APEA QBANK PRACTICE TEST SET 2 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a type of ____________ anemia.
Answer: pernicious; macrocytic
◉ Prostate infection or inflammation can cause a sharp rise in PSA
values. When should this value go back down to normal levels and be
checked after an acute infection? Answer: 4 weeks
◉ The most common cause of atypical pneumonia in adults Answer:
mycoplasma pneumoniae
◉ An herbal supplement thought to help BPH Answer: saw palmetto
◉ A male patient presents to your clinic with a lump in his breast. How
should we work this up? Answer: clinical breast exam, mammogram,
AND ultrasound
◉ If a patient with strep comes back after 48 hours with no improvement
on antibiotics, what should you then prescribe? Answer: a penicillin or
cephalosporin with beta lactamase coverage
◉ How long must a tick be attached to the skin in order for Lyme
disease to be transferred? Answer: 48 hours
, ◉ When should kids be treated for hypertension? Answer: if they also
have diabetes, are symptomatic, have hypertension > 95th percentile, or
when end organ damage is present
◉ ACEIs can cause what electrolyte abnormality? Answer:
hyperkalemia
◉ A positive "drop arm" test is a sign of what? Answer: torn rotator cuff
◉ The medical term for spoon shaped nails Answer: koilonychia
◉ Koilonychia is a sign of what? Answer: iron deficiency anemia
◉ How is influenza diagnosed? Answer: a nasal swab
◉ What finding would be most likely to differentiate gout from septic
arthritis? Answer: fever would be indicative of septic arthritis
◉ Diphenhydramine has __________ properties and is contraindicated
in which patient populations? Answer: anticholinergic; elderly and those
with glaucoma
VERIFIED QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a type of ____________ anemia.
Answer: pernicious; macrocytic
◉ Prostate infection or inflammation can cause a sharp rise in PSA
values. When should this value go back down to normal levels and be
checked after an acute infection? Answer: 4 weeks
◉ The most common cause of atypical pneumonia in adults Answer:
mycoplasma pneumoniae
◉ An herbal supplement thought to help BPH Answer: saw palmetto
◉ A male patient presents to your clinic with a lump in his breast. How
should we work this up? Answer: clinical breast exam, mammogram,
AND ultrasound
◉ If a patient with strep comes back after 48 hours with no improvement
on antibiotics, what should you then prescribe? Answer: a penicillin or
cephalosporin with beta lactamase coverage
◉ How long must a tick be attached to the skin in order for Lyme
disease to be transferred? Answer: 48 hours
, ◉ When should kids be treated for hypertension? Answer: if they also
have diabetes, are symptomatic, have hypertension > 95th percentile, or
when end organ damage is present
◉ ACEIs can cause what electrolyte abnormality? Answer:
hyperkalemia
◉ A positive "drop arm" test is a sign of what? Answer: torn rotator cuff
◉ The medical term for spoon shaped nails Answer: koilonychia
◉ Koilonychia is a sign of what? Answer: iron deficiency anemia
◉ How is influenza diagnosed? Answer: a nasal swab
◉ What finding would be most likely to differentiate gout from septic
arthritis? Answer: fever would be indicative of septic arthritis
◉ Diphenhydramine has __________ properties and is contraindicated
in which patient populations? Answer: anticholinergic; elderly and those
with glaucoma
