COMSAE 110 (ACTUAL 2025) CORRECT
ANSWERS!!CHILDHOOD VACCINES: BIRTH
Pt presents w/ exhalation dysfn of ribs 6-10. What muscles are
primarily used to correct this?
a. serratus anterior
b. external intercostals
a. serratus anterior
A Native American asks for a ritual in the hospital that
includes dancing & chanting. Can you honor the request?
a. honor it as long as there is no harm to the patient
b. not honor the request bc it may be disruptive to other
hospital pts
a. honor it as long as there is no harm to the patient
,A pt w/ Alzheimer's presents w/ recent hx of starting new
mediation, UTI & delirium. What is the cause of his delirium?
UTI
What 2 muscles does Zenker's diverticulum protrude through
Killian's dehiscence
Cricopharyngeus (upper sphincter m)
-not a true diverticulum
Guillan-Barre
Auto-immune disease that destroys Schwann cells (PNS
myelin)
Symmetric ascending muscle weakness beginning in lower
limbs.
,What do the lenticulostriate arteries supply? What are they a
br off of?
Br. from MCA
Supply basal ganglia
Gene duplication that causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth
PMP22
-foot probs
BL vestibular Schwannomas are associated w/
Neurofibromatosis 2
Oligodendroglioma
Frontal lobe
Dystrophic calcification
, "Fried egg" cell appearance
Highly vascularized ("chicken wire")
Adjustment disorder vs Major Depressive Disorder timeline
AD = w/in 3mo of identifiable psychosocial stressor lasting
<6mo
MDD = >2wks of s/s
Dorsal column-medial lemniscus modalities
Vibration
Fine touch
Pressure
Conscious proprioception
ANSWERS!!CHILDHOOD VACCINES: BIRTH
Pt presents w/ exhalation dysfn of ribs 6-10. What muscles are
primarily used to correct this?
a. serratus anterior
b. external intercostals
a. serratus anterior
A Native American asks for a ritual in the hospital that
includes dancing & chanting. Can you honor the request?
a. honor it as long as there is no harm to the patient
b. not honor the request bc it may be disruptive to other
hospital pts
a. honor it as long as there is no harm to the patient
,A pt w/ Alzheimer's presents w/ recent hx of starting new
mediation, UTI & delirium. What is the cause of his delirium?
UTI
What 2 muscles does Zenker's diverticulum protrude through
Killian's dehiscence
Cricopharyngeus (upper sphincter m)
-not a true diverticulum
Guillan-Barre
Auto-immune disease that destroys Schwann cells (PNS
myelin)
Symmetric ascending muscle weakness beginning in lower
limbs.
,What do the lenticulostriate arteries supply? What are they a
br off of?
Br. from MCA
Supply basal ganglia
Gene duplication that causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth
PMP22
-foot probs
BL vestibular Schwannomas are associated w/
Neurofibromatosis 2
Oligodendroglioma
Frontal lobe
Dystrophic calcification
, "Fried egg" cell appearance
Highly vascularized ("chicken wire")
Adjustment disorder vs Major Depressive Disorder timeline
AD = w/in 3mo of identifiable psychosocial stressor lasting
<6mo
MDD = >2wks of s/s
Dorsal column-medial lemniscus modalities
Vibration
Fine touch
Pressure
Conscious proprioception
