ALL THE COMSAE EXAM ACTUAL TEST
PAPER WITH FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ 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
PAPER WITH FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ 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
