APEA QBANK PRACTICE TEST EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
1. What is the treatment of choice for community acquired, uncomplicated
pneumonia? - CORRECT-ANSWERSamoxicillin
2. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a type of ____________ anemia. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSpernicious; macrocytic
3. Prostate infection or inflammation can cause a sharp rise in PSA values. When
should this value go back down to normal levels and be checked after an acute
infection? - CORRECT-ANSWERS4 week
4. The most common cause of atypical pneumonia in adults - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmycoplasma pneumoniae
,5. An herbal supplement thought to help BPH - CORRECT-ANSWERSsaw palmetto
6. A male patient presents to your clinic with a lump in his breast. How should we
work this up? - CORRECT-ANSWERSclinical breast exam, mammogram, AND
ultrasound
7. If a patient with strep comes back after 48 hours with no improvement on
antibiotics, what should you then prescribe? - CORRECT-ANSWERSa penicillin or
cephalosporin with beta lactamase coverage
8. How long must a tick be attached to the skin in order for Lyme disease to be
transferred? - CORRECT-ANSWERS48 hours
, 9. When should kids be treated for hypertension? - CORRECT-ANSWERSif they also
have diabetes, are symptomatic, have hypertension > 95th percentile, or when
end organ damage is present
10. ACEIs can cause what electrolyte abnormality? - CORRECT-
ANSWERShyperkalemia
11. A positive "drop arm" test is a sign of what? - CORRECT-ANSWERStorn rotator
cuff
12. The medical term for spoon shaped nails - CORRECT-ANSWERSkoilonychia
13. Koilonychia is a sign of what? - CORRECT-ANSWERSiron deficiency anemia
14. How is influenza diagnosed? - CORRECT-ANSWERSa nasal swab
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
1. What is the treatment of choice for community acquired, uncomplicated
pneumonia? - CORRECT-ANSWERSamoxicillin
2. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a type of ____________ anemia. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSpernicious; macrocytic
3. Prostate infection or inflammation can cause a sharp rise in PSA values. When
should this value go back down to normal levels and be checked after an acute
infection? - CORRECT-ANSWERS4 week
4. The most common cause of atypical pneumonia in adults - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmycoplasma pneumoniae
,5. An herbal supplement thought to help BPH - CORRECT-ANSWERSsaw palmetto
6. A male patient presents to your clinic with a lump in his breast. How should we
work this up? - CORRECT-ANSWERSclinical breast exam, mammogram, AND
ultrasound
7. If a patient with strep comes back after 48 hours with no improvement on
antibiotics, what should you then prescribe? - CORRECT-ANSWERSa penicillin or
cephalosporin with beta lactamase coverage
8. How long must a tick be attached to the skin in order for Lyme disease to be
transferred? - CORRECT-ANSWERS48 hours
, 9. When should kids be treated for hypertension? - CORRECT-ANSWERSif they also
have diabetes, are symptomatic, have hypertension > 95th percentile, or when
end organ damage is present
10. ACEIs can cause what electrolyte abnormality? - CORRECT-
ANSWERShyperkalemia
11. A positive "drop arm" test is a sign of what? - CORRECT-ANSWERStorn rotator
cuff
12. The medical term for spoon shaped nails - CORRECT-ANSWERSkoilonychia
13. Koilonychia is a sign of what? - CORRECT-ANSWERSiron deficiency anemia
14. How is influenza diagnosed? - CORRECT-ANSWERSa nasal swab
