APEA 3P Actual Exam Test Bank WITH
QUESTIONS,IMAGES AND 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED BY EXPERT 2025
NEW UPDATE.
1. When performing a visual acuity test the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye
and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart. This means:
a) have the patient returning in two weeks for a follow up vision screen
b) dilated the eye and retest
c) refer the patient to an ophthalmologist
d) document this as a normal finding
Answer:c
2. The American psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorder defines Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy a) a self-inflicted injury to gain
attention
b) a caregiver making up or causing an illness or injury in a person under his or
her care
c) an abusive behavior that does not involve the caregiver
d) a situation in which the abuser is often inattentive and uncaring toward the victim
Answer:b
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness and a form of child abuse. The caretaker of
a child, most often a mother, either makes up fake symptoms or causes real symptoms to make it
look like the child is sick.
3. Symptoms of depression are a side effect of which neurotransmitter medication?
a) dopamine serotonin, norepinephrine
b) gabapentin
c) mil
d) cortisol
Answer:a
4. Which lesion is dark raised and asymmetric with irregular border? Chapter 20 a) Nevus
b) Actinic keratosis
c) Keratoacanthoma
d) Melanoma
Answer:d
, 5. A 32 years old woman presents with dull puffiness of the ayes pronounced not pitting
periorbital edema this finding is suggestive of this condition? APEA a) Nephrotic
syndrome
b) Myxedema
c) Cushing syndrome
d) Sinusitis
Answer:b
Myxedema is a deposition of mucopolysaccarides in the dermis. Is commonly found if patients
with advanced hypothyroidism. The classic skin changes are: swelling of face, lips, eyelids, and
tongue or swelling and thickening of skin anywhere on the body, especially in the lower legs.
Myxedema is the hallmark of Grave's disease, an autoimmune form of hyperthyroidism.
Myxedema can also occur in Hashimoto's thyroiditis a form of hypothyroidism.
6. A 42 years old woman with a past medical history of migraine headaches is requesting
prophylactic medication treatment. Which medication should the Nurse practitioner
prescribe?
a) Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
b) Amitriptyline (Elavil)
c) Verapamil (verelan)
d) Metoprolol (Lopressor)
Answer:b
Amitriptyline (Elavil) is a tricyclic antidepresant and is considered offlabel use for
prophylactic treatment of migrane. Sumatriptan (Imimtrex) Is aTriptans used to abort
migraine
7. A pediatric patient has areas of scaling on the scalp with round patches of alopecia.
This clinical finding is consistent with:
a) Tinea capitis
b) Seborrheic dermatitis
c) Trichotillomania
d) Alopecia areata
Answer:a
8. What is the appropriate prophylactic medication for an 18 years old woman with a past
medical history of migraine headaches?
a)Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
b) Propanolol (Inderal)
c) Ibuprofeno (motrin)
d) Dihydroergotamine (DHE)
Answer:b
QUESTIONS,IMAGES AND 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED BY EXPERT 2025
NEW UPDATE.
1. When performing a visual acuity test the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye
and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart. This means:
a) have the patient returning in two weeks for a follow up vision screen
b) dilated the eye and retest
c) refer the patient to an ophthalmologist
d) document this as a normal finding
Answer:c
2. The American psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorder defines Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy a) a self-inflicted injury to gain
attention
b) a caregiver making up or causing an illness or injury in a person under his or
her care
c) an abusive behavior that does not involve the caregiver
d) a situation in which the abuser is often inattentive and uncaring toward the victim
Answer:b
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness and a form of child abuse. The caretaker of
a child, most often a mother, either makes up fake symptoms or causes real symptoms to make it
look like the child is sick.
3. Symptoms of depression are a side effect of which neurotransmitter medication?
a) dopamine serotonin, norepinephrine
b) gabapentin
c) mil
d) cortisol
Answer:a
4. Which lesion is dark raised and asymmetric with irregular border? Chapter 20 a) Nevus
b) Actinic keratosis
c) Keratoacanthoma
d) Melanoma
Answer:d
, 5. A 32 years old woman presents with dull puffiness of the ayes pronounced not pitting
periorbital edema this finding is suggestive of this condition? APEA a) Nephrotic
syndrome
b) Myxedema
c) Cushing syndrome
d) Sinusitis
Answer:b
Myxedema is a deposition of mucopolysaccarides in the dermis. Is commonly found if patients
with advanced hypothyroidism. The classic skin changes are: swelling of face, lips, eyelids, and
tongue or swelling and thickening of skin anywhere on the body, especially in the lower legs.
Myxedema is the hallmark of Grave's disease, an autoimmune form of hyperthyroidism.
Myxedema can also occur in Hashimoto's thyroiditis a form of hypothyroidism.
6. A 42 years old woman with a past medical history of migraine headaches is requesting
prophylactic medication treatment. Which medication should the Nurse practitioner
prescribe?
a) Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
b) Amitriptyline (Elavil)
c) Verapamil (verelan)
d) Metoprolol (Lopressor)
Answer:b
Amitriptyline (Elavil) is a tricyclic antidepresant and is considered offlabel use for
prophylactic treatment of migrane. Sumatriptan (Imimtrex) Is aTriptans used to abort
migraine
7. A pediatric patient has areas of scaling on the scalp with round patches of alopecia.
This clinical finding is consistent with:
a) Tinea capitis
b) Seborrheic dermatitis
c) Trichotillomania
d) Alopecia areata
Answer:a
8. What is the appropriate prophylactic medication for an 18 years old woman with a past
medical history of migraine headaches?
a)Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
b) Propanolol (Inderal)
c) Ibuprofeno (motrin)
d) Dihydroergotamine (DHE)
Answer:b
