APEA PREDICTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025
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What is the first line treatment for community acquired
atypical pneumonia? Correct Answer macrolides such
azithromycin. If the pt cannot take a macrolide, then they
can do levofloxacin or doxycycline
What is metatarsus adductus? Correct Answer the
medical term for in-toeing
What is true regarding older adults who are overweight?
Correct Answer mortality in older adults related to
overweight states declines over time
How do we manage rubella immunity in pregnant women?
Correct Answer we screen all pregnant women with a
rubella titer. If they had a protective rubella titer in a
previous pregnancy, then they do not need to be checked
again. If they are found to not be immune when pregnant,
then she should be vaccinated AFTER delivery
How is permethrin applied to the skin for scabies? Correct
Answer a one time application to all skin below the neck
and then left on for 8-12 hours is sufficient
,After exposure to HIV, when will the patient seroconvert
and become positive? Correct Answer 3 months
Is age less than 18 years a risk factor for an ectopic
pregnancy? Correct Answer no; but personal history of
PID, an IUD, previous ectopic pregnancy, previous tubal
surgery, pathology, or ligation all are risk factors
What is Tanner stage 5 of breast development in females?
Correct Answer projection of the nipple only
What are two common classes of drugs that interact with
grapefruit juice? Correct Answer statins and CCBs
Ankle inversion is a common complaint from a patient with
what? Correct Answer a lateral ankle sprain
How can we best diagnose coarctation of the aorta?
Correct Answer by comparing the upper and lower
extremity blood pressures
What is the most important risk factor for developing
breast cancer in women of average risk? Correct Answer
age
What is the recommended treatment for blepharitis?
Correct Answer erythromycin 1cm ribbon 5x daily for 7
days
,What is the recommended treatment for severe anorexia
with delusions? Correct Answer 2nd atypical
antipsychotics
What lab values need to be monitored in a patient on
Tizanidine? Correct Answer LFTs and BP at baseline and
1 month after the max dose is achieved (can cause
hepatotoxicity and hypotension)
What class of drug is dabigatran (pradaxa)? Correct
Answer direct thrombin inhibitor
The most effective treatments for acne related to
increased sebum production are what? Correct Answer
oral contraceptives and isotretinoin
Oral contraceptive regimen in which both the estrogen and
progesterone concentrations vary throughout the cycle
Correct Answer quadriphasic
Oral contraceptive regimen in which the estrogen and
progestin doses are fixed throughout the cycle Correct
Answer monophasic
Oral contraceptive regimen in which in the estrogen dose
remains the same for the first 21 days of the cycle, while
progestin is lower in the first half and higher in the second
half Correct Answer biphasic
, Oral contraceptive regimen in which the estrogen remains
consistent and the progestin dose varies Correct Answer
triphasic
Patients who are receiving beta blockers may find what
treatment for allergies ineffective? Correct Answer
treatments containing epinephrine
For a patient on warfarin who needs to receive a
tetracycline antibiotic, how will we adjust their warfarin?
Correct Answer tetracyclines depress prothrombin activity,
same as warfarin, so we need to decrease the warfarin to
avoid an increase in INR and significant bleeding
What is the herbal, valerian root often used for? Correct
Answer insomnia/sleep, ADHD, anxiety, depression
What is the herbal, saw palmetto, often used for? Correct
Answer BPH
What is the herbal, black kohosh, often used for? Correct
Answer symptoms of menopause - hot flashes
What is the herbal, St. John's wart, often used for? Correct
Answer depression
What are the intrauterine transplacental infections that can
be passed from mother to infant? Correct Answer think
TORCH; toxoplasmosis, Other (syphilis, varicella zoster,
parvovirus) Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes
simplex, as well as tuberculosis. Note that chlamydia is
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