APEA Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

APEA predictor Questions and Verified Solutions 2024 Cranial Nerve VIII - Answer -Acoustic (Hearing and balance) Cranial nerve IX - Answer -Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and rise of the palate, gag reflex Cranial Nerve XI - Answer -Spinal Accessory (upper trapezius) Deep tendon reflex - Answer -Ankle- S1 primarily Knee- Lumbar 2,3,4 Supinator(brachioradialis)-C5,6 BicepTriceps-C6,7 Stroke risk scale - Answer -CHADS2 C-Congestive heart failure H-Hypertension A-Age >75 years D- Diab...

APEA Cardiac Questions and Correct Answers 2024 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 should be initiated for: - Answer -Diabetics with hypertension A 75-year-old patient with longstanding hypertension takes an ACE inhibitor and a th...

APEA Endo Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 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 and does not cause infantility or birth defects in the offspring of tx'd pts A pt who has Addison's disease has received a prescription for fl...

Peds (APEA) Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 Hep A immunization schedule - Answer -First dose at 1 year, second dose after 6 months Hep B immunization schedule - Answer -3 doses: 0, 1-2 months, 6-18 months after 1st You are caring for a newborn whose mother is known to be HBsAg (+). How should this be handled? - Answer -Administer Hep B vaccine and Hep B immunoglobulin within 12 hrs of birth How many doses are in the DTaP series? - Answer -5 Tdap in pregnancy - Answer -1 dose of tdap ...

APEA Pregnancy with Correct Solutions 2024 Folic acid pre-pregnancy and at Pg - Answer -Pre-pg 0.4mg (400mcg); Pg 1mg (1000mcg) Why folic acid? - Answer -Prevents neural tube defects (spina bifida, anencephaly , encephalocele Meds to avoid in pregnancy - Answer -Zofran; Tylenol (new association with ADD/ADHD); Diflucan (not sure if single dose is ok); Macrobid (avoid in 1st trimester); Prozac; Lamictal; Paxil; tetracycline/doxycycline; thalidomide; misoprostol; quinolones; triptans; pseudo...

Hematology (APEA) Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 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 marrow make small RBC? - Answer -Not enough iron Iron lab values - Answer -Serum iron Serum ferritin TIBC Serum iron - Answer -Measure of ir...

Gastrointestinal APEA Questions and Correct Answers 2024 Positive Murphy's sign pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on the approximate location of the inflamed gallbladder Murphy's sign pain with palpation of the RUQ during inspiration, indicative of cholecystitis McBurney's point Pain in RLQ with appendicitis McBurney's sign rebound tenderness associated with appendicitis Gold standard diagnostic tool for gallbladder disease Ultrasound The harde...

Derm APEA Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 Pediculosis capitis RX - Answer -1. 1% permethrin (Nix) - most effective Macule 2 - Answer -- Flat - Change in skin color Papule 4 - Answer -- Raised - Solid lesion - Change is skin color - <0.5cm Plaque (3) - Answer -- Raised - Solid - >0.5 cm Nodule (2) - Answer -- Solid - 0.5-2cm Tumor (2) - Answer -- Solid - >2cm Vesicle - Answer -- Raised - Fluid - <0.5cm Bulla - Answer -- Raised - Fluid - >0.5cm Abscess= fu...