COMSAE Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
drug for UC/Crohns - answer✔✔- sulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - answer✔✔- chronic bronchitis an dbronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - answer✔✔- (spongy and ) trabecular
bone mass loss
imipramine - answer✔✔- TCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic
hypotension- block alpha1)
,viscerosomatic - answer✔✔- visceral disease --> somatic finding
loratidine vs ranitidine - answer✔✔- loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross
BBB --> less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
cells w RBCs inside - answer✔✔- entaemoba histolytica
which type of pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation to the contra side? -
answer✔✔- tension
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous
tortuous vessels - answer✔✔- AVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma - answer✔✔- benign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what pop - answer✔✔- recovered or
immunized
not in chronic or
proctalgia fugax - answer✔✔- levator ani syndrome
,fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - answer✔✔- LMN
ectopic gastric tissue - answer✔✔- meckels diverticulum
can also have ectopic pancreatic tissue
remnant of vitelline duct
antibodies in hashimotos attacks - answer✔✔- thyroid peroxidase or
antithyroglobulin
enlarged non tender thyroid
2 factors that influence starling curve - answer✔✔- x axis- preload (EDV) y axis-
stroke volume or CO
treatment for fibromyalgia - answer✔✔- TCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what blocks NE reuptake? - answer✔✔- TCA or SNRIs
possible complication of pagets bone disease - answer✔✔- osteocarcoma
what does Hct tell you? - answer✔✔- ratio of volume of RBCs compared to total
blood volume
, probenecid - answer✔✔- inhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT - also
inhibits secretion of PCN
- can ppt uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID - answer✔✔- ADA 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 - answer✔✔- inhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased
urinary frequency
infertility drug that can result in multiple fetuses - answer✔✔- clomiphene
(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 - answer✔✔- low
Practice Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
drug for UC/Crohns - answer✔✔- sulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - answer✔✔- chronic bronchitis an dbronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - answer✔✔- (spongy and ) trabecular
bone mass loss
imipramine - answer✔✔- TCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic
hypotension- block alpha1)
,viscerosomatic - answer✔✔- visceral disease --> somatic finding
loratidine vs ranitidine - answer✔✔- loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross
BBB --> less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
cells w RBCs inside - answer✔✔- entaemoba histolytica
which type of pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation to the contra side? -
answer✔✔- tension
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous
tortuous vessels - answer✔✔- AVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma - answer✔✔- benign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what pop - answer✔✔- recovered or
immunized
not in chronic or
proctalgia fugax - answer✔✔- levator ani syndrome
,fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - answer✔✔- LMN
ectopic gastric tissue - answer✔✔- meckels diverticulum
can also have ectopic pancreatic tissue
remnant of vitelline duct
antibodies in hashimotos attacks - answer✔✔- thyroid peroxidase or
antithyroglobulin
enlarged non tender thyroid
2 factors that influence starling curve - answer✔✔- x axis- preload (EDV) y axis-
stroke volume or CO
treatment for fibromyalgia - answer✔✔- TCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what blocks NE reuptake? - answer✔✔- TCA or SNRIs
possible complication of pagets bone disease - answer✔✔- osteocarcoma
what does Hct tell you? - answer✔✔- ratio of volume of RBCs compared to total
blood volume
, probenecid - answer✔✔- inhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT - also
inhibits secretion of PCN
- can ppt uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID - answer✔✔- ADA 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 - answer✔✔- inhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased
urinary frequency
infertility drug that can result in multiple fetuses - answer✔✔- clomiphene
(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 - answer✔✔- low
