Apea 3p Practice Questions Bank With Answers

APEA Practice QBank with Answers 1. The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient: a. Flex his hand 2. When auscultating breath sounds in a patient who has left sid ed heart failure, the breath sounds are: a. vesicular with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs and resonant on percussion 3. The ankle- brachial index is a screening test used to assess a persons risk for: a. Peripheral artery disease 4. Olecranon bursitis may be caused by all of the following excep t: a. Frozen shoulder 5. In patients who have allergic rhinitis, the nasal mucosa ap pears: a. Pale 6. A term used to describe an increase in muscular bulk with dimini shed strength is: a. pseudohypertrophy 7. If abdominal pain persists when the patient raises his hea d and shoulders, the origin of the tenderness is probably: a. In the abdominal wall 8. On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched soun ds are audible and coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with: a. Intestinal obstruction 9. Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus reveals tiny, round , red spots in and around the macular area. These findings