APEA PHARMACOLOGY NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Chron's Disease S&S
Answer: Chronic Bloody Diarrhea
Fatigue, Abdomnial Pain
Weight Loss/Fever
Skip Lesions, Cobblestone appearance
Fistulas are common
Slow progressive inflammation of small/large intestine
Tx is Budesonide 5-aminosalicylates
⩥ Gastroenteritis Common Pathogens
Answer: Adults:
Norovirus, Enteric Adenovirus, Astrovirus
Salmonella - Most Common Foodborne Illness
Giardia Lambia - Most Common Parasitic
Infants:
Norovirus, Enteric Adenovirus, Astrovirus
Campylobacter jejuni
,⩥ Pyloric Stenosis presentation
Answer: Occurs in first few weeks of life:
Projectile Vomiting
Non-bileous Vomiting
Visible Peristalsis after feeding
Hungry/Irritable/Dehydration/Electrolyte Imbalance
⩥ Hepatitis B & C
Answer: Bloodborne/Body fluids highly infectious
Patient's who test positive should be testedd for HIV r/t common
transmission routes
⩥ Enterobiasis vermicularis (Pinworm) Infection
Answer: Helminths can be transmitted by the bite of blood sucking
insects
Tx:
Pyrantel Pamoate - One dose initially, then another dose in 2 weeks. Re-
Test after 2 weeks of last dose
⩥ Ulcerative Colitis
Answer: chronic inflammation of the colon with ulcerations
, ⩥ Which enzyme is not produced in the pancreas?
Answer: Pepsin
⩥ Small Bowel Obstruction
Answer: Crampy & Intermittent Abdominal Pain
Nausea/Vomiting
inability to pass gas
⩥ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Answer: Most common Leukemia in children
S&S:
Fever, Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Gingival Hyperplasia (swelling),
Bone pain
⩥ Beta Thalassemia
Answer: Genetic disorder where there is decreased or absent production
of hemoglobin.
Common amongst Mediterranea descent
Causes microcytic hypochromic anemia
Tx: Desferal which removes excess iron
⩥ Iron Deficiency Anemia
EXAM PAPER 2026 TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Chron's Disease S&S
Answer: Chronic Bloody Diarrhea
Fatigue, Abdomnial Pain
Weight Loss/Fever
Skip Lesions, Cobblestone appearance
Fistulas are common
Slow progressive inflammation of small/large intestine
Tx is Budesonide 5-aminosalicylates
⩥ Gastroenteritis Common Pathogens
Answer: Adults:
Norovirus, Enteric Adenovirus, Astrovirus
Salmonella - Most Common Foodborne Illness
Giardia Lambia - Most Common Parasitic
Infants:
Norovirus, Enteric Adenovirus, Astrovirus
Campylobacter jejuni
,⩥ Pyloric Stenosis presentation
Answer: Occurs in first few weeks of life:
Projectile Vomiting
Non-bileous Vomiting
Visible Peristalsis after feeding
Hungry/Irritable/Dehydration/Electrolyte Imbalance
⩥ Hepatitis B & C
Answer: Bloodborne/Body fluids highly infectious
Patient's who test positive should be testedd for HIV r/t common
transmission routes
⩥ Enterobiasis vermicularis (Pinworm) Infection
Answer: Helminths can be transmitted by the bite of blood sucking
insects
Tx:
Pyrantel Pamoate - One dose initially, then another dose in 2 weeks. Re-
Test after 2 weeks of last dose
⩥ Ulcerative Colitis
Answer: chronic inflammation of the colon with ulcerations
, ⩥ Which enzyme is not produced in the pancreas?
Answer: Pepsin
⩥ Small Bowel Obstruction
Answer: Crampy & Intermittent Abdominal Pain
Nausea/Vomiting
inability to pass gas
⩥ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Answer: Most common Leukemia in children
S&S:
Fever, Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Gingival Hyperplasia (swelling),
Bone pain
⩥ Beta Thalassemia
Answer: Genetic disorder where there is decreased or absent production
of hemoglobin.
Common amongst Mediterranea descent
Causes microcytic hypochromic anemia
Tx: Desferal which removes excess iron
⩥ Iron Deficiency Anemia
