APEA QBank AANP Review questions and answers
2025\2026 update
1. Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation?:
24-48
2. 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
.: Murphy's sign; cholecystitis
3. What are names of LABA medications?: salmeterol
4. What is encopresis in children?: stool incontinence after the age of being
toilet trained
5. The medical term for being cross-eyed: strabismus
6. What is atopic dermatitis?: eczema
7. Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia: Barlow and
Ortolani maneuvers
8. What is the female athlete triad?: disordered eating, amenorrhea,
osteoporo- sis
,9. How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present?: 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.
10. What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like?: macu-
lopapular rash that blanches easily and may be accompanied by joint aches
11. What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of
a pregnant patient?: a venous hum murmur and an S3
12. When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often hemorrhagic
or ischemic?: hemorrhagic
13. AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which chronic
condition?: hypertension
14. Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a common
side effect that occurs?: weight gain
15. When does otitis media with effusion usually occur?: 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.
16. The medical term for jock itch: tinea cruris
17. Tinea cruris "jock itch" is a common infection and should be
treated with what?: fungal; OTC antifungal cream
, 18. What are teaching points for males to avoid contracting tinea cruris?:
dry off after swimming and don't stay in a wet bathing suit
19. Tinea cruris can affect the inner thighs but never what else?: the penis
or scrotum
20. On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
bacterial infection?: cocci and rods
21. On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
candidal infection?: yeasts
22. What are dermatophytes?: fungi
23. On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
dermatophytic (fungal) infection?: hyphae that are long, thin, and
branching (such as in the case of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis)
24. The medical term for ringworm: tinea corporis
25. What is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in peds?: RSV
26. Viral pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia in children of
what ages?: 6 months to 5 years
2025\2026 update
1. Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation?:
24-48
2. 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
.: Murphy's sign; cholecystitis
3. What are names of LABA medications?: salmeterol
4. What is encopresis in children?: stool incontinence after the age of being
toilet trained
5. The medical term for being cross-eyed: strabismus
6. What is atopic dermatitis?: eczema
7. Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia: Barlow and
Ortolani maneuvers
8. What is the female athlete triad?: disordered eating, amenorrhea,
osteoporo- sis
,9. How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present?: 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.
10. What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like?: macu-
lopapular rash that blanches easily and may be accompanied by joint aches
11. What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of
a pregnant patient?: a venous hum murmur and an S3
12. When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often hemorrhagic
or ischemic?: hemorrhagic
13. AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which chronic
condition?: hypertension
14. Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a common
side effect that occurs?: weight gain
15. When does otitis media with effusion usually occur?: 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.
16. The medical term for jock itch: tinea cruris
17. Tinea cruris "jock itch" is a common infection and should be
treated with what?: fungal; OTC antifungal cream
, 18. What are teaching points for males to avoid contracting tinea cruris?:
dry off after swimming and don't stay in a wet bathing suit
19. Tinea cruris can affect the inner thighs but never what else?: the penis
or scrotum
20. On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
bacterial infection?: cocci and rods
21. On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
candidal infection?: yeasts
22. What are dermatophytes?: fungi
23. On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
dermatophytic (fungal) infection?: hyphae that are long, thin, and
branching (such as in the case of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis)
24. The medical term for ringworm: tinea corporis
25. What is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in peds?: RSV
26. Viral pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia in children of
what ages?: 6 months to 5 years
