UWSA 2 TEST PAPER UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What makes up the Neurofibromas (skin colored nodules) in NF1? - ✔✔Over
proliferation of schwann cells
✔✔HIV pt has CD4 of 360 and now has viable, inflamed mucosa in rectum and sigmoid
which shows collections of neutrophils in the crypts. What is it? - ✔✔UC
✔✔What is the process that causes premature menopause? - ✔✔apoptosis of follicles
✔✔What is the purpose of adding pacitaxol to a stent? - ✔✔prevent intimal hyperplasia
by arresting cell cycle in the M phase
✔✔A prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor would cause what in collagen synthesis? -
✔✔Abnormal triple-helix formation b/c prolyl hydroxylaze works to cross link collagen in
the ECM
✔✔If a restriction endonuclease shows three different size proteins what does this
mean? - ✔✔Heterozygotes
✔✔Where would a psoas abcess appear? - ✔✔Groin
✔✔If a pt with a specific HLA subtype can't mount an IgG response to a protein then
what is messed up? - ✔✔Antigen presentation because HLA is associated with the
MHC
✔✔What part of the eye are kayser fletcher rings? - ✔✔Descemet's membrane in the
Cornea
✔✔What is flumazonils effect of benzos? barbs? - ✔✔Stops benzos but not barbs
✔✔A alpha helix structure has leucine residues at every 7th position. What is its
function? - ✔✔Transcription factor because it has the leucine zipper domain
✔✔Where are nucleic acids synthesized? - ✔✔Cytosol
✔✔What are the three outer layers of fungus? - ✔✔Capsule, cell wall, cell membrane
✔✔How does Vit A fix acne? - ✔✔Normalizing follicular keratinization
✔✔If surgery is preformed on the esophagus at its transvehrsion of the diaphragm what
might get damaged? - ✔✔Vagus trunk
, ✔✔How does amlodipine affect angina? - ✔✔Decreases after load
✔✔Where is the intracranial hemorrhage if it causes pinpoint pupils and decerebrate
posturing? - ✔✔Pons
✔✔Pt has a brain tumor that shifts the midline. What is causing the HA? - ✔✔Vasogenic
Edema. Obstruction of CSF flow would enlarge the ventricles and not shift the midline
✔✔What is pathological on cervical bx of pt with HPV? - ✔✔Both squamous and
columnar epithelium
✔✔Construction worker presents with TMJ pain and has difficult opening and closing
jaw. Cause? - ✔✔Tetanus
✔✔The vertebral artery is a brach of what? - ✔✔Subclavian
✔✔Which disorders are X-linked dominant? - ✔✔Fragile X maybe?, Alport, Rett,
Hypophosphatemic Rickets
✔✔NorEpi given in a pt with shock can have what adverse affect? - ✔✔Reflex
bradycardia
✔✔What is a serious side effect from long term nitrite exposure in Monday disease? -
✔✔Coronary artery vasoconstriction causing ischemia
✔✔What are the derivatives of Phenalanine/tyrosine? - ✔✔DOPA, NE, EPI, Melanin,
Thyroxin
✔✔Tryptophan Derivatives - ✔✔Serotonin (melatonin), Niacin
✔✔Arginine derivatives - ✔✔Creatine, Urea, NO
✔✔Glutamate derivatives - ✔✔GABA, glutathione
✔✔What is the HART intergrase inhibitor? Fusion inhibitor? - ✔✔raltegravir (and other
with "tegravir", enfuvitide
✔✔Pt comes in with seasonal allergies and only upper respiratory issues i.e. runny
nose, congestion and sneezing. What drug is good short term? - ✔✔Alpha agonist to
vasocontric nasal vessels
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What makes up the Neurofibromas (skin colored nodules) in NF1? - ✔✔Over
proliferation of schwann cells
✔✔HIV pt has CD4 of 360 and now has viable, inflamed mucosa in rectum and sigmoid
which shows collections of neutrophils in the crypts. What is it? - ✔✔UC
✔✔What is the process that causes premature menopause? - ✔✔apoptosis of follicles
✔✔What is the purpose of adding pacitaxol to a stent? - ✔✔prevent intimal hyperplasia
by arresting cell cycle in the M phase
✔✔A prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor would cause what in collagen synthesis? -
✔✔Abnormal triple-helix formation b/c prolyl hydroxylaze works to cross link collagen in
the ECM
✔✔If a restriction endonuclease shows three different size proteins what does this
mean? - ✔✔Heterozygotes
✔✔Where would a psoas abcess appear? - ✔✔Groin
✔✔If a pt with a specific HLA subtype can't mount an IgG response to a protein then
what is messed up? - ✔✔Antigen presentation because HLA is associated with the
MHC
✔✔What part of the eye are kayser fletcher rings? - ✔✔Descemet's membrane in the
Cornea
✔✔What is flumazonils effect of benzos? barbs? - ✔✔Stops benzos but not barbs
✔✔A alpha helix structure has leucine residues at every 7th position. What is its
function? - ✔✔Transcription factor because it has the leucine zipper domain
✔✔Where are nucleic acids synthesized? - ✔✔Cytosol
✔✔What are the three outer layers of fungus? - ✔✔Capsule, cell wall, cell membrane
✔✔How does Vit A fix acne? - ✔✔Normalizing follicular keratinization
✔✔If surgery is preformed on the esophagus at its transvehrsion of the diaphragm what
might get damaged? - ✔✔Vagus trunk
, ✔✔How does amlodipine affect angina? - ✔✔Decreases after load
✔✔Where is the intracranial hemorrhage if it causes pinpoint pupils and decerebrate
posturing? - ✔✔Pons
✔✔Pt has a brain tumor that shifts the midline. What is causing the HA? - ✔✔Vasogenic
Edema. Obstruction of CSF flow would enlarge the ventricles and not shift the midline
✔✔What is pathological on cervical bx of pt with HPV? - ✔✔Both squamous and
columnar epithelium
✔✔Construction worker presents with TMJ pain and has difficult opening and closing
jaw. Cause? - ✔✔Tetanus
✔✔The vertebral artery is a brach of what? - ✔✔Subclavian
✔✔Which disorders are X-linked dominant? - ✔✔Fragile X maybe?, Alport, Rett,
Hypophosphatemic Rickets
✔✔NorEpi given in a pt with shock can have what adverse affect? - ✔✔Reflex
bradycardia
✔✔What is a serious side effect from long term nitrite exposure in Monday disease? -
✔✔Coronary artery vasoconstriction causing ischemia
✔✔What are the derivatives of Phenalanine/tyrosine? - ✔✔DOPA, NE, EPI, Melanin,
Thyroxin
✔✔Tryptophan Derivatives - ✔✔Serotonin (melatonin), Niacin
✔✔Arginine derivatives - ✔✔Creatine, Urea, NO
✔✔Glutamate derivatives - ✔✔GABA, glutathione
✔✔What is the HART intergrase inhibitor? Fusion inhibitor? - ✔✔raltegravir (and other
with "tegravir", enfuvitide
✔✔Pt comes in with seasonal allergies and only upper respiratory issues i.e. runny
nose, congestion and sneezing. What drug is good short term? - ✔✔Alpha agonist to
vasocontric nasal vessels
