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APEA 3P Predictor Exam test bank 2025/2026
Questions With Detailed solutions
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
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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
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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)
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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.
APEA 3P Predictor Exam test bank 2025/2026
Questions With Detailed solutions
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
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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
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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)
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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.
