APEA EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

APEA EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

An enlarged liver with a smooth tender edge may suggest: - CORRECT-ANSWERSright sided

heart failure




An enlarged liver with a firm, non tender edge may suggest: - CORRECT-ANSWERSCirrhosis,

hematochromotosis (increase iron intake in the blood and lymphoma




An enlarged liver that is firm or hard and has an irregular edge or surface - CORRECT-

ANSWERSHepatocellular carcinoma




S/S associated with diabetic gastroparesis may include: - CORRECT-ANSWERSVomiting of

undigested food

Weight loss

Erratic glucose levels

GERD

, What is sarcopenia and what causes it? - CORRECT-ANSWERSSarcopenia = age related loss of

skeletal muscle mass




Causes:

-inactivity

-protein imbalance

-mitochondrial dysfunction

-insulin resistance

-oxidative stress

-increased inflammatory factors

-loss of motor units as muscle ages




Psoas sign - CORRECT-ANSWERSRLQ pain with extension of right thigh indicative of

appendicitis




Rovsing's sign - CORRECT-ANSWERSPain in RLQ with palpation of LLQ indicative of

appendicitis