APEA Certification -Advanced Practice Education Associates Bundle Set

What is the biggest side effect of colchicine? Answer diarrhea How would you describe the appearance of molluscum contagiosum? Answer papules that are umbilicated and contain a caseous plug How do we treat a broken clavicle in an infant? Answer no treatment; it should heal on it's own At w...

What is the treatment of choice for community acquired, uncomplicated pneumonia? Answer amoxicillin Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a type of ____________ anemia. Answer pernicious; macrocytic Prostate infection or inflammation can cause a sharp rise in PSA values. When should this value go b...

What is the recommended treatment for cat scratch disease? Answer usually self-limiting and presents with lymphadenopathy that goes away on it's own; severe cases may benefit from azithromycin What is the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea? Answer e coli What bacteria is responsible fo...

Black Patient With or Without DM Answer Thiazide diuretic Calcium channel blocker Nonblack Patient With or Without DM Answer Thiazide diuretic Calcium channel blocker ACE ARB heart murmurs are caused by Answer turbulent blood flow through the great vessels or across a heart valve ...

When should pediatrics be screened for hyperlipidemia? Answer between 9 and 11 years old What is the tell-tale symptom of endometriosis? Answer progressive dysmenorrhea What is treatment for first-line endometriosis? Answer cyclic OCPs and NSAIDs How is endometriosis diagnosed? Answer via t...

For tx of blepharitis, pts should be instructed to apply erythromycin ointment to the affected eye using: Answer A 1 cm ribbon 5 times daily for 7 days The ophthalmic preparation that is NOT available OTC is: Answer Hydroxypropyl cellulose (Lacrisert), a lubricant Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is an a...

Wound Stages Answer Stage 1: - intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence. -Area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer or cooler as composed to adjacent tissue. Stage 2: -Partial-thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with a r...

Metoclopramide (Reglan), an antiemetic, increases gastric motility by: Answer blocking dopamine and serotonin receptors and enhancing the action of acetylcholine The class of medications most useful in the tx of chemo induced nausea and vomiting is the: Answer Serotonin receptor antagonists-5-HT3...

APEA questions with correct answers

A common side effect of thiazide diuretics is: Answer erectile dysfunction Mrs. Brandy is having contrast dye nest week for a heart catheterization. What drug does NOT need to be stopped prior to her catheterization? Answer Losartan Pharmacologic treatment for children who have hypertension sh...

When patients administer regular insulin (Humulin R U-500), they should be taught: Answer 10 units of Humulin R U-500 is equal to 10 units on a U-500 insulin syringe. Radioiodine therapy is safe to administer to: Answer A 30-year-old man who desires natural fatherhood-used to tx hyperthyroidism a...

A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed: a) Claims-made policy b) Tail coverage c) Liability protection d) "all-protect" Answer B A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean? a) The federal governmen...

Anemia is defined as reduction in one or more RBC measurements: Answer RBC count Hgb Hct Lab value to look at size of RBC Answer MCV Lab value to look at color of RBC Answer MCH Lab value to look at degree of variation of RBC size (<15% is normal) Answer RDW Why would the bone marro...

What would cause decrease in Digoxin levels Answer Antacids Taking Pyridium for UTI, what can Pyridium cause? Answer Hemolytic Anemia What can PCOS result in? Answer increased insulin levels, Androgens, hirsutism What is a hypertensive used in pregnancy Answer Methyldopa What is a charac...