ALL THE COMSAE EXAM 700 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
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
GI malformation A/W down syndrome - ANSWER-Hirschprungs- congenital
aganglionic megacolon
defective relaxation and peristalsis of rectum and distal sigmoid colon
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
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
GI malformation A/W down syndrome - ANSWER-Hirschprungs- congenital
aganglionic megacolon
defective relaxation and peristalsis of rectum and distal sigmoid colon
