2024 APEA 3P MIDTERM EXAM WITH 75
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which headache sign does not warrant an immediateinvestigation?
Question options:
aggravatedorrelievedbychangeof position
precipitatedby Valsalvamaneuver
newonset afterage50
relievedwithuseof commonanalgesics
2.During a migraine, what happens tothe cerebral arteries?Questionoptions:
they dilate
they
constrictthey
vibrate
theypulsate
3. You are evaluating a 15 year old patient for bipolar disorder. Hisparentstell you that he
has severemood swings, iseasilydistracted, and constantly corrects his teachers. You
would have a highsuspicionfor bipolar if which symptomwaspresent?
Question options:
heisforgetful
hesleepslessthan4hoursnightly
hedoesnot completetasks
, heblurtsout answersinclassinappropriately
4. Youare evaluating an 80 year old patient for recent episodesofincontinence and
confusion.Hisfamily statesthat thisisunusual for himand he hasbecome increasingly
forgetful over the past twoweeks. Which medication might be responsible forthis?
Questionoptions
oral corticosteroid
short actingbetaagonist
longactingbeta agonist
inhaledcorticosteroid
5.What suggests hyperandrogenismin an adolescent female?Questionoptions:
polycysticovaries
highpitchedvoice
obesity
hirsutism
,6.Which isa synovial
joint?Questionoptions:
skull
vertebral bodiesof thespine
shoulder
pubicsymphysisof thepelvis
7. A67 year old womanwithatrial fibrillationand anejectionfraction of 48% ison digoxin
andhas had normal digoxin levelsof 0.8- 2 ng/dLfor the past 9 months. Today, the level
is0.4 ng/dL. What could account for thischange?
Question options:
regular useof anantacid
increasedexercise
weight loss
, decreasedcreatinineclearance
8.Which medication is contraindicated ina child with
acutesinusitis?Question options:
nasal steroids
decongestants
expectorants
antihistamines
9.Which best describes the lower extremity calf pain associatedwithperipheral artery
disease?Question options:
electricshock
pulsatingpain
sharp, stabbingpain
dull achingorcramping
10. Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain isassociated
with:Question options:
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which headache sign does not warrant an immediateinvestigation?
Question options:
aggravatedorrelievedbychangeof position
precipitatedby Valsalvamaneuver
newonset afterage50
relievedwithuseof commonanalgesics
2.During a migraine, what happens tothe cerebral arteries?Questionoptions:
they dilate
they
constrictthey
vibrate
theypulsate
3. You are evaluating a 15 year old patient for bipolar disorder. Hisparentstell you that he
has severemood swings, iseasilydistracted, and constantly corrects his teachers. You
would have a highsuspicionfor bipolar if which symptomwaspresent?
Question options:
heisforgetful
hesleepslessthan4hoursnightly
hedoesnot completetasks
, heblurtsout answersinclassinappropriately
4. Youare evaluating an 80 year old patient for recent episodesofincontinence and
confusion.Hisfamily statesthat thisisunusual for himand he hasbecome increasingly
forgetful over the past twoweeks. Which medication might be responsible forthis?
Questionoptions
oral corticosteroid
short actingbetaagonist
longactingbeta agonist
inhaledcorticosteroid
5.What suggests hyperandrogenismin an adolescent female?Questionoptions:
polycysticovaries
highpitchedvoice
obesity
hirsutism
,6.Which isa synovial
joint?Questionoptions:
skull
vertebral bodiesof thespine
shoulder
pubicsymphysisof thepelvis
7. A67 year old womanwithatrial fibrillationand anejectionfraction of 48% ison digoxin
andhas had normal digoxin levelsof 0.8- 2 ng/dLfor the past 9 months. Today, the level
is0.4 ng/dL. What could account for thischange?
Question options:
regular useof anantacid
increasedexercise
weight loss
, decreasedcreatinineclearance
8.Which medication is contraindicated ina child with
acutesinusitis?Question options:
nasal steroids
decongestants
expectorants
antihistamines
9.Which best describes the lower extremity calf pain associatedwithperipheral artery
disease?Question options:
electricshock
pulsatingpain
sharp, stabbingpain
dull achingorcramping
10. Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain isassociated
with:Question options:
