APEA FNP
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This Document contains:
a comprehensive list of practice questions for the APEA FNP
certification exam.
These resources are designed to help advanced practice nursing
students prepare for their exams
providing questions & expert answers
,How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present?
Correct Answer: they will have a long asymptomatic period followed by exercise intolerance, then
dyspnea at rest. The left ventricle eventually fails unless the aortic valve is replaced.
What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like?
Correct Answer: maculopapular rash that blanches easily and may be accompanied by joint aches
What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of a pregnant patient?
Correct Answer: a venous hum murmur and an S3
Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation?
Correct Answer: 24-48
When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then palpate over the RUQ abdomen.
Positive when pain is elicited. This is a sign of ___________.
Correct Answer: Murphy's sign; cholecystitis
What are names of LABA medications?
Correct Answer: salmeterol
What is encopresis in children?
Correct Answer: stool incontinence after the age of being toilet trained
,The medical term for being cross-eyed
Correct Answer: strabismus
What.is.atopic.dermatitis?.
Correct.Answer:.eczema
Tests.used.to.diagnose.developmental.hip.dysplasia.
Correct.Answer:.Barlow.and.Ortolani.maneuvers
What.is.the.female.athlete.triad?.
Correct.Answer:.disordered.eating,.amenorrhea,.osteoporosis
When.a.headache.accompanies.a.stroke,.is.this.most.often.hemorrhagic.or.ischemic?.
Correct.Answer:.hemorrhagic
AV.nicking.is.most.commonly.seen.on.retinal.exam.of.which.chronic.condition?.
Correct.Answer:.hypertension
Within.6.months.of.being.started.on.a.TCA.or.SSRI,.what.is.a.common.side.effect.that.occurs?.
Correct.Answer:.weight.gain
When.does.otitis.media.with.effusion.usually.occur?.
Correct.Answer:.either.before.or.after.an.episode.of.acute.otitis.media..This.effusion.is.not.infected.fluid.but.it
.is.considered.a.breeding.ground.for.bacteria..This .should.not.be.treated.with.antibiotics.
, The.medical.term.for.jock.itch.
Correct.Answer:.tinea.cruris
Tinea.cruris."jock.itch".is.a.common.__________.infection.and.should.be.treated.with.what?.
Correct.Answer:.fungal;.OTC.antifungal.cream
What.are.teaching.points.for.males.to.avoid.contracting.tinea.cruris?.
Correct.Answer:.dry.off.after.swimming.and.don't.stay.in.a.wet.bathing.suit
Tinea.cruris.can.affect.the.inner.thighs.but.never.what.else?.
Correct.Answer:.the.penis.or.scrotum
On.microscopic.exam,.what.is.most.likely.to.be.seen.in.the.presence.of.a.bacterial.infection?.
Correct.Answer:.cocci.and.rods
On.microscopic.exam,.what.is.most.likely.to.be.seen.in.the.presence.of.a.candidal.infection?.
Correct.Answer:.yeasts
What.are.dermatophytes?.
Correct.Answer:.fungi
On.microscopic.exam,.what.is.most.likely.to.be.seen.in.the.presence.of.a.dermatophytic.(fungal).infecti
on?.
CERTIFICATION EXAM
REVIEWS QUESTIONS BANK
Pass the Exam with Confidence
This Document contains:
a comprehensive list of practice questions for the APEA FNP
certification exam.
These resources are designed to help advanced practice nursing
students prepare for their exams
providing questions & expert answers
,How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present?
Correct Answer: they will have a long asymptomatic period followed by exercise intolerance, then
dyspnea at rest. The left ventricle eventually fails unless the aortic valve is replaced.
What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like?
Correct Answer: maculopapular rash that blanches easily and may be accompanied by joint aches
What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of a pregnant patient?
Correct Answer: a venous hum murmur and an S3
Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation?
Correct Answer: 24-48
When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then palpate over the RUQ abdomen.
Positive when pain is elicited. This is a sign of ___________.
Correct Answer: Murphy's sign; cholecystitis
What are names of LABA medications?
Correct Answer: salmeterol
What is encopresis in children?
Correct Answer: stool incontinence after the age of being toilet trained
,The medical term for being cross-eyed
Correct Answer: strabismus
What.is.atopic.dermatitis?.
Correct.Answer:.eczema
Tests.used.to.diagnose.developmental.hip.dysplasia.
Correct.Answer:.Barlow.and.Ortolani.maneuvers
What.is.the.female.athlete.triad?.
Correct.Answer:.disordered.eating,.amenorrhea,.osteoporosis
When.a.headache.accompanies.a.stroke,.is.this.most.often.hemorrhagic.or.ischemic?.
Correct.Answer:.hemorrhagic
AV.nicking.is.most.commonly.seen.on.retinal.exam.of.which.chronic.condition?.
Correct.Answer:.hypertension
Within.6.months.of.being.started.on.a.TCA.or.SSRI,.what.is.a.common.side.effect.that.occurs?.
Correct.Answer:.weight.gain
When.does.otitis.media.with.effusion.usually.occur?.
Correct.Answer:.either.before.or.after.an.episode.of.acute.otitis.media..This.effusion.is.not.infected.fluid.but.it
.is.considered.a.breeding.ground.for.bacteria..This .should.not.be.treated.with.antibiotics.
, The.medical.term.for.jock.itch.
Correct.Answer:.tinea.cruris
Tinea.cruris."jock.itch".is.a.common.__________.infection.and.should.be.treated.with.what?.
Correct.Answer:.fungal;.OTC.antifungal.cream
What.are.teaching.points.for.males.to.avoid.contracting.tinea.cruris?.
Correct.Answer:.dry.off.after.swimming.and.don't.stay.in.a.wet.bathing.suit
Tinea.cruris.can.affect.the.inner.thighs.but.never.what.else?.
Correct.Answer:.the.penis.or.scrotum
On.microscopic.exam,.what.is.most.likely.to.be.seen.in.the.presence.of.a.bacterial.infection?.
Correct.Answer:.cocci.and.rods
On.microscopic.exam,.what.is.most.likely.to.be.seen.in.the.presence.of.a.candidal.infection?.
Correct.Answer:.yeasts
What.are.dermatophytes?.
Correct.Answer:.fungi
On.microscopic.exam,.what.is.most.likely.to.be.seen.in.the.presence.of.a.dermatophytic.(fungal).infecti
on?.
