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APEA 3P Exam Test Bank Overview questions with accurate|| || || || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
Visual acuity test - ✔✔20/30 in the left eye and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart
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indicates the need for further evaluation.
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Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy - ✔✔A caregiver making up or causing an illness or injury in a
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person under his or her care.
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Symptoms of depression - ✔✔Side effect of medications such as serotonin and norepinephrine.
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Lesion characteristics - ✔✔A dark raised and asymmetric lesion with irregular border is
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indicative of melanoma. || ||
Puffiness of the eyes - ✔✔Dull puffiness of the eyes pronounced not pitting periorbital edema
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suggests nephrotic syndrome. || ||
Prophylactic medication for migraines - ✔✔Amitriptyline (Elavil) is considered off-label use for
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prophylactic treatment of migraines. || || ||
Scaling on the scalp - ✔✔Areas of scaling on the scalp with round patches of alopecia are
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consistent with tinea capitis. || || ||
Combined hormonal contraceptive contraindications - ✔✔Contraindicated in women older than
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45, breastfeeding, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, or history of stroke.
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Bloody nipple discharge - ✔✔Bloody spontaneous discharge from the right nipple indicates the
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need for further evaluation.
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Rho (D) immunoglobulin administration - ✔✔Rh negative women should receive Rho (D)
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immunoglobulin at 28 weeks' gestation. || || || ||
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) - ✔✔MCV describes the size of the RBCs; small-sized RBCs
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result in a lower MCV, while larger RBCs result in a higher MCV.
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Avoided medication for headache prophylaxis - ✔✔Venlafaxine (Effexor) should be avoided due
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to serious side effects.
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Prostaglandin E1 (PG1) mechanism - ✔✔Maintains patency of the great arteries in a patient with
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transposition of the great arteries. || || || ||
Calf pain in peripheral artery disease - ✔✔A dull pain or cramp describes lower extremity calf
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pain associated with peripheral artery disease.
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Hyperprolactinemia symptoms - ✔✔Typical symptoms include infertility, oligomenorrhea, or || || || || || || || || ||
amenorrhea in premenopausal women. || || ||
Asthma treatment - ✔✔Short-acting bronchodilators are used to relieve acute wheezing in asthma
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patients.
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Shingles vaccine - ✔✔The shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine reduces the risk for infection with the
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virus that causes painful localized blistering rash.
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Short-Acting Beta Agonist (SABA) - ✔✔Inhalers for acute asthma attacks, quickly relieve
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constriction.
Albuterol - ✔✔Common SABA, brand name Ventolin. || || || || || ||
Levalbuterol - ✔✔SABA, brand name Xopenex, less side effects. || || || || || || || ||
APEA 3P Exam Test Bank Overview questions with accurate|| || || || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
Visual acuity test - ✔✔20/30 in the left eye and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
indicates the need for further evaluation.
|| || || || ||
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy - ✔✔A caregiver making up or causing an illness or injury in a
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
person under his or her care.
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Symptoms of depression - ✔✔Side effect of medications such as serotonin and norepinephrine.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Lesion characteristics - ✔✔A dark raised and asymmetric lesion with irregular border is
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
indicative of melanoma. || ||
Puffiness of the eyes - ✔✔Dull puffiness of the eyes pronounced not pitting periorbital edema
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
suggests nephrotic syndrome. || ||
Prophylactic medication for migraines - ✔✔Amitriptyline (Elavil) is considered off-label use for
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
prophylactic treatment of migraines. || || ||
Scaling on the scalp - ✔✔Areas of scaling on the scalp with round patches of alopecia are
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
consistent with tinea capitis. || || ||
Combined hormonal contraceptive contraindications - ✔✔Contraindicated in women older than
|| || || || || || || || || ||
45, breastfeeding, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, or history of stroke.
|| || || || || || || ||
Bloody nipple discharge - ✔✔Bloody spontaneous discharge from the right nipple indicates the
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need for further evaluation.
|| || ||
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Rho (D) immunoglobulin administration - ✔✔Rh negative women should receive Rho (D)
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
immunoglobulin at 28 weeks' gestation. || || || ||
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) - ✔✔MCV describes the size of the RBCs; small-sized RBCs
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
result in a lower MCV, while larger RBCs result in a higher MCV.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Avoided medication for headache prophylaxis - ✔✔Venlafaxine (Effexor) should be avoided due
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
to serious side effects.
|| || ||
Prostaglandin E1 (PG1) mechanism - ✔✔Maintains patency of the great arteries in a patient with
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
transposition of the great arteries. || || || ||
Calf pain in peripheral artery disease - ✔✔A dull pain or cramp describes lower extremity calf
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pain associated with peripheral artery disease.
|| || || || ||
Hyperprolactinemia symptoms - ✔✔Typical symptoms include infertility, oligomenorrhea, or || || || || || || || || ||
amenorrhea in premenopausal women. || || ||
Asthma treatment - ✔✔Short-acting bronchodilators are used to relieve acute wheezing in asthma
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patients.
||
Shingles vaccine - ✔✔The shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine reduces the risk for infection with the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
virus that causes painful localized blistering rash.
|| || || || || ||
Short-Acting Beta Agonist (SABA) - ✔✔Inhalers for acute asthma attacks, quickly relieve
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
constriction.
Albuterol - ✔✔Common SABA, brand name Ventolin. || || || || || ||
Levalbuterol - ✔✔SABA, brand name Xopenex, less side effects. || || || || || || || ||
