APEA PREDICTOR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST UPDATE DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
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APEA PREDICTOR
APEA PREDICTOR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST UPDATE DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+.
A 47-yo patient presents with complaints of upper abdominal discomfort with nausea
and burning after eating. The patient is not currently taking any medications. The most
likely diffe...
chronic cardiac, pulmonary, or renal failure; depression; and anorexia nervosa or
bulimia;
Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdominal pain. -ANSWER- Assess for
positive McBurney's point tenderness, Rovsing's sign, the psoas sign, and obturator
sign.
Rovsing's sign -ANSWER- Pain in the RIGHT lower quadrant during LEFT-sided
pressure is a positive Rovsing's sign. Indicates appendicitis
, Psoas Sign -ANSWER- Increased abdominal pain when patient attempts to raise thigh
against your hand or when asking the patient to extend their right leg at the hip.
Indicates Appendicits
Cranial Nerve VIII -ANSWER- Acoustic (Hearing and balance)
Cranial nerve IX -ANSWER- Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of the palate, gag
reflex
Cranial Nerve XI -ANSWER- Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius)
Deep tendon reflex -ANSWER- Ankle- S1 primarily
Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4
Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6
BicepTriceps-C6,7
Stroke risk scale -ANSWER- CHADS2
C-Congestive heart failure
H-Hypertension
A-Age >75 years
D- Diabetes
S-prior Stroke/TIA
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