COMSAE Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
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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
