COMSAE Cramming Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
drug for UC/Crohns - ANSWER ✔✔-sulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - ANSWER ✔✔-chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - ANSWER ✔✔-(spongy and ) trabecular bone mass loss
Imipramine is what type of drug? - ANSWER ✔✔-TCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic hypotension- block alpha1)
loratidine vs ranitidine - ANSWER ✔✔-loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB --> less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
H1 think allergies
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H2 think gastric
What organism presents as 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
What is a cavernous hemangioma - ANSWER ✔✔-benign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what population - ANSWER ✔✔-recovered or immunized
not in chronic or acute
proctalgia fugax is a form of what? - ANSWER ✔✔-levator ani syndrome
Proctalgia fugax is a form of levator syndrome (also called levator ani syndrome). Both include spasms of
muscles in the pelvic area. Proctalgia fugax is temporary, but other types of levator syndrome can last for
several days. Another major difference is the location of the pain.
fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - ANSWER ✔✔-LMN
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
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treatment for fibromyalgia includes - ANSWER ✔✔-TCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what drugs block 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 MOA ? Common risk factor? - ANSWER ✔✔-inhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT
- also inhibits secretion of PCN
- can cause uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID include - ANSWER ✔✔-1.) ADA deficiency
(adenosine deaminase required for degradation of adenosim and deoxyadenosine
- in ADA deficiency, high levels of dATP --> toxicity in lymphocytes --> SCID
2.) (most common) mutations in the gamma chain shared by a number of interleukin receptors (X-SCID)
lithiums effects on urination - ANSWER ✔✔-inhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased urinary frequency
—> diabetes insipidus
infertility drug that can result in multiple fetuses? MOA? Side effects? - ANSWER ✔✔-clomiphene
(clones- multiple babies)
antagonist at estrogen R in hypothalamus (thus inhibits normal negative feedback)
upregulates LH and FSH release from pituitary --> ovulation
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Used to treat infertility and polycystic ovarian syndrome. may cause hot flashes, ovarian enlargement,
multiple simultaneous pregnancies and visual disturbances.
AFP levels in down syndrome? - ANSWER ✔✔-low AFP
Which GI malformation is A/W down syndrome - ANSWER ✔✔-Hirschprungs- congenital aganglionic
megacolon
defective relaxation and peristalsis of rectum and distal sigmoid colon
failure to pass meconium, empty rectal vault, megacolon
myasthenia gravis associations - ANSWER ✔✔-thymoma, thymic hyperplasia
ptosis, diplopia, can affect chewing, swallowing, speaking, shoulders, respiration
tx for tinea? - ANSWER ✔✔-azoles
Can you give beta blockers for asthma? - ANSWER ✔✔-Nope- even beta 1s can be nonselective at higher
doses
what kind of teratogenic effects are seen w ACE/ARBs - ANSWER ✔✔-fetal renal agenesis
What does stones bones groans moans psych overtones indicate - ANSWER ✔✔-high Ca or PTH
PTH is made by what cells? - ANSWER ✔✔-chief cells of parathyroid gland
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