UWSA 1 and COMSAE 106 (70
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A)GUARANTEED PASS 2025
Bullous pemphigoid - CORRECT ANSWER - prodrome of pruritic rash
- followed by tense bullae
- no oral mucosa involvement
phemigus vulgaris - CORRECT ANSWER - painful, flaccid blisters
- oral mucosa involvement
temporal lobe epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER - focal seizure with impaired
awareness
- automatisms (lip smacking)
CKD with secondary hyperparathyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - low Ca, high
Phos
- dec calcitriol (vit D)
- parathyroid gland hyperplasia
- renal osteodystrophy
Overflow incontinence treatment - CORRECT ANSWER cholinergic agonist
(Bethanecol)
overflow incontinence moa - CORRECT ANSWER detrusor underactivity
urge incontinence moa - CORRECT ANSWER detrusor hyperactivity
urge incontinence tx - CORRECT ANSWER bladder training (kegels)
muscarinic antagonist (oxybutynin)
beta adrenergic agonist (mirabegron)
septic shock causes... - CORRECT ANSWER - hypermetabolic state --> lactic acid
build up -->metabolic acidosis
myocarditis can develop into... - CORRECT ANSWER dilated cardiomyopathy
Acute iron poisoning - CORRECT ANSWER hematemesis (GI bleed)
diarrhea
, abdominal pain
prognostic factor for astrocytoma - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor grade
- aka degree of anaplasia
CML - CORRECT ANSWER - BCR-ABL
- neutrophil predominance
- Imatinib targets BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase
CLL - CORRECT ANSWER - lymphocytic predominance
- smudge cells
- Rituximab targets CD20 Ag on B lymphocytes
Bacteremia in sickle cell patients - CORRECT ANSWER strep pneumo
Enterococcus abx coverage - CORRECT ANSWER ampicillin
- GU/GI tract
viridans strep abx coverage - CORRECT ANSWER amoxicillin
staph abx coverage - CORRECT ANSWER vancomycin
midshaft humeral fracture injure... - CORRECT ANSWER - radial nerve
- runs in the spiral groove
Rett syndrome gene - CORRECT ANSWER MECP2
Motor stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWER - repetitive motor movements such as
hand flapping
- seen in Fragile X (CGG repeat)
Ziprasidone side effects - CORRECT ANSWER prolong QT interval
- second gen antipsychotic
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Manifests between ages 2-8
yrs, triad of:
1. Mental retardation
2. Diffuse slow spike and wave pattern on EEG
3. Multiple types of generalized seizures
-Pts. commonly have status epilepticus
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER Myoclonic jerks of shoulders
and arms that usually occur after awakening
- can be triggered by sleep deprivation
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A)GUARANTEED PASS 2025
Bullous pemphigoid - CORRECT ANSWER - prodrome of pruritic rash
- followed by tense bullae
- no oral mucosa involvement
phemigus vulgaris - CORRECT ANSWER - painful, flaccid blisters
- oral mucosa involvement
temporal lobe epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER - focal seizure with impaired
awareness
- automatisms (lip smacking)
CKD with secondary hyperparathyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - low Ca, high
Phos
- dec calcitriol (vit D)
- parathyroid gland hyperplasia
- renal osteodystrophy
Overflow incontinence treatment - CORRECT ANSWER cholinergic agonist
(Bethanecol)
overflow incontinence moa - CORRECT ANSWER detrusor underactivity
urge incontinence moa - CORRECT ANSWER detrusor hyperactivity
urge incontinence tx - CORRECT ANSWER bladder training (kegels)
muscarinic antagonist (oxybutynin)
beta adrenergic agonist (mirabegron)
septic shock causes... - CORRECT ANSWER - hypermetabolic state --> lactic acid
build up -->metabolic acidosis
myocarditis can develop into... - CORRECT ANSWER dilated cardiomyopathy
Acute iron poisoning - CORRECT ANSWER hematemesis (GI bleed)
diarrhea
, abdominal pain
prognostic factor for astrocytoma - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor grade
- aka degree of anaplasia
CML - CORRECT ANSWER - BCR-ABL
- neutrophil predominance
- Imatinib targets BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase
CLL - CORRECT ANSWER - lymphocytic predominance
- smudge cells
- Rituximab targets CD20 Ag on B lymphocytes
Bacteremia in sickle cell patients - CORRECT ANSWER strep pneumo
Enterococcus abx coverage - CORRECT ANSWER ampicillin
- GU/GI tract
viridans strep abx coverage - CORRECT ANSWER amoxicillin
staph abx coverage - CORRECT ANSWER vancomycin
midshaft humeral fracture injure... - CORRECT ANSWER - radial nerve
- runs in the spiral groove
Rett syndrome gene - CORRECT ANSWER MECP2
Motor stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWER - repetitive motor movements such as
hand flapping
- seen in Fragile X (CGG repeat)
Ziprasidone side effects - CORRECT ANSWER prolong QT interval
- second gen antipsychotic
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Manifests between ages 2-8
yrs, triad of:
1. Mental retardation
2. Diffuse slow spike and wave pattern on EEG
3. Multiple types of generalized seizures
-Pts. commonly have status epilepticus
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER Myoclonic jerks of shoulders
and arms that usually occur after awakening
- can be triggered by sleep deprivation
