APEA 3P Exam 2025 | Complete Study
Guide with Questions & Rationales |
Graded A+
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the
breath sounds are... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Vesicular with late inspiratory
crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Frozen shoulder
,In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is...
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the
origin of the tenderness is probably... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----In the
abdominal wall
On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and
coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Intestinal obstruction
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and
around the macular area. These findings are consistent with... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----microaneurysms
Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Noticeable bleeding between the dura and cerebrum on x-ray
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture, tremor, rigidity,
and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent with... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Parkinson's Disease
, When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements
related to articular structure disease are true except which one? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
should include... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is...
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Salty taste on the skin
A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid, and spongy mass of blood vessels that
may be present at birth and enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months is
characteristic of a... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Cavernous hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Posterior aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and
the lens. These specks are most likely... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----vitreous
floaters
Guide with Questions & Rationales |
Graded A+
The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the
patient... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Flex their hand/spread their fingers
When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the
breath sounds are... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Vesicular with late inspiratory
crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person's risk for... - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Olecranon bursitis maybe caused by all of the following except... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Frozen shoulder
,In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa appears... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----pale
A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with diminished strength is...
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Pseudohypertrophy
If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his head and shoulders, the
origin of the tenderness is probably... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----In the
abdominal wall
On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and
coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Intestinal obstruction
Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round, red spots in and
around the macular area. These findings are consistent with... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----microaneurysms
Symptoms of subdural hematoma include... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Noticeable bleeding between the dura and cerebrum on x-ray
On examination of the adult patient, symptoms of fixed posture, tremor, rigidity,
and shuffling gait are observed. These findings are consistent with... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Parkinson's Disease
, When discussing the musculoskeletal system, all of the following statements
related to articular structure disease are true except which one? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Articular disease is usually due to stiffness or pain
Focal tenderness over the trochanter confirms... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Bursitis
Assessing the neurological status of a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
should include... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Use of the Glasgow coma scale
The easiest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is...
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Salty taste on the skin
A reddish blue, irregularly shaped, solid, and spongy mass of blood vessels that
may be present at birth and enlarge during the first 10 to 15 months is
characteristic of a... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Cavernous hemangioma
The hamstring muscles flex at the knee and are located on the... - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Posterior aspect of the thigh
Ophthalmoscopic examination reveals dark specks noted between the fundus and
the lens. These specks are most likely... - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----vitreous
floaters
