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APEA PREDICTOR /APEA PREDICTOR FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
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A 68-yo female presents with a new onset of left-sided throbbing headache. She has noticed some spots in her visual fields that come and go. She is being treated with an NSAID for arthritis.Sedimentation rate is elevated, but all other lab values are WNL.
The headache is most likely due to:
A. TIA
- NSAID induced headache
- Temporal arteritis
- Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Temporal arteritis
A patient with Type 1 diabetes mellitus who is on NPH and regular insulin split-dosing presents with complaints of early morning rise in fingerstick blood glucose. A review of an at- home glucose test reveals increased morning levels. After an 1 / 4
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increase in the evening insulin dose, the problem worsens. This
is most likely an example of:
- Insulin resistance
- Cortisol deficiency
- the Somogyi effect
- pawn phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER -C. the Somogyi
effect
An 18 yo college student presents for an athletic physical. When asked about current medications, she mentions that she takes "some hearb" she bought at a health food store for migrains and menstrual cramps. Which of the following herbal remedies has been commonly used for these conditions?
- Ephedra
- Echinacea
- Feverfew
- Ginko Biloba - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Feverfew
Which of the following GI changes in associated with normal aging? 2 / 4
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- Decreased production of gastric acid
- Decreased incidence of gallstones
- Increased salivation
- Increased esophageal emptying - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Decreased production of gastric acid.
A 32 year old patient reports a 6-month history of intermittant symmetrical swelling of the wrists and daily morning stiffness lasting 1 hour or more in and around other joints. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Gouty arthritis
- Reiter's syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Rheumatoid
Arthritis
An 85 year old patient related that on the way to an annual physical exam, the patient suffered a sudden loss of vision in the right eye characterized by a "bunch of lights" and a feeling that "
a curtain came down" The most likely diagnosis is:
- Vitreal hemorrhage 3 / 4
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- Optic nerve lesion
- Central retinal nerve occlusion
- Retinal Detachment - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Retinal
detachment
Assessment findings that would support a diagnosis of mitral
regurgitation include:
- atrial fibrillation with summation gallop
- Loud, high-pitched pansystolic murmur
- Diastolic murmur with split S1
- Early diastolic murmur with an S3 wave. - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Loud, high-pitched pansystolic murmur
During an employment physical exam of a 21-year old female, bruising around the areola on the breasts is noted. An appropriate health history for these findings should include all of
the following EXCEPT:
- Current social relatonships
- History of present or past traumas
- Mental health status
- Socioeconomic status. - CORRECT ANSWER -D.
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Socioeconomic status.