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APEA PREDICTOR TEST 1 NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Cranial nerve IX - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of the palate,
gag reflex
Cranial Nerve VIII - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Acoustic
(Hearing and balance)
Cranial Nerve XI - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Spinal
Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ankle- S1
primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
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Stroke risk scale - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ CHADS2
C-Congestive heart failure
H-Hypertension
A-Age >75 years
D- Diabetes
S-prior Stroke/TIA
In the majority of children, the first permanent teeth start
to erupt at the age of 6 years. Which of the following
are the first permanent teeth to erupt in this time period?
A. First Molars
B. Second Molars
C. Lower or upper incisors
D. Canines - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. First Molars
All of the following are classified as activities of daily
living (ADLs) except:
A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D. Grocery
shopping
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You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a
37-year old primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation.
Leukocyte=trace, nitrite=negative, protein=2+,
blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs
during the past week. Which of the following is most
likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia).
Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse
practitioner that her child had a high fever for several
days, which spontaneously resolved. After the fever
resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash.
Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ B. Roseola Infantum (Exanthema subitum)
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A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-
colored spot in his left eye for 2 days. He denies eye
pain, visual changes, or headaches. He has a new onset
of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection.
The only medicine he is on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day.
Which of the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a
sharply defined area surrounded by normal-appearing
conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner
for complaints of dyspareunia. A microscopy slide
reveals a large number of atrophic squamous epithelial
cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few
leukocytes and no RBCs are seen on the wet smear.
Which of the following is most likely?
A. Atrophic vaginitis
B. Bacterial Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
APEA PREDICTOR TEST 1 NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Cranial nerve IX - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of the palate,
gag reflex
Cranial Nerve VIII - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Acoustic
(Hearing and balance)
Cranial Nerve XI - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Spinal
Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ankle- S1
primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
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Stroke risk scale - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ CHADS2
C-Congestive heart failure
H-Hypertension
A-Age >75 years
D- Diabetes
S-prior Stroke/TIA
In the majority of children, the first permanent teeth start
to erupt at the age of 6 years. Which of the following
are the first permanent teeth to erupt in this time period?
A. First Molars
B. Second Molars
C. Lower or upper incisors
D. Canines - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. First Molars
All of the following are classified as activities of daily
living (ADLs) except:
A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D. Grocery
shopping
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You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a
37-year old primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation.
Leukocyte=trace, nitrite=negative, protein=2+,
blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs
during the past week. Which of the following is most
likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia).
Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse
practitioner that her child had a high fever for several
days, which spontaneously resolved. After the fever
resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash.
Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ B. Roseola Infantum (Exanthema subitum)
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A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-
colored spot in his left eye for 2 days. He denies eye
pain, visual changes, or headaches. He has a new onset
of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection.
The only medicine he is on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day.
Which of the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a
sharply defined area surrounded by normal-appearing
conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner
for complaints of dyspareunia. A microscopy slide
reveals a large number of atrophic squamous epithelial
cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few
leukocytes and no RBCs are seen on the wet smear.
Which of the following is most likely?
A. Atrophic vaginitis
B. Bacterial Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
