APEA 3P EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
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When treating a patient with asthma who is experiencing acute
wheezing, which medication should be given to relieve the
symptoms?
A. Short acting bronchodilator
B. Long acting bronchodilator
C. Inhaled corticosteroid
D. Combination of methylaxanthine and long acting
bronchodilator - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Short acting
bronchodilator
Which one of the following statements about treating scabies
with lindane (Kewell) is correct? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Lindane lotion and/or shampoo is not considered first line
therapy (know that Nix is the treatment)
,Symptoms consistent with later stage human deficiency disease
(HIV) typically include all of the following except, - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > persistent vomiting
The earliest clinical manifestation of diabetic nephropathy is: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Microalbuminuria
When fluid accumulates between the visceral and parietal
pleural spaces, the term used is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Pleural effusion
Children born with down syndrome often have other
anomalies. They especially require evaluation of what body
system? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cardiac
What finding is typical in a patient with a meniscal tear? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Positive McMurray's test
The nurse practitioner diagnoses a female patient with
trichomoniasis. A common chief - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Vaginal Discharge
,When deciding on an initial treatment option for an acute flare
of atopic dermatitis, unresponsive to emollient therapy, the
next best choice for treatment is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Desonide 0.5%
When examining the breast, the "tail of Spence" would be
located - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > laterally across the anterior
axillary fold
Headaches with symptoms of nausea and vomiting may be
associated with all of the following, EXCEPT: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > tension headache
Which of the following finding could indicate a need for further
evaluation of the cardiac patient? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > LDL
OF 190MG/DL
The scoliosis patient who would cause the greatest concern for
the nurse practitioner is a: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 13 yo
female with a 10* curve
, Which finding bellow would be unusual in a patient with
diabetic retinopathy? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Papilledema
Where should the uterine fundus be palpable at 12 weeks? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > at the level of the symphysis pubis
Ophthalmoscopic examination of a 40 years old carpenter
reveals a triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva across
the outer surface of the cornea. This condition is termed: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pterygium- a growth of the conjunctiva
that covers the cornea.
A patient calls the nurse practitioner, and states that he missed
his morning daily dose of warfarin, 5 mg yesterday and today.
The nurse practitioner instructs the patient to: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > take warfarin 5mg now and resume the warfarin 5mg
daily dose in the morning as scheduled
What common clinical finding is present in a patient who has
croup? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > barking cough
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