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APEA Predictor exam Complete Questions and Verified
Answers UPDATED!!!
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
Stroke risk scale - ANSWER CHADS2
C-Congestive heart failure
H-Hypertension
A-Age >75 years
D- Diabetes
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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
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
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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 exam Complete Questions and Verified
Answers UPDATED!!!
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
Stroke risk scale - ANSWER CHADS2
C-Congestive heart failure
H-Hypertension
A-Age >75 years
D- Diabetes
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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
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
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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
