APEA 3P High Stakes Exam
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1. What are the anti-hypertensives used in pregnancy?:
Answer Methyldopa (Alpha-2-Agonist), Labetalol, Nifedipine, Hydralazine
2. What is a characteristic of Placenta Previa?:
Answer Painless, red bleeding
3. What is a chacteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?:
Answer Tender, warm, swollen joints
4. Medications that can cause ototoxicity?:
Answer Aminoglycosides, loop diuretics, NSAIDs, antihista- mines, nasal decongestants
5. What would cause decrease in Digoxin levels?:
Answer Antacids
6. Taking Pyridium for UTI, what can Pyridium cause?:
, Answer Hemolytic Anemia
7. What can PCOS result in?:
Answer Increased insulin levels (Hyperinsulinemia), Androgens, Hirsutism
8. What is the treatment time for enterobiasis?:
Answer 2 weeks
9. What does MCV lab value measure?:
Answer Mean Corpuscular Volume helps diagnose ditterent types of anemia such as B12 & Folate (Macrocytic)
and Fe anemia (Microcytic)
10. Rhogam is given at how many week gestation?:
Answer 27-28 weeks
11. What are Janeway lesions and what do they indicate?:
Answer They are irregular, non-tender hemorrhagic macules located on the hands and feet. Seen in Infective
Endocarditis
12. What are Osler's Nodes and what do they indicate?:
Answer They are split pea-sized, erythema- tous, tender nodules located on the pads of the fingers and toes.
Seen in Infective Endocarditis
13. What is the recommendation for Warfarin management when a patient misses
a dose?:
Answer If within 12 hours of the dose time, take it. If over 12 hours patient will need a INR redraw
14. What do we need to know about ACEs and ARBs?:
, Answer A dry hacking cough is a common side ettect of ACEs and will go away within a week after discontinuing.
ACEs & ARBs are indicated for patients with DM, CKD, and HTN. Not recommended as 1st line agent with African Americans
& can cause angioedema.
15. Contraindications for Hydrochlorothiazide: Sulfa allergy, PCN hypersensitivity, Asthma, Gout
16. Systolic Murmurs (Benign):
Answer MR = Mitral Regurge (SOB/Fatigue HF) Peyton Manning = Physiologic
Murmur (Asymptomatic)
AS = Aortic Stenosis (Angina, Syncope HF)
MVP = Mitral Valve Prolapse ("Click", Women 14-30, Palpitations, Chest Pain
17. Diastolic Murmurs (Abnormal):
Answer AR = Aortic Regurgitation (Angina, HF, Dizziness, Chest Pain) MS = Mitral Stenosis (Dyspnea,
AFib)
18. What does S1 indicate?: S1 Closure of the Atrioventricular Valves (Mitral & Tricuspid Valves)
19. What does S2 indicate?: S2 Closure of the Semilunar Valves (Aortic & Pulmonic Valves)
20. S3 is often heard in?: CHF, possibly normal for athletic adolescents
Study Guide Questions & Answers to Pass
the Exam (),
100% Verified
1. What are the anti-hypertensives used in pregnancy?:
Answer Methyldopa (Alpha-2-Agonist), Labetalol, Nifedipine, Hydralazine
2. What is a characteristic of Placenta Previa?:
Answer Painless, red bleeding
3. What is a chacteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?:
Answer Tender, warm, swollen joints
4. Medications that can cause ototoxicity?:
Answer Aminoglycosides, loop diuretics, NSAIDs, antihista- mines, nasal decongestants
5. What would cause decrease in Digoxin levels?:
Answer Antacids
6. Taking Pyridium for UTI, what can Pyridium cause?:
, Answer Hemolytic Anemia
7. What can PCOS result in?:
Answer Increased insulin levels (Hyperinsulinemia), Androgens, Hirsutism
8. What is the treatment time for enterobiasis?:
Answer 2 weeks
9. What does MCV lab value measure?:
Answer Mean Corpuscular Volume helps diagnose ditterent types of anemia such as B12 & Folate (Macrocytic)
and Fe anemia (Microcytic)
10. Rhogam is given at how many week gestation?:
Answer 27-28 weeks
11. What are Janeway lesions and what do they indicate?:
Answer They are irregular, non-tender hemorrhagic macules located on the hands and feet. Seen in Infective
Endocarditis
12. What are Osler's Nodes and what do they indicate?:
Answer They are split pea-sized, erythema- tous, tender nodules located on the pads of the fingers and toes.
Seen in Infective Endocarditis
13. What is the recommendation for Warfarin management when a patient misses
a dose?:
Answer If within 12 hours of the dose time, take it. If over 12 hours patient will need a INR redraw
14. What do we need to know about ACEs and ARBs?:
, Answer A dry hacking cough is a common side ettect of ACEs and will go away within a week after discontinuing.
ACEs & ARBs are indicated for patients with DM, CKD, and HTN. Not recommended as 1st line agent with African Americans
& can cause angioedema.
15. Contraindications for Hydrochlorothiazide: Sulfa allergy, PCN hypersensitivity, Asthma, Gout
16. Systolic Murmurs (Benign):
Answer MR = Mitral Regurge (SOB/Fatigue HF) Peyton Manning = Physiologic
Murmur (Asymptomatic)
AS = Aortic Stenosis (Angina, Syncope HF)
MVP = Mitral Valve Prolapse ("Click", Women 14-30, Palpitations, Chest Pain
17. Diastolic Murmurs (Abnormal):
Answer AR = Aortic Regurgitation (Angina, HF, Dizziness, Chest Pain) MS = Mitral Stenosis (Dyspnea,
AFib)
18. What does S1 indicate?: S1 Closure of the Atrioventricular Valves (Mitral & Tricuspid Valves)
19. What does S2 indicate?: S2 Closure of the Semilunar Valves (Aortic & Pulmonic Valves)
20. S3 is often heard in?: CHF, possibly normal for athletic adolescents
