaning16pain,16A16meaning16absent16or16weak16pulses,16eschar16or16s
hiny16legs,16intermittent1 6 claudication
What16is16first16line16treatment16for16PAD?16--------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ walking16 and16 physical
activity16to16improve16 circulation.16 second16line16is16an16aspirin16 or16anti-platelet
What16should16 we16 tell16our16patients16 with16PAD16NOT16to16 do?16--------
16Correct16Answer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- do
not16elevate16the16feet;16keep16 them16down
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APEA Predictor Exam Missed Questions
and Answers (APEA actual Exam)
(Updated for 2023-2024)
What16is16the16biggest16 side16 effect16 of16colchicine?16 --------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ diarrhea
How16 would16 you16 describe16the16 appearance16of16molluscum16 contagiosum? Correct
Answer --------- papules16that16 are16 umbilicated16 and16 contain16 a16caseous16 plug
How16do16 we16 treat16a16broken16clavicle16in16an16infant?16 --------16Correct16Answer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- no
treatment;16it16should16 heal16 on16 it's16own
At16what16 week16of16pregnancy16 is16the16uterus16palpable16just16above16the16 pubic
16symphysis?
--------16 Correct16Answer ----week1612
At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16palpable16halfwa
y16between16the16pubic1 6 symphysis16and16umbilicus?16--------
16Correct16Answer ------------------------------------------------- week1616
At16what16 week16of16pregnancy16 is16the16fundus16of16the16 uterus16at16the16umbilic
us? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Correct
Answer --------- week1620
At16what16week16of16pregnancy16is16the16fundus16of16the16uterus16half
way16between16the16xiphoid1 6 process16and16umbilicus?16--------
16Correct16Answer --------------------------------------------- week1628
At16what16 week16of16 pregnancy16is16the16fundus16just16 below16the16 xiphoid16proces
s? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Correct
Answer --------- week1634
Increased16sweat16production16 is16a16 sign16of16what16 endocrine16 disorder?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Correct16Answer
- ------- hyperthyroidism
What16is16 Paget's16 disease?16 --------16 Correct16Answer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- there16is16localized16increased
bone16turnover16and16blood16flow16resulting16in16the16breakdown16of16bone1
6and16replacing16it16with1 6 weakened16and16highly16vascular16bone16putting1
6the16indiv16at16increased16risk16of16fractures
How16 do16 we16 treat16Paget's16 diseease?16 --------16Correct16Answerbisphosphonates
How16 should16 pregnant16 women16 wear16 their16 seatbelt?16 --------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- with16the
shoulder16strap16like16a16normal16person16and16then16the16groin16strap16bel
ow16the16belly16and16across1 6 the16hips
What16is16another16 name16for16 fifth16 disease?16 --------16Correct16Answer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- parvovirus16 aka
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slapped16cheek16 disease16 aka16 erythema16 infectiosum
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Which16type16 of16 prevention16are16 vaccinations?16 --------16 Correct16Answer primary
When16should16 patients16 begin16 antiretroviral16therapy16 for16HIV16 infection? Correct
Answer --------- as16soon16as16it16is16 detected,16 even16if16in16the16acute16phase
What16are16the16first16generation16antihistamines?16--------
16Correct16Answer16--------
1 6 diphenhydramine16(benadryl)16and16chlorpeniramine16(actifed)
What16are16s/s16 of16 the16secondary16stage16 of16syphilis?16--------16Correct16Answer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------rash16 on
hands16and16feet,16lymphadenopathy,16fever
What16 is16 the16 recommended16 treatment16 for16chronic16 bacterial16 prostatitis? Correct
Answer --------- a16fluoroquinolone16(cipro16or16levo)16+16bactrim
What16is16the16recommended16treatment16for16acute16prostatitis?16--------
16Correct16Answer16--------1 6 cipro16(if16not16STI16related)16or16ceftriaxone
What16are16 s/s16of16 an16 intraductal16 breast16papilloma?16--------16 Correct16Answer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------clear16to
bloody16unilateral16nipple16discharge16(bilateral16is16usually16benign),16and16al
so16a16wart16like16lump1 6 palpated16in16the16nipple16area
If16 a16patient16 has16 GABHS16 but16has16an16allergy16to16penicillins,16what16is16the1
6second16line16option?
--------16 Correct16Answer --- first16 generation16 cephalosporins,16 unless16 the16 allergy16 is
severe,16then16 you16 would16consider16macrolides16like16a16-mycin
PDE516inhibitors16 (sildenafil,16 tadalafil)16are16 contraindicated16 in16 which16 patient16 popu
lations?
--------16 Correct16Answer
----------------------------------------in16those16 who16are16on16any16type16of16nitrate16or16tript
an16because
it16could16 result16in16 hypotension
What16class16 of16drug16is16sildenafil16 (viagra)?16 --------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a16PDE516inhibitor
which16can16cause16hypotension16so16you16should16do16a16full16cardiac
16assessment16before1 6 starting16a16patient16on16this16and16maybe16do
16an16EKG
What16are16 the16 symptoms16 of16 peripheral16 artery16disease?16 --------
16Correct16Answer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- think
P16meaning16pain,16A16meaning16absent16or16weak16pulses,16eschar16or16s
hiny16legs,16intermittent1 6 claudication
What16is16first16line16treatment16for16PAD?16--------16Correct16Answer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ walking16 and16 physical
activity16to16improve16 circulation.16 second16line16is16an16aspirin16 or16anti-platelet
What16should16 we16 tell16our16patients16 with16PAD16NOT16to16 do?16--------
16Correct16Answer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- do
not16elevate16the16feet;16keep16 them16down
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