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HIGH-YIELD CLINICAL FLASHCARDS FOR
COMSAE 115
THIS STUDY GUIDE IS SPECIFIC TO ACTUAL COMSAE 2025 EXAM TIPS
Newborn with projectile non-bilious vomiting and palpable olive-
shaped mass — diagnosis? - ANSWER Pyloric stenosis.
Child with dry cough, "steeple sign" on neck X-ray — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis).
Patient with pruritic, purple, polygonal papules on the wrist —
diagnosis? - ANSWER Lichen planus.
Man with difficulty initiating urination, weak stream, and enlarged
prostate on digital rectal exam — diagnosis? - ANSWER Benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Fever, productive cough with currant jelly sputum — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia.
Painful, swollen big toe with urate crystals in joint fluid — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Gout.
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Progressive weakness starting in lower limbs with loss of pain and
temperature sensation — diagnosis? - ANSWER Tabes dorsalis (tertiary
syphilis affecting dorsal columns).
Pancytopenia, fatigue, and hypocellular bone marrow — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Aplastic anemia.
Child with cherry red spot on macula and hepatosplenomegaly —
diagnosis? - ANSWER Tay-Sachs disease.
Yellowing of skin and sclera, increased unconjugated bilirubin, and
normal liver function tests — diagnosis? - ANSWER Gilbert syndrome.
Patient with hyperpigmented skin, diabetes, and bronze-colored skin —
diagnosis? - ANSWER Hemochromatosis.
Young adult with painless cervical lymphadenopathy and Reed-
Sternberg cells — diagnosis? - ANSWER Hodgkin lymphoma.
Diarrhea after camping, caused by a protozoan transmitted via
contaminated water — diagnosis? - ANSWER Giardia lamblia infection.
HIGH-YIELD CLINICAL FLASHCARDS FOR
COMSAE 115
THIS STUDY GUIDE IS SPECIFIC TO ACTUAL COMSAE 2025 EXAM TIPS
Newborn with projectile non-bilious vomiting and palpable olive-
shaped mass — diagnosis? - ANSWER Pyloric stenosis.
Child with dry cough, "steeple sign" on neck X-ray — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis).
Patient with pruritic, purple, polygonal papules on the wrist —
diagnosis? - ANSWER Lichen planus.
Man with difficulty initiating urination, weak stream, and enlarged
prostate on digital rectal exam — diagnosis? - ANSWER Benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Fever, productive cough with currant jelly sputum — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia.
Painful, swollen big toe with urate crystals in joint fluid — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Gout.
, 2
Progressive weakness starting in lower limbs with loss of pain and
temperature sensation — diagnosis? - ANSWER Tabes dorsalis (tertiary
syphilis affecting dorsal columns).
Pancytopenia, fatigue, and hypocellular bone marrow — diagnosis? -
ANSWER Aplastic anemia.
Child with cherry red spot on macula and hepatosplenomegaly —
diagnosis? - ANSWER Tay-Sachs disease.
Yellowing of skin and sclera, increased unconjugated bilirubin, and
normal liver function tests — diagnosis? - ANSWER Gilbert syndrome.
Patient with hyperpigmented skin, diabetes, and bronze-colored skin —
diagnosis? - ANSWER Hemochromatosis.
Young adult with painless cervical lymphadenopathy and Reed-
Sternberg cells — diagnosis? - ANSWER Hodgkin lymphoma.
Diarrhea after camping, caused by a protozoan transmitted via
contaminated water — diagnosis? - ANSWER Giardia lamblia infection.
