3P APEA EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Difference between varicose vein and arteriosclerosis - Correct Answers ✅Is the affected vessel Arteriosclerosis affects arteries whereas varicose veins affects veins A patient has poorly controlled hypertension for more than 10 years. Indicate the most likely position of his point of maximal impulse (PMI) - Correct Answers ✅5th ICS, left of MCL A 43 year old Hispanic male has an audible diastolic murmur best heard in the mitral listening point. There is no audible click. His status has been monitored for the past two years.This murmur is probably - Correct Answers ✅mitral stenosis A patient who has diabetes presents with pain in his lower legs when he walks and pain resolution with rest. When specifically asked about his pain in his lower leg, he likely will report pain - Correct Answers ✅in the calf muscle A patient with hypertension describes a previous allergic reaction to a sulfa antibiotic as "sloughing of skin" and hospitalization. Which medication is contraindicated in this patient? - Correct Answers ✅hydrochlorothiazide A 75 year old patient who has aortic stenosis wants to know what symptoms indicate worsening of his stenosis. the NP 1 / 2
3P APEA EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
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syncope A 74 year old patient has PAD. Which item listed below is an important nonmodifiable risk factor for PAD? - Correct Answers ✅diabetes Benazepril should be d/c immediately if - Correct Answers ✅pregnancy occurs aortic regurgitation characteristics - Correct Answers ✅long asymptomatic period follow by exercise intolerance, then dyspnea at rest DVT classic symptoms - Correct Answers ✅swelling, pain, and discoloration of lower extremity Characteristic of ACE-induced cough is that? - Correct Answers ✅usually begins two weeks of starting therapy Valve most commonly involved in chronic rheumatic heart disease - Correct Answers ✅mitral Medication that can exacerbate HF - Correct Answers ✅naproxen
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