APEA 3P Exam with Correct Solutions
Eyelid retraction with exophthalmos presents as: - ✅✅ A retracted eyelid with a
wide-eyed stare
All of the following strategies are useful for assessing older adults at high risk
for falls except: - ✅✅ Assessing immunization history
If a patient has a history of heat intolerance with a preference to light clothing,
this behavior could be consistent with: - ✅✅ Hyperthyroidism
The best method of detecting cognitive impairment or intellectual disability at
an early age is by: - ✅✅ Assessment of the achievement of developmental
milestones
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient: - ✅✅ Flex his hand
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure,
the breath sounds are: - ✅✅ vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the
dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for: -
✅✅ Peripheral artery disease
Olecranon bursitis may be caused by all of the following except: - ✅✅ Frozen
shoulder
When examining the skin, multiple areas of circumscribed elevations of the
skin filled with serous fluid measuring approximately 0.5cm were noted.
These types of lesions could be seen in: - ✅✅ Herpes simplex or varicella
The principal muscles involved when closing the mouth are innervated by
which cranial nerve? - ✅✅ Cranial nerve V (Trigeminal)
The structure that creates a channel for the vertebral artery is known as the: -
✅✅ Transverse Foramen
, Which of the following is not a compliant patient with type 1 diabetes? - ✅✅
Polycythemia
When suspecting pediculosis capitis, the chief complaint is: - ✅✅ Itching
The structure that appears as the large swelling posteriorly on the superior
ramus of the ischium and bears most of the weight in sitting, is known as the: -
✅✅ Ischial tuberosity
When percussing the posterior chest, which one of the following techniques
would be omitted? - ✅✅ Percuss areas over the scapulae
On examination of the pupils, both are round but the right pupil appears larger
than the left and reacts much slower to light. This condition may be indicative
of: - ✅✅ A tonic pupil
During the type of seizure activity, the patient experiences partial seizures that
resemble tonic-clonic seizures. The patient may recall the aura and unilateral
neurologic deficit is present during the postictal period. This type of seizure
activity is referred to as a: - ✅✅ focal seizure that becomes generalized
A female patient complains of weakness in both arms when transferring the wet
clothes from the washer and placing them in the dryer. This finding could
Be suggestive of which type of weakness pattern? - ✅✅ Symmetric
To palpate the right ovary when performing the bimanual vaginal exam, the
abdominal hand should be on the right lower quadrant and the pelvic hand
Needs to be: - ✅✅ In the right lateral fornix
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood viscosity? - ✅✅
Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear: - ✅✅ With voluntary
movement
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week.
This symptom could be consistent with: - ✅✅ Cancer of the sigmoid colon
Mydriasis is a term used to describe: - ✅✅ Dilation of the pupils
Eyelid retraction with exophthalmos presents as: - ✅✅ A retracted eyelid with a
wide-eyed stare
All of the following strategies are useful for assessing older adults at high risk
for falls except: - ✅✅ Assessing immunization history
If a patient has a history of heat intolerance with a preference to light clothing,
this behavior could be consistent with: - ✅✅ Hyperthyroidism
The best method of detecting cognitive impairment or intellectual disability at
an early age is by: - ✅✅ Assessment of the achievement of developmental
milestones
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient: - ✅✅ Flex his hand
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure,
the breath sounds are: - ✅✅ vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the
dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for: -
✅✅ Peripheral artery disease
Olecranon bursitis may be caused by all of the following except: - ✅✅ Frozen
shoulder
When examining the skin, multiple areas of circumscribed elevations of the
skin filled with serous fluid measuring approximately 0.5cm were noted.
These types of lesions could be seen in: - ✅✅ Herpes simplex or varicella
The principal muscles involved when closing the mouth are innervated by
which cranial nerve? - ✅✅ Cranial nerve V (Trigeminal)
The structure that creates a channel for the vertebral artery is known as the: -
✅✅ Transverse Foramen
, Which of the following is not a compliant patient with type 1 diabetes? - ✅✅
Polycythemia
When suspecting pediculosis capitis, the chief complaint is: - ✅✅ Itching
The structure that appears as the large swelling posteriorly on the superior
ramus of the ischium and bears most of the weight in sitting, is known as the: -
✅✅ Ischial tuberosity
When percussing the posterior chest, which one of the following techniques
would be omitted? - ✅✅ Percuss areas over the scapulae
On examination of the pupils, both are round but the right pupil appears larger
than the left and reacts much slower to light. This condition may be indicative
of: - ✅✅ A tonic pupil
During the type of seizure activity, the patient experiences partial seizures that
resemble tonic-clonic seizures. The patient may recall the aura and unilateral
neurologic deficit is present during the postictal period. This type of seizure
activity is referred to as a: - ✅✅ focal seizure that becomes generalized
A female patient complains of weakness in both arms when transferring the wet
clothes from the washer and placing them in the dryer. This finding could
Be suggestive of which type of weakness pattern? - ✅✅ Symmetric
To palpate the right ovary when performing the bimanual vaginal exam, the
abdominal hand should be on the right lower quadrant and the pelvic hand
Needs to be: - ✅✅ In the right lateral fornix
During pregnancy, which hormone results in increased blood viscosity? - ✅✅
Erythropoietin
Resting tremors refer to those tremors that disappear: - ✅✅ With voluntary
movement
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week.
This symptom could be consistent with: - ✅✅ Cancer of the sigmoid colon
Mydriasis is a term used to describe: - ✅✅ Dilation of the pupils
