COMM 115 Practice Exam & Verified Solutions | Latest Update
2026 | Graded A+
drug for UC/Crohns - correct answersulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - correct answerchronic bronchitis an dbronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - correct answer(spongy and ) trabecular bone
mass loss
imipramine - correct answerTCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic hypotension-
block alpha1)
viscerosomatic - correct answervisceral disease --> somatic finding
loratidine vs ranitidine - correct answerloratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB
--> less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
cells w RBCs inside - correct answerentaemoba histolytica
which type of pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation to the contra side? - correct
answertension
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous
tortuous vessels - correct answerAVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma - correct answerbenign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what pop - correct answerrecovered or
immunized
not in chronic or
proctalgia fugax - correct answerlevator ani syndrome
fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - correct answerLMN
,ectopic gastric tissue - correct answermeckels diverticulum
can also have ectopic pancreatic tissue
remnant of vitelline duct
antibodies in hashimotos attacks - correct answerthyroid peroxidase or antithyroglobulin
enlarged non tender thyroid
2 factors that influence starling curve - correct answerx axis- preload (EDV)
y axis- stroke volume or CO
treatment for fibromyalgia - correct answerTCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what blocks NE reuptake? - correct answerTCA or SNRIs
possible complication of pagets bone disease - correct answerosteocarcoma
what does Hct tell you? - correct answerratio of volume of RBCs compared to total
blood volume
probenecid - correct answerinhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT
- also inhibits secretion of PCN
- can ppt uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID - correct answerADA deficiency
(adenosine deaminase required for degradation of adenosim and deoxyadenosine
- in ADA deficiency, high levels of dATP --> toxicity in lymphocytes --> SCID
hypoplastic thymus
lithiums effects on urination - correct answerinhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased
urinary frequency
infertility drug that can result in multiple fetuses - correct answerclomiphene (clones-
multiple babies)
antagonist at estrogen R in hypothalamus (thus inhibits normal negative feedback)
upregulates LH and FSH release from pituitary --> ovulation
used to treat PCOS but can cause ovarian enlargement, multiple fetuses
AFP levels in down syndrome - correct answerlow
,GI malformation A/W down syndrome - correct answerHirschprungs- congenital
aganglionic megacolon
defective relaxation and peristalsis of rectum and distal sigmoid colon
failure to pass meconium, empty rectal vault, megacolon
myasthenia gravis associations - correct answerthymoma, thymic hyperplasia
ptosis, diplopia, can affect chewing, swallowing, speaking, shoulders, respiration
tx for tinea - correct answerazoles
beta blockers for asthma - correct answernone- even beta 1s can be nonselective at
higher doses
what kind of teratogenic effects are seen w ACE/ARBs - correct answerfetal renal
agenesis
stones bones groans moans psych overtones - correct answerhigh Ca or PTH
PTH is made by what cells? - correct answerchief cells of parathyroid gland
PTH inhibits reabsorption of phosphate where? increases calcium resorption where? -
correct answerPO4- proximal tubule
ca- DCT
anterior innominate rotation means tight hip flexors or extensors? - correct
answerextensor- hamstrings
thoracic CS - correct answerE SaRa
most common cause of cellultis - correct answerstaph aureus, strep pyogenes
FPR- direct or indirect? active or passive? - correct answerindirect- place them in
position of diagnosis
passive
cant treat kid w tetracycline so what do you give? - correct answeramoxicillin
which Heps are there currently vaccines for? - correct answerA and B (and so by virtue,
also D)
why does Hep D need Hep B? - correct answerHep D utilizes the HBV surface antigen
as its envelope?
, most common hepatitis A/W IVDA in the US - correct answerhep c
roseola - correct answer4 day high fever
then rash on the trunk (spares face)
affects babies up to 2 years
HHV6- affects CD4 helper cells and kills them off
erythema infectiosum - correct answerslapped cheek
parvovirus B19
nonspecific fever/prodrome then slapp cheek rash 5 days later, then rash appears on
arms and spreads to trunk/legs
rash can worsen w fever and sun exposure
TORCH infxn so baby in womb that is exposed can lead to hydrops fetalis
most common STD - correct answerchlamydia
sxs similar to STI plus discharge
will have high neutrophil count
dimorphic- butterflies - correct answercandida, histo, cocci, paracocci, blasto,
sporothrix,
butterflies huge pair of cocc catching stamp
hip restricted in internal rotation
dx? - correct answerinnom outflare
immune complex in glomerular mesangium 2 days after URI
berger or PSGN? - correct answerberger
PSGN is 2 wks post URI
kidney ureter viscerosomatic innervation - correct answerT10-11
college student w nonspecific symptoms
2026 | Graded A+
drug for UC/Crohns - correct answersulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - correct answerchronic bronchitis an dbronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - correct answer(spongy and ) trabecular bone
mass loss
imipramine - correct answerTCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic hypotension-
block alpha1)
viscerosomatic - correct answervisceral disease --> somatic finding
loratidine vs ranitidine - correct answerloratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB
--> less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
cells w RBCs inside - correct answerentaemoba histolytica
which type of pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation to the contra side? - correct
answertension
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous
tortuous vessels - correct answerAVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma - correct answerbenign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what pop - correct answerrecovered or
immunized
not in chronic or
proctalgia fugax - correct answerlevator ani syndrome
fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - correct answerLMN
,ectopic gastric tissue - correct answermeckels diverticulum
can also have ectopic pancreatic tissue
remnant of vitelline duct
antibodies in hashimotos attacks - correct answerthyroid peroxidase or antithyroglobulin
enlarged non tender thyroid
2 factors that influence starling curve - correct answerx axis- preload (EDV)
y axis- stroke volume or CO
treatment for fibromyalgia - correct answerTCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what blocks NE reuptake? - correct answerTCA or SNRIs
possible complication of pagets bone disease - correct answerosteocarcoma
what does Hct tell you? - correct answerratio of volume of RBCs compared to total
blood volume
probenecid - correct answerinhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT
- also inhibits secretion of PCN
- can ppt uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID - correct answerADA deficiency
(adenosine deaminase required for degradation of adenosim and deoxyadenosine
- in ADA deficiency, high levels of dATP --> toxicity in lymphocytes --> SCID
hypoplastic thymus
lithiums effects on urination - correct answerinhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased
urinary frequency
infertility drug that can result in multiple fetuses - correct answerclomiphene (clones-
multiple babies)
antagonist at estrogen R in hypothalamus (thus inhibits normal negative feedback)
upregulates LH and FSH release from pituitary --> ovulation
used to treat PCOS but can cause ovarian enlargement, multiple fetuses
AFP levels in down syndrome - correct answerlow
,GI malformation A/W down syndrome - correct answerHirschprungs- congenital
aganglionic megacolon
defective relaxation and peristalsis of rectum and distal sigmoid colon
failure to pass meconium, empty rectal vault, megacolon
myasthenia gravis associations - correct answerthymoma, thymic hyperplasia
ptosis, diplopia, can affect chewing, swallowing, speaking, shoulders, respiration
tx for tinea - correct answerazoles
beta blockers for asthma - correct answernone- even beta 1s can be nonselective at
higher doses
what kind of teratogenic effects are seen w ACE/ARBs - correct answerfetal renal
agenesis
stones bones groans moans psych overtones - correct answerhigh Ca or PTH
PTH is made by what cells? - correct answerchief cells of parathyroid gland
PTH inhibits reabsorption of phosphate where? increases calcium resorption where? -
correct answerPO4- proximal tubule
ca- DCT
anterior innominate rotation means tight hip flexors or extensors? - correct
answerextensor- hamstrings
thoracic CS - correct answerE SaRa
most common cause of cellultis - correct answerstaph aureus, strep pyogenes
FPR- direct or indirect? active or passive? - correct answerindirect- place them in
position of diagnosis
passive
cant treat kid w tetracycline so what do you give? - correct answeramoxicillin
which Heps are there currently vaccines for? - correct answerA and B (and so by virtue,
also D)
why does Hep D need Hep B? - correct answerHep D utilizes the HBV surface antigen
as its envelope?
, most common hepatitis A/W IVDA in the US - correct answerhep c
roseola - correct answer4 day high fever
then rash on the trunk (spares face)
affects babies up to 2 years
HHV6- affects CD4 helper cells and kills them off
erythema infectiosum - correct answerslapped cheek
parvovirus B19
nonspecific fever/prodrome then slapp cheek rash 5 days later, then rash appears on
arms and spreads to trunk/legs
rash can worsen w fever and sun exposure
TORCH infxn so baby in womb that is exposed can lead to hydrops fetalis
most common STD - correct answerchlamydia
sxs similar to STI plus discharge
will have high neutrophil count
dimorphic- butterflies - correct answercandida, histo, cocci, paracocci, blasto,
sporothrix,
butterflies huge pair of cocc catching stamp
hip restricted in internal rotation
dx? - correct answerinnom outflare
immune complex in glomerular mesangium 2 days after URI
berger or PSGN? - correct answerberger
PSGN is 2 wks post URI
kidney ureter viscerosomatic innervation - correct answerT10-11
college student w nonspecific symptoms
