COMLEX LEVEL 2 Arc Deck 8
2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
patients in preterm labor at <32 weeks what drugs are required? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔corticosteroids, PCN, tocolysis, and magnesium sulfate to
decrease neonatal morbidity and mortality with preterm delivery
Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔develops in the 3rd
trimester as a pruritic, erythematous papular rash that is limited to the
abdominal striae and SPARES the umbilicus. PEP is not associated with
adverse maternal-fetal outcomes and resolves spontaneously postpartum.
,treatment is with topical corticosteroids
recurrent urinary tract infection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cystitis that occurs two or
more times in six months, or three or more times a year
round ligament pain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pain caused by stretching ligament
on the sides of the uterus during pregnancy
anterior cerebral artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Contralateral lower
extremity sensory loss and weakness
anterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔facial paralysis
ipsilateral horner syndrome
ipsilateral ataxia/dysmetria
ipsilateral sensorineural deafness
vertigo
decreased pain/temperature sensation over the CONTRAlateral body and
IPSilateral face
anterior spinal artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CONTRAlateral paralysis
,decreased CONTRalateral proprioception
IPSilateral deviation of the tongue
Basilar artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔quadriplegia
loss of voluntary facial, mouth, and tongue movements
loss of horizontal eye movements (ocular cranial nerve nuclei, paramedian
pontine reticular formation)
consciousness is preserved if the RAS is spared: locked in syndrome
(pons, medulla, lower midbrain)
Lenticulostriate artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contralateral paralysis - pure
motor deficit
middle cerebral artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contralateral paralysis and
sensory deficit: more upper limb and face
temporal lobe --Wernicke's aphasia
frontal lobe-- Broca's aphasia
posterior cerebral artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contralateral hemianopsia
with macular sparing
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, posterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔dysphagia +
hoarseness + decreased gag reflex (lateral meduallary/Wallenberg
syndrome)
ipsilateral Horner syndrome
ipsilateral ataxia/dysmetria
decreased pain/temperature sensation over the contralateral
body/ipsilateral face
palmar carpal ligament - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔attaches to the styloid processes
of the radius and ulna and crosses over the flexor muscle tendons
associated with guyon canal syndrome
flexor retinaculum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔bracelet-like fibrous sheet, passed
under by flexor tendons crossing the wrist
associated with carpal tunnel
guyon canal syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Compression of ulnar nerve at
wrist or hand. Classically seen in cyclists due to pressure from
2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
patients in preterm labor at <32 weeks what drugs are required? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔corticosteroids, PCN, tocolysis, and magnesium sulfate to
decrease neonatal morbidity and mortality with preterm delivery
Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔develops in the 3rd
trimester as a pruritic, erythematous papular rash that is limited to the
abdominal striae and SPARES the umbilicus. PEP is not associated with
adverse maternal-fetal outcomes and resolves spontaneously postpartum.
,treatment is with topical corticosteroids
recurrent urinary tract infection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cystitis that occurs two or
more times in six months, or three or more times a year
round ligament pain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pain caused by stretching ligament
on the sides of the uterus during pregnancy
anterior cerebral artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Contralateral lower
extremity sensory loss and weakness
anterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔facial paralysis
ipsilateral horner syndrome
ipsilateral ataxia/dysmetria
ipsilateral sensorineural deafness
vertigo
decreased pain/temperature sensation over the CONTRAlateral body and
IPSilateral face
anterior spinal artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CONTRAlateral paralysis
,decreased CONTRalateral proprioception
IPSilateral deviation of the tongue
Basilar artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔quadriplegia
loss of voluntary facial, mouth, and tongue movements
loss of horizontal eye movements (ocular cranial nerve nuclei, paramedian
pontine reticular formation)
consciousness is preserved if the RAS is spared: locked in syndrome
(pons, medulla, lower midbrain)
Lenticulostriate artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contralateral paralysis - pure
motor deficit
middle cerebral artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contralateral paralysis and
sensory deficit: more upper limb and face
temporal lobe --Wernicke's aphasia
frontal lobe-- Broca's aphasia
posterior cerebral artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contralateral hemianopsia
with macular sparing
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, posterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔dysphagia +
hoarseness + decreased gag reflex (lateral meduallary/Wallenberg
syndrome)
ipsilateral Horner syndrome
ipsilateral ataxia/dysmetria
decreased pain/temperature sensation over the contralateral
body/ipsilateral face
palmar carpal ligament - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔attaches to the styloid processes
of the radius and ulna and crosses over the flexor muscle tendons
associated with guyon canal syndrome
flexor retinaculum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔bracelet-like fibrous sheet, passed
under by flexor tendons crossing the wrist
associated with carpal tunnel
guyon canal syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Compression of ulnar nerve at
wrist or hand. Classically seen in cyclists due to pressure from
