COMSAE 110 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|REVISION|
Bacillus Anthracis Characteristics - ✔✔Gram + rods in chains
may manifest in cutaneous or pulmonary anthrax
platelet membrane abnormalities present as - ✔✔purpura
epistaxis
gingival bleeding
anemia
low hemoglobin
low hematocrit
Spermatocele characteristics - ✔✔1. Dilated tubular structures in the efferent tubules of
epidydymis
2. cystic mass in epidydimis that transilluminates
Histological examination of acne - ✔✔comedones filled with sebum and keratin
Spinal Muscular Atrophy - ✔✔1.proximal lower limb weakness in young children
2.bilateral destruction of anterior horn cells
3. Mutations in SMN1 on Chr.5
PDA murmur - ✔✔Continuous machine-like murmur
located in the left upper sternal border
,Rebound congestion is seen with - ✔✔use of phenylephrine-containing topical decongestant for
more than 3-5 days
The best way to obtain differential diagnoses for the chief complaint of fatigue is - ✔✔a
complete history and physical exam
Drugs that reduce the activity of HMG -CoA reductase are - ✔✔Statins
Using Statins and Macrolides together may cause - ✔✔Rhabdomyolysis (muscle pain and
weakness)
Examples of Macrolides - ✔✔Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromycin
Staph epidermidis - ✔✔gram + coagulase - catalase + cocci
Anterior superior alveolar - ✔✔upper incisors and canine teeth
infraorbital nerve supplies - ✔✔branch of the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
skin of cheek, upper lip, lateral nose, and ipsilateral upper teeth
middle superior alveolar nerve supplies - ✔✔maxillary sinus, mid maxillary oral mucosa, the
mesiobuccal root of the first maxillary molar tooth and the premolar teeth
nasopalatine nerve supplies - ✔✔the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal
septum
, posterior superior alveolar nerve supplies - ✔✔posterior upper teeth
Viral infection of the dorsal root ganglia - ✔✔varicella zoster/shingles
Multiple Sclerosis - ✔✔autoimmune mediated demyelination
episodes may be preceded by viral illness
HELLP syndrome - ✔✔Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
typically occurs in pregnant women with preeclampsia
Atrophy of the mamillary bodies on brain MRI is from - ✔✔Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in
chronic alcoholics, lack of vitamin B1 or thiamine
What drug may potentially help alzheimers patients - ✔✔acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
(donepazil, rivastigmine, and galantamine)
pencil shaped macronidia are characteristics of - ✔✔epidermophyton floccosum
Antifungals work by - ✔✔inhibiting the synthesis of ergosterol
the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal septum. - ✔✔thyroid gland
Strep pyogenes characteristics - ✔✔B-hemolytic
gram + cocci in chains
most commonly causes pharyngitis
ANSWERS|REVISION|
Bacillus Anthracis Characteristics - ✔✔Gram + rods in chains
may manifest in cutaneous or pulmonary anthrax
platelet membrane abnormalities present as - ✔✔purpura
epistaxis
gingival bleeding
anemia
low hemoglobin
low hematocrit
Spermatocele characteristics - ✔✔1. Dilated tubular structures in the efferent tubules of
epidydymis
2. cystic mass in epidydimis that transilluminates
Histological examination of acne - ✔✔comedones filled with sebum and keratin
Spinal Muscular Atrophy - ✔✔1.proximal lower limb weakness in young children
2.bilateral destruction of anterior horn cells
3. Mutations in SMN1 on Chr.5
PDA murmur - ✔✔Continuous machine-like murmur
located in the left upper sternal border
,Rebound congestion is seen with - ✔✔use of phenylephrine-containing topical decongestant for
more than 3-5 days
The best way to obtain differential diagnoses for the chief complaint of fatigue is - ✔✔a
complete history and physical exam
Drugs that reduce the activity of HMG -CoA reductase are - ✔✔Statins
Using Statins and Macrolides together may cause - ✔✔Rhabdomyolysis (muscle pain and
weakness)
Examples of Macrolides - ✔✔Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromycin
Staph epidermidis - ✔✔gram + coagulase - catalase + cocci
Anterior superior alveolar - ✔✔upper incisors and canine teeth
infraorbital nerve supplies - ✔✔branch of the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
skin of cheek, upper lip, lateral nose, and ipsilateral upper teeth
middle superior alveolar nerve supplies - ✔✔maxillary sinus, mid maxillary oral mucosa, the
mesiobuccal root of the first maxillary molar tooth and the premolar teeth
nasopalatine nerve supplies - ✔✔the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal
septum
, posterior superior alveolar nerve supplies - ✔✔posterior upper teeth
Viral infection of the dorsal root ganglia - ✔✔varicella zoster/shingles
Multiple Sclerosis - ✔✔autoimmune mediated demyelination
episodes may be preceded by viral illness
HELLP syndrome - ✔✔Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
typically occurs in pregnant women with preeclampsia
Atrophy of the mamillary bodies on brain MRI is from - ✔✔Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in
chronic alcoholics, lack of vitamin B1 or thiamine
What drug may potentially help alzheimers patients - ✔✔acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
(donepazil, rivastigmine, and galantamine)
pencil shaped macronidia are characteristics of - ✔✔epidermophyton floccosum
Antifungals work by - ✔✔inhibiting the synthesis of ergosterol
the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal septum. - ✔✔thyroid gland
Strep pyogenes characteristics - ✔✔B-hemolytic
gram + cocci in chains
most commonly causes pharyngitis
