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APEA- Neuro
APEA Neurology and Pharmacology
Review – Nurse Practitioner Exam
Preparation Guide (2025–2026)
A patient with sciatica is most likely to describe relief of side lying or standing.
symptoms with:
A patient is examined and found to have a positive Meningitis
Kernig's and
Brudzinski's signs. What is the most likely diagnosis?
, A young male patient with a herniated disk reports Cauda equina syndrome
bilateral sciatica and
leg weakness. If he calls the NP with complaints of
urinary incontinence,
what should be suspected?
When should medications be initiated in a patient who is When symptoms
diagnosed interfere with life's
with Parkinson's disease? activities
What should the nurse practitioner assess in an 80-year- Medications taken a few
old patient who hours before the fall
reports a fall but does not have serious physical injury?
Mrs. Johnson is an 89-year-old resident at a long-term bereavement support
care facility. Her for the family, quality of
state of health has declined rapidly over the past 2 life for the resident, and
months, and she can living will.
no longer make her own decisions. Her daughter
requests a family
conference with the nurse practitioner. Some important
principles that
need discussion at this time, if not previously
documented, are:
The cranial nerve responsible for vision is Cranial Nerve II.
(CN):
An older adult patient is at increased risk of stroke and primary prevention.
takes an aspirin
daily. Aspirin use in this patient is an example of:
Mrs. Jopson is unable to name a familiar object. How is Anomia
this described?
A 72-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery Transient ischemic
disease and attack
hypertension reports an episode of slurred speech and
right-sided facial
droop that started yesterday while at home. It lasted for
about an hour.
She denies pain or headache. She presents to the clinic
today and no
longer has any of these symptoms. What is the most likely
explanation
for these symptoms?
A 60-year-old patient has anosmia. Which cranial nerve I
must be
assessed?
APEA- Neuro
APEA Neurology and Pharmacology
Review – Nurse Practitioner Exam
Preparation Guide (2025–2026)
A patient with sciatica is most likely to describe relief of side lying or standing.
symptoms with:
A patient is examined and found to have a positive Meningitis
Kernig's and
Brudzinski's signs. What is the most likely diagnosis?
, A young male patient with a herniated disk reports Cauda equina syndrome
bilateral sciatica and
leg weakness. If he calls the NP with complaints of
urinary incontinence,
what should be suspected?
When should medications be initiated in a patient who is When symptoms
diagnosed interfere with life's
with Parkinson's disease? activities
What should the nurse practitioner assess in an 80-year- Medications taken a few
old patient who hours before the fall
reports a fall but does not have serious physical injury?
Mrs. Johnson is an 89-year-old resident at a long-term bereavement support
care facility. Her for the family, quality of
state of health has declined rapidly over the past 2 life for the resident, and
months, and she can living will.
no longer make her own decisions. Her daughter
requests a family
conference with the nurse practitioner. Some important
principles that
need discussion at this time, if not previously
documented, are:
The cranial nerve responsible for vision is Cranial Nerve II.
(CN):
An older adult patient is at increased risk of stroke and primary prevention.
takes an aspirin
daily. Aspirin use in this patient is an example of:
Mrs. Jopson is unable to name a familiar object. How is Anomia
this described?
A 72-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery Transient ischemic
disease and attack
hypertension reports an episode of slurred speech and
right-sided facial
droop that started yesterday while at home. It lasted for
about an hour.
She denies pain or headache. She presents to the clinic
today and no
longer has any of these symptoms. What is the most likely
explanation
for these symptoms?
A 60-year-old patient has anosmia. Which cranial nerve I
must be
assessed?
