COMSAE 107 (3) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% PASS 2025/2026
DMARD drug for UC/Crohns/RA - CORRECT ANSWER -sulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - CORRECT ANSWER -chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - CORRECT ANSWER -(spongy and ) trabecular bone
mass loss
imipramine - CORRECT ANSWER -TCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic hypotension- block
alpha1)
viscerosomatic - CORRECT ANSWER -visceral disease --> somatic finding
loratidine vs ranitidine - CORRECT ANSWER -loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB -->
less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
,cells w RBCs inside - CORRECT ANSWER -entaemoba histolytica
which type of pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation to the contra side? - CORRECT ANSWER -
tension
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous tortuous
vessels - CORRECT ANSWER -AVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma - CORRECT ANSWER -benign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what pop - CORRECT ANSWER -recovered or
immunized
not in chronic or
proctalgia fugax - CORRECT ANSWER -levator ani syndrome
fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - CORRECT ANSWER -LMN
ectopic gastric tissue - CORRECT ANSWER -meckels diverticulum
can also have ectopic pancreatic tissue
remnant of vitelline duct
antibodies in hashimotos attacks - CORRECT ANSWER -thyroid peroxidase or antithyroglobulin
,enlarged non tender thyroid
2 factors that influence starling curve - CORRECT ANSWER -x axis- preload (EDV)
y axis- stroke volume or CO
treatment for fibromyalgia - CORRECT ANSWER -TCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what blocks NE reuptake? - CORRECT ANSWER -TCA or SNRIs
possible complication of pagets bone disease - CORRECT ANSWER -osteocarcoma
what does Hct tell you? - CORRECT ANSWER -ratio of volume of RBCs compared to total blood
volume
probenecid - CORRECT ANSWER -inhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT
- also inhibits secretion of PCN
- can ppt uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -inhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased
urinary frequency
, infertility sdrug sthat scan sresult sin smultiple sfetuses s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-clomiphene s(clones-
smultiple sbabies)
antagonist sat sestrogen sR sin shypothalamus s(thus sinhibits snormal snegative sfeedback)
upregulates sLH sand sFSH srelease sfrom spituitary s--> sovulation
used sto streat sPCOS sbut scan scause sovarian senlargement, smultiple sfetuses
AFP slevels sin sdown ssyndrome s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-low
GI smalformation sA/W sdown ssyndrome s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-Hirschprungs- scongenital
saganglionic smegacolon
defective srelaxation sand speristalsis sof srectum sand sdistal ssigmoid scolon
failure sto spass smeconium, sempty srectal svault, smegacolon
myasthenia sgravis sassociations s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-thymoma, sthymic shyperplasia
ptosis, sdiplopia, scan saffect schewing, sswallowing, sspeaking, sshoulders, srespiration
tx sfor stinea s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-azoles
beta sblockers sfor sasthma s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-none- seven sbeta s1s scan sbe snonselective sat shigher
sdoses
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% PASS 2025/2026
DMARD drug for UC/Crohns/RA - CORRECT ANSWER -sulfasalazine
pulmonary effects of CF - CORRECT ANSWER -chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis
osteoporosis affects what parts of bone? - CORRECT ANSWER -(spongy and ) trabecular bone
mass loss
imipramine - CORRECT ANSWER -TCA
SE: Tri-Cs
convulsions
coma
cardiotox
antichol effects- confusion in elderly; (acute glaucoma and orthostatic hypotension- block
alpha1)
viscerosomatic - CORRECT ANSWER -visceral disease --> somatic finding
loratidine vs ranitidine - CORRECT ANSWER -loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB -->
less sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
,cells w RBCs inside - CORRECT ANSWER -entaemoba histolytica
which type of pneumothorax causes tracheal deviation to the contra side? - CORRECT ANSWER -
tension
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous tortuous
vessels - CORRECT ANSWER -AVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma - CORRECT ANSWER -benign tumor of liver, A/W VHL
anti-HepB surface antibody is only present in what pop - CORRECT ANSWER -recovered or
immunized
not in chronic or
proctalgia fugax - CORRECT ANSWER -levator ani syndrome
fasciculus is UMN or LMN lesion? - CORRECT ANSWER -LMN
ectopic gastric tissue - CORRECT ANSWER -meckels diverticulum
can also have ectopic pancreatic tissue
remnant of vitelline duct
antibodies in hashimotos attacks - CORRECT ANSWER -thyroid peroxidase or antithyroglobulin
,enlarged non tender thyroid
2 factors that influence starling curve - CORRECT ANSWER -x axis- preload (EDV)
y axis- stroke volume or CO
treatment for fibromyalgia - CORRECT ANSWER -TCA, SNRIs anticonvulsants
what blocks NE reuptake? - CORRECT ANSWER -TCA or SNRIs
possible complication of pagets bone disease - CORRECT ANSWER -osteocarcoma
what does Hct tell you? - CORRECT ANSWER -ratio of volume of RBCs compared to total blood
volume
probenecid - CORRECT ANSWER -inhibits reabsoprtion of uric acid in PCT
- also inhibits secretion of PCN
- can ppt uric acid calculi
2 causes of SCID - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -inhibits vasopression/ADH --> increased
urinary frequency
, infertility sdrug sthat scan sresult sin smultiple sfetuses s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-clomiphene s(clones-
smultiple sbabies)
antagonist sat sestrogen sR sin shypothalamus s(thus sinhibits snormal snegative sfeedback)
upregulates sLH sand sFSH srelease sfrom spituitary s--> sovulation
used sto streat sPCOS sbut scan scause sovarian senlargement, smultiple sfetuses
AFP slevels sin sdown ssyndrome s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-low
GI smalformation sA/W sdown ssyndrome s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-Hirschprungs- scongenital
saganglionic smegacolon
defective srelaxation sand speristalsis sof srectum sand sdistal ssigmoid scolon
failure sto spass smeconium, sempty srectal svault, smegacolon
myasthenia sgravis sassociations s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-thymoma, sthymic shyperplasia
ptosis, sdiplopia, scan saffect schewing, sswallowing, sspeaking, sshoulders, srespiration
tx sfor stinea s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-azoles
beta sblockers sfor sasthma s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-none- seven sbeta s1s scan sbe snonselective sat shigher
sdoses
