APEA PRE-PREDICTOR EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 400+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old
primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace,
nitrite=negative, protein=2+, blood=negative. Her weight has increased by
5 lbs during the past week. Which of the following is most likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - ANSWER-B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension
(pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that
her child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved.
After the fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which
of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
,C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - ANSWER-B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)
In the majority of children, the first permanent teeth start to erupt at the
age of 6 years. Which of the following are the first permanent teeth to
erupt in this time period?
A. First Molars
B. Second Molars
C. Lower or upper incisors
D. Canines - ANSWER-A. First Molars
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - ANSWER-D. Grocery shopping
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
,A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - ANSWER-D. Grocery shopping
You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old
primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace,
nitrite=negative, protein=2+, blood=negative. Her weight has increased by
5 lbs during the past week. Which of the following is most likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - ANSWER-B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension
(pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that
her child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved.
After the fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which
of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
, A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - ANSWER-B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)
A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his
left eye for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He
has a new onset of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection.
The only medicine he is on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of the
following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - ANSWER-D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-
appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his
left eye for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old
primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace,
nitrite=negative, protein=2+, blood=negative. Her weight has increased by
5 lbs during the past week. Which of the following is most likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - ANSWER-B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension
(pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that
her child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved.
After the fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which
of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
,C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - ANSWER-B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)
In the majority of children, the first permanent teeth start to erupt at the
age of 6 years. Which of the following are the first permanent teeth to
erupt in this time period?
A. First Molars
B. Second Molars
C. Lower or upper incisors
D. Canines - ANSWER-A. First Molars
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - ANSWER-D. Grocery shopping
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
,A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping - ANSWER-D. Grocery shopping
You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old
primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace,
nitrite=negative, protein=2+, blood=negative. Her weight has increased by
5 lbs during the past week. Which of the following is most likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension - ANSWER-B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension
(pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of symptoms of preeclampsia include
hypertension, edema (weight gain), and proteinuria.
The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that
her child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved.
After the fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which
of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
, A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes - ANSWER-B. Roseola Infantum
(Exanthema subitum)
A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his
left eye for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He
has a new onset of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory infection.
The only medicine he is on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of the
following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage - ANSWER-D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Bright red blood in a sharply defined area surrounded by normal-
appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.
A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his
left eye for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches. He
