APEA 3P EXAM WITH 75 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

APEA 3P EXAM WITH 75 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1.      Which type of insulin will help to reduce nocturnal hypoglycemia?

ü long-acting

2.    What symptoms in a college student living in a dorm would be suspicious for atypical community acquired pneumonia?

ü  low-grade fever, malaise, and clear lung fields on auscultation

3.    How would you describe the lesions of condyloma accuminata in a male patient?

ü multiple papular lesions with a verrucous appearance

4.   You are evaluating a 15 year old patient for bipolar disorder. His parents tell you that he has severe mood swings, is easily distracted, and constantly corrects his teachers. You would have a high suspicion for bipolar if which symptom was present?

ü  he sleeps less than 4 hours nightly

5.    Which risk factor is not associated with breast cancer? Question options:

ü low socioeconomic status

6.    Which headache sign does not warrant an immediate investigation?

ü relieved with use of common analgesics

7.              During a migraine, what happens to the cerebral arteries?

ü  they dilate

8.             A 26 year old woman with bulimia is likely to be:   

ü  of average weight

9.    What medication is used to relieve acute wheezing in a patient with asthma?

ü short acting beta agonist

10.                    You are evaluating an 80 year old patient for recent episodes of incontinence and confusion. His family states that this is unusual for him and he has become increasingly forgetful over the past two weeks. Which medication might be responsible for

this?

ü Tagamet (cimetidine)  

11.  What suggests hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female?

ü hirsutism

12.     Which is a synovial joint? Shoulder

13.                    A 67 year old woman with atrial fibrillation and an ejection fraction of 48% is on digoxin and has had normal digoxin levels of 0.8- 2 ng/dL for the past 9 months. Today, the level is 0.4 ng/dL. What could account for this change?