APEA QBank AANP Review 2025 | 100%
Correct Questions & Detailed Rationales |
Graded A+
Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----24-48
When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then palpate over the RUQ
abdomen. Positive when pain is elicited. This is a sign of ___________. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Murphy's sign; cholecystitis
What are names of LABA medications? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----salmeterol
What is encopresis in children? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----stool incontinence
after the age of being toilet trained
,The medical term for being cross-eyed - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----strabismus
What is atopic dermatitis? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----eczema
Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers
What is the female athlete triad? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----disordered eating,
amenorrhea, osteoporosis
How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----they will have a long asymptomatic period followed by
exercise intolerance, then dyspnea at rest. The left ventricle eventually fails unless
the aortic valve is replaced.
What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----maculopapular rash that blanches easily and may be
accompanied by joint aches
What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of a pregnant
patient? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a venous hum murmur and an S3
When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often hemorrhagic or
ischemic? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----hemorrhagic
,AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which chronic condition? -
---✔✔✔ANSWER----hypertension
Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a common side effect
that occurs? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----weight gain
When does otitis media with effusion usually occur? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER---
-either before or after an episode of acute otitis media. This effusion is not infected
fluid but it is considered a breeding ground for bacteria. This should not be treated
with antibiotics.
The medical term for jock itch - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----tinea cruris
Tinea cruris "jock itch" is a common __________ infection and should be treated
with what? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----fungal; OTC antifungal cream
What are teaching points for males to avoid contracting tinea cruris? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----dry off after swimming and don't stay in a wet bathing
suit
Tinea cruris can affect the inner thighs but never what else? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----the penis or scrotum
, On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a bacterial
infection? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----cocci and rods
On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a candidal
infection? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----yeasts
What are dermatophytes? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----fungi
On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
dermatophytic (fungal) infection? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----hyphae that are
long, thin, and branching (such as in the case of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea
corporis)
The medical term for ringworm - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----tinea corporis
What is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in peds? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----RSV
Viral pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia in children of what ages?
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----6 months to 5 years
What is the simplest way to screen for nutritional adequacy in older adults? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----measure their weight
Correct Questions & Detailed Rationales |
Graded A+
Gestational diabetes screening occurs between what weeks gestation? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----24-48
When you ask the patient to take a deep breath in and then palpate over the RUQ
abdomen. Positive when pain is elicited. This is a sign of ___________. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Murphy's sign; cholecystitis
What are names of LABA medications? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----salmeterol
What is encopresis in children? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----stool incontinence
after the age of being toilet trained
,The medical term for being cross-eyed - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----strabismus
What is atopic dermatitis? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----eczema
Tests used to diagnose developmental hip dysplasia - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers
What is the female athlete triad? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----disordered eating,
amenorrhea, osteoporosis
How do patients with aortic regurgitation typically present? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----they will have a long asymptomatic period followed by
exercise intolerance, then dyspnea at rest. The left ventricle eventually fails unless
the aortic valve is replaced.
What does the rash of fifth disease (a viral exanthem) look like? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----maculopapular rash that blanches easily and may be
accompanied by joint aches
What cardiac abnormalities are expected to be heard on auscultation of a pregnant
patient? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a venous hum murmur and an S3
When a headache accompanies a stroke, is this most often hemorrhagic or
ischemic? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----hemorrhagic
,AV nicking is most commonly seen on retinal exam of which chronic condition? -
---✔✔✔ANSWER----hypertension
Within 6 months of being started on a TCA or SSRI, what is a common side effect
that occurs? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----weight gain
When does otitis media with effusion usually occur? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER---
-either before or after an episode of acute otitis media. This effusion is not infected
fluid but it is considered a breeding ground for bacteria. This should not be treated
with antibiotics.
The medical term for jock itch - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----tinea cruris
Tinea cruris "jock itch" is a common __________ infection and should be treated
with what? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----fungal; OTC antifungal cream
What are teaching points for males to avoid contracting tinea cruris? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----dry off after swimming and don't stay in a wet bathing
suit
Tinea cruris can affect the inner thighs but never what else? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----the penis or scrotum
, On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a bacterial
infection? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----cocci and rods
On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a candidal
infection? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----yeasts
What are dermatophytes? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----fungi
On microscopic exam, what is most likely to be seen in the presence of a
dermatophytic (fungal) infection? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----hyphae that are
long, thin, and branching (such as in the case of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea
corporis)
The medical term for ringworm - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----tinea corporis
What is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in peds? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----RSV
Viral pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia in children of what ages?
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----6 months to 5 years
What is the simplest way to screen for nutritional adequacy in older adults? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----measure their weight
