COMSAE 115 EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● platelet membrane abnormalities present as
Answer: purpura
epistaxis
gingival bleeding
anemia
low hemoglobin
low hematocrit
●● Spermatocele characteristics
Answer: 1. Dilated tubular structures in the efferent tubules of
epidydymis
2. cystic mass in epidydimis that transilluminates
●● Histological examination of acne
Answer: comedones filled with sebum and keratin
●● Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Answer: 1.proximal lower limb weakness in young children
,2.bilateral destruction of anterior horn cells
3. Mutations in SMN1 on Chr.5
●● PDA murmur
Answer: Continuous machine-like murmur
located in the left upper sternal border
●● Rebound congestion is seen with
Answer: 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
Answer: a complete history and physical exam
●● Drugs that reduce the activity of HMG -CoA reductase are
Answer: Statins
●● Using Statins and Macrolides together may cause
Answer: Rhabdomyolysis (muscle pain and weakness)
●● Examples of Macrolides
Answer: Azithromycin
,Clarithromycin
Erythromycin
●● Staph epidermidis
Answer: gram + coagulase - catalase + cocci
●● Anterior superior alveolar
Answer: upper incisors and canine teeth
●● infraorbital nerve supplies
Answer: branch of the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
skin of cheek, upper lip, lateral nose, and ipsilateral upper teeth
●● middle superior alveolar nerve supplies
Answer: maxillary sinus, mid maxillary oral mucosa, the mesiobuccal
root of the first maxillary molar tooth and the premolar teeth
●● nasopalatine nerve supplies
Answer: the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal
septum
●● posterior superior alveolar nerve supplies
, Answer: posterior upper teeth
●● Viral infection of the dorsal root ganglia
Answer: varicella zoster/shingles
●● Multiple Sclerosis
Answer: autoimmune mediated demyelination
episodes may be preceded by viral illness
●● HELLP syndrome
Answer: Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
typically occurs in pregnant women with preeclampsia
●● Atrophy of the mamillary bodies on brain MRI is from
Answer: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in chronic alcoholics, lack of
vitamin B1 or thiamine
●● What drug may potentially help alzheimers patients
Answer: acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (donepazil, rivastigmine, and
galantamine)
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● platelet membrane abnormalities present as
Answer: purpura
epistaxis
gingival bleeding
anemia
low hemoglobin
low hematocrit
●● Spermatocele characteristics
Answer: 1. Dilated tubular structures in the efferent tubules of
epidydymis
2. cystic mass in epidydimis that transilluminates
●● Histological examination of acne
Answer: comedones filled with sebum and keratin
●● Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Answer: 1.proximal lower limb weakness in young children
,2.bilateral destruction of anterior horn cells
3. Mutations in SMN1 on Chr.5
●● PDA murmur
Answer: Continuous machine-like murmur
located in the left upper sternal border
●● Rebound congestion is seen with
Answer: 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
Answer: a complete history and physical exam
●● Drugs that reduce the activity of HMG -CoA reductase are
Answer: Statins
●● Using Statins and Macrolides together may cause
Answer: Rhabdomyolysis (muscle pain and weakness)
●● Examples of Macrolides
Answer: Azithromycin
,Clarithromycin
Erythromycin
●● Staph epidermidis
Answer: gram + coagulase - catalase + cocci
●● Anterior superior alveolar
Answer: upper incisors and canine teeth
●● infraorbital nerve supplies
Answer: branch of the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
skin of cheek, upper lip, lateral nose, and ipsilateral upper teeth
●● middle superior alveolar nerve supplies
Answer: maxillary sinus, mid maxillary oral mucosa, the mesiobuccal
root of the first maxillary molar tooth and the premolar teeth
●● nasopalatine nerve supplies
Answer: the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal
septum
●● posterior superior alveolar nerve supplies
, Answer: posterior upper teeth
●● Viral infection of the dorsal root ganglia
Answer: varicella zoster/shingles
●● Multiple Sclerosis
Answer: autoimmune mediated demyelination
episodes may be preceded by viral illness
●● HELLP syndrome
Answer: Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets
typically occurs in pregnant women with preeclampsia
●● Atrophy of the mamillary bodies on brain MRI is from
Answer: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in chronic alcoholics, lack of
vitamin B1 or thiamine
●● What drug may potentially help alzheimers patients
Answer: acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (donepazil, rivastigmine, and
galantamine)
