“COMSAE Form 107 – Full Exam with
Verified Answers & Detailed
Explanations | COMLEX Level 1 High-
Yield Prep”
Hyperresonance - :answers :-pneumothorax,
Large Q-waves - :answers :-Old infarcts
Cachexia mediated by - :answers :-TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-6
Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase positive in - :answers :-Hairy Cell Leukemia
Low leukocyte ALP - :answers :-CML
Cytosolic steroid receptor - :answers :-VET CAP
Vitamin D, Estrogen, Testosterone, Cortisol, Aldosterone, Progesterone
Nuclear steroid receptor - :answers :-T3/T4
Tetanus tx - :answers :-Tetanus antitoxin and tetanus toxoid series
Balantidium coli - :answers :-protozoa found in pigs
Sumatriptan - :answers :-5-HT 1B/1D agonist --> vasoconstsriction, inhibition of
trigeminal activation and vasoactive peptide release
Tx of S. pneumonia - :answers :-Penicillin
Asthma drugs that cause tremors - :answers :-Albuterol, Theophylline
Theophylline MOA - :answers :-inhibits phosphodiesterease --> dec cAMP
Xenograft - :answers :-from different species
,syngeneic graft - :answers :-from identical twin
Cyclophosphamide - :answers :-alkylates DNA
inferior vesical artery - :answers :-goes to fundus of bladder
corticobulbar tract of internal capsule - :answers :-composed of UMN of CNs, for
muscles of face, head, and neck all CNs except III, IV, VI
inhaled anthrax - :answers :-shows up as mediastinal widening on CXR
vaginosis and pH - :answers :-pH of greater than 4.5 is likely bacterial
insultation installers - :answers :-susceptible to asbestos
junctional rhythm - :answers :-pacemaker is the AV node. it usually presents without
a P wave or with an inverted P wave. Retrograde P waves refers to the depolarization
from the AV node back towards the SA node
ova in stool - :answers :-means one of the following:
giardiasis
amebiasis
strongyloidosis
taeniasis
hyperhidrosis - :answers :-abnormally increased sweating
trichophytum rubrum - :answers :-most common cause of athlete's foot, jock itch,
ringworm
impetigo - :answers :-most common cause is staph aureus
kernig's sign - :answers :-can indicate either subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis
enterovirus 71 - :answers :-can cause hand foot mouth dz and severe neurological sx in
children. responsible for small epidemics in 1970s
porphyromonas gingivalis - :answers :-is culprit in periodontal dz and is linked to
rheumatic fever
ascaris lumbricoides - :answers :-dxed by fecal smear, and is found in latin america
Balantidium coli - :answers :-In trophozoites, the two nuclei are visible. The
macronucleus is long and sausage-shaped, and the spherical micronucleus is nested
next to it, often hidden by the macronucleus. Balantidium is the only ciliated protozoan
known to infect humans. Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease and is acquired by humans
via the feco-oral route from the normal host, the pig, where it is asymptomatic.
,Contaminated water is the most common mechanism of transmission. In acute disease,
explosive diarrhea may occur as often as every twenty minutes. Perforation of the colon
may also occur in acute infections which can lead to life-threatening situations
Isosporiasis - :answers :-The coccidian parasite Isospora belli infects the epithelial
cells of the small intestine, and is the least common of the three intestinal coccidia that
infect humans (Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, and Isospora). Infection causes acute,
non-bloody diarrhea with crampy abdominal pain, which can last for weeks and result
in malabsorption and weight loss. In immunodepressed patients, and in infants and
children, the diarrhea can be severe. Eosinophilia may be present (differently from other
protozoan infections.
Cilostazol - :answers :-Cilostazol is approved for the treatment of intermittent
claudication
Quadrigeminal cistern - :answers :-Superior cistern or cistern of the great cerebral
vein
Duret haemorrhage - :answers :-Duret hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding in the
ventral and paramedian parts of the upper brainstem, (midbrain and pons). They are
secondary to raised intracranial pressure with formation of a transtentorial pressure
cone involving the cerebral peduncles (crus cerebri) and other midbrain structures
caused by raised pressure above the tentorium.
Kernohan's notch is a groove in the cerebral peduncle that may be caused by this
displacement of the brainstem against the incisura of the tentorium. The resulting
ipsilateral hemiparesis is a false localising sign,[3] known as the Kernohan-Woltman
syndrome.[4] This may succeed or accompany temporal lobe (uncal) herniation and
subfalcian herniation secondary to a supratentorial mass
1mo development - :answers :-focus on face, lifts head, moro reflex, turns to sound,
turns head to sound
2mo development - :answers :-Coos, fixe and follow, grasps, smiles responsively, lifts
head, turns head to sound
4mo development - :answers :-Coos/squeals/laughs, Bears weight, follow 180
degrees, Grasps, Holds head/chest up, holds small toy, no head lag, reaches, rolls front
to back, turns to sound
6mo development - :answers :-Babbles, bears weight, laughs, pulls to sit, responds to
name, rolls both ways, sits alone, transfers objects
9 mo development - :answers :-Babbles, claps/waves/peek-a-boo, creepts/crawls,
cruises, sits up on own, says mama/dada, plays pat-a-cake, Pincer grasp, pulls to stand,
stands with support
, 12mo development - :answers :-Cruises, fills/empties containers, sits up on own,
holds up and drinks, imitates words, pincer grasp, stands a lone, turns pages, says 1-2
words, walks alone
15mo development - :answers :-Climbs furniture, Dances, jargon, rides toys, stacks 2
object tower, stands alone, scoops and recovers, throws ball, uses cup, uses spoon, says
4 words, walks well
18mo development - :answers :-says 8 or more words, feeds self, follows simple
directions, imitates housework, knows 2 or more body parts, names pictures, rides toys,
runs, uses spoon/fork, walks backward, walks up & down stairs
24mo development - :answers :-2-word sentences, follows 2-step verbal command,
gets along well with fam members, acts worried if parent is sad, helps dress self, holds
cup in one hand, jumps with both feet, kicks a ball, removes clothes, runs, walks
up/down stairs, scribbles, throws overhand
3-yr developmental milestones - :answers :-3-5 word sentences, balances on one foot,
asks what? why? builds 10-block tower, copies circle and x, counts to 3, dresses self,
knows name/age/gender, pedals tricyle, plays with other kids, recognizes 3 colors, toilet
trained, walks upstairs alternating feet
4-yr developmental milestones - :answers :-4-5 word sentences, catches ball, cuts and
pastes, draws people, dresses and undresses themselves, enjoy jokes, jumps/hops,
names 4-5 colors, pedals tricycle, plays well with others, walks on tiptoes
5yr developmental milestones - :answers :-counts to 10, draws people with 2-5 body
parts, follows directions, knows address/phone number, knows on/off, over/under,
plays cooperatively, pretend play, prints name, rides bike, skips, speaks understandably,
tells, imaginary stories
Unpasteurized goat cheese - :answers :-Brucella
Laxative abuse - :answers :-electrolyte imbalance
severe dehydration
dependency
stretched or "lazy" colon
balantidium coli - :answers :-protozoa that causes GI infection, ingest cysts thru
infected water or food
produces hyalonuridase and creates ulcers in mucosal walls
Isospora belli - :answers :-diarrhea, steatorrhea, malabsorption, non-bloody diarrhea
Ballottement test - :answers :-palpating surface of an organ at the surface of the body
**i.e. during pregnancy, palpating the uterus
Verified Answers & Detailed
Explanations | COMLEX Level 1 High-
Yield Prep”
Hyperresonance - :answers :-pneumothorax,
Large Q-waves - :answers :-Old infarcts
Cachexia mediated by - :answers :-TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-6
Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase positive in - :answers :-Hairy Cell Leukemia
Low leukocyte ALP - :answers :-CML
Cytosolic steroid receptor - :answers :-VET CAP
Vitamin D, Estrogen, Testosterone, Cortisol, Aldosterone, Progesterone
Nuclear steroid receptor - :answers :-T3/T4
Tetanus tx - :answers :-Tetanus antitoxin and tetanus toxoid series
Balantidium coli - :answers :-protozoa found in pigs
Sumatriptan - :answers :-5-HT 1B/1D agonist --> vasoconstsriction, inhibition of
trigeminal activation and vasoactive peptide release
Tx of S. pneumonia - :answers :-Penicillin
Asthma drugs that cause tremors - :answers :-Albuterol, Theophylline
Theophylline MOA - :answers :-inhibits phosphodiesterease --> dec cAMP
Xenograft - :answers :-from different species
,syngeneic graft - :answers :-from identical twin
Cyclophosphamide - :answers :-alkylates DNA
inferior vesical artery - :answers :-goes to fundus of bladder
corticobulbar tract of internal capsule - :answers :-composed of UMN of CNs, for
muscles of face, head, and neck all CNs except III, IV, VI
inhaled anthrax - :answers :-shows up as mediastinal widening on CXR
vaginosis and pH - :answers :-pH of greater than 4.5 is likely bacterial
insultation installers - :answers :-susceptible to asbestos
junctional rhythm - :answers :-pacemaker is the AV node. it usually presents without
a P wave or with an inverted P wave. Retrograde P waves refers to the depolarization
from the AV node back towards the SA node
ova in stool - :answers :-means one of the following:
giardiasis
amebiasis
strongyloidosis
taeniasis
hyperhidrosis - :answers :-abnormally increased sweating
trichophytum rubrum - :answers :-most common cause of athlete's foot, jock itch,
ringworm
impetigo - :answers :-most common cause is staph aureus
kernig's sign - :answers :-can indicate either subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis
enterovirus 71 - :answers :-can cause hand foot mouth dz and severe neurological sx in
children. responsible for small epidemics in 1970s
porphyromonas gingivalis - :answers :-is culprit in periodontal dz and is linked to
rheumatic fever
ascaris lumbricoides - :answers :-dxed by fecal smear, and is found in latin america
Balantidium coli - :answers :-In trophozoites, the two nuclei are visible. The
macronucleus is long and sausage-shaped, and the spherical micronucleus is nested
next to it, often hidden by the macronucleus. Balantidium is the only ciliated protozoan
known to infect humans. Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease and is acquired by humans
via the feco-oral route from the normal host, the pig, where it is asymptomatic.
,Contaminated water is the most common mechanism of transmission. In acute disease,
explosive diarrhea may occur as often as every twenty minutes. Perforation of the colon
may also occur in acute infections which can lead to life-threatening situations
Isosporiasis - :answers :-The coccidian parasite Isospora belli infects the epithelial
cells of the small intestine, and is the least common of the three intestinal coccidia that
infect humans (Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, and Isospora). Infection causes acute,
non-bloody diarrhea with crampy abdominal pain, which can last for weeks and result
in malabsorption and weight loss. In immunodepressed patients, and in infants and
children, the diarrhea can be severe. Eosinophilia may be present (differently from other
protozoan infections.
Cilostazol - :answers :-Cilostazol is approved for the treatment of intermittent
claudication
Quadrigeminal cistern - :answers :-Superior cistern or cistern of the great cerebral
vein
Duret haemorrhage - :answers :-Duret hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding in the
ventral and paramedian parts of the upper brainstem, (midbrain and pons). They are
secondary to raised intracranial pressure with formation of a transtentorial pressure
cone involving the cerebral peduncles (crus cerebri) and other midbrain structures
caused by raised pressure above the tentorium.
Kernohan's notch is a groove in the cerebral peduncle that may be caused by this
displacement of the brainstem against the incisura of the tentorium. The resulting
ipsilateral hemiparesis is a false localising sign,[3] known as the Kernohan-Woltman
syndrome.[4] This may succeed or accompany temporal lobe (uncal) herniation and
subfalcian herniation secondary to a supratentorial mass
1mo development - :answers :-focus on face, lifts head, moro reflex, turns to sound,
turns head to sound
2mo development - :answers :-Coos, fixe and follow, grasps, smiles responsively, lifts
head, turns head to sound
4mo development - :answers :-Coos/squeals/laughs, Bears weight, follow 180
degrees, Grasps, Holds head/chest up, holds small toy, no head lag, reaches, rolls front
to back, turns to sound
6mo development - :answers :-Babbles, bears weight, laughs, pulls to sit, responds to
name, rolls both ways, sits alone, transfers objects
9 mo development - :answers :-Babbles, claps/waves/peek-a-boo, creepts/crawls,
cruises, sits up on own, says mama/dada, plays pat-a-cake, Pincer grasp, pulls to stand,
stands with support
, 12mo development - :answers :-Cruises, fills/empties containers, sits up on own,
holds up and drinks, imitates words, pincer grasp, stands a lone, turns pages, says 1-2
words, walks alone
15mo development - :answers :-Climbs furniture, Dances, jargon, rides toys, stacks 2
object tower, stands alone, scoops and recovers, throws ball, uses cup, uses spoon, says
4 words, walks well
18mo development - :answers :-says 8 or more words, feeds self, follows simple
directions, imitates housework, knows 2 or more body parts, names pictures, rides toys,
runs, uses spoon/fork, walks backward, walks up & down stairs
24mo development - :answers :-2-word sentences, follows 2-step verbal command,
gets along well with fam members, acts worried if parent is sad, helps dress self, holds
cup in one hand, jumps with both feet, kicks a ball, removes clothes, runs, walks
up/down stairs, scribbles, throws overhand
3-yr developmental milestones - :answers :-3-5 word sentences, balances on one foot,
asks what? why? builds 10-block tower, copies circle and x, counts to 3, dresses self,
knows name/age/gender, pedals tricyle, plays with other kids, recognizes 3 colors, toilet
trained, walks upstairs alternating feet
4-yr developmental milestones - :answers :-4-5 word sentences, catches ball, cuts and
pastes, draws people, dresses and undresses themselves, enjoy jokes, jumps/hops,
names 4-5 colors, pedals tricycle, plays well with others, walks on tiptoes
5yr developmental milestones - :answers :-counts to 10, draws people with 2-5 body
parts, follows directions, knows address/phone number, knows on/off, over/under,
plays cooperatively, pretend play, prints name, rides bike, skips, speaks understandably,
tells, imaginary stories
Unpasteurized goat cheese - :answers :-Brucella
Laxative abuse - :answers :-electrolyte imbalance
severe dehydration
dependency
stretched or "lazy" colon
balantidium coli - :answers :-protozoa that causes GI infection, ingest cysts thru
infected water or food
produces hyalonuridase and creates ulcers in mucosal walls
Isospora belli - :answers :-diarrhea, steatorrhea, malabsorption, non-bloody diarrhea
Ballottement test - :answers :-palpating surface of an organ at the surface of the body
**i.e. during pregnancy, palpating the uterus
