ALL THE COMSAE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
12mo development Correct 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 Correct 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 Correct 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
1mo development Correct Answers focus on face, lifts head,
moro reflex, turns to sound, turns head to sound
1st line drug for osteoporosis, MOA, AE Correct Answers
bisphosphonates, -dronates (ie alendronate), bind to
hydroxyapetite in bone, act by binding to osteoclasts and
osteoclast apoptosis, so the osteoclasts can't resorb bone (so
bone calcium levels are maintained)
can cause hypocalcemia (work to reduce hypercalcemia)
2 causes of SCID Correct Answers ADA deficiency
,(adenosine deaminase required for degradation of adenosim and
deoxyadenosine
- in ADA deficiency, high levels of dATP --> toxicity in
lymphocytes --> SCID
hypoplastic thymus
2 factors that influence starling curve Correct Answers x axis-
preload (EDV)
y axis- stroke volume or CO
2 most common causes of pancreatitis Correct Answers alcohol
and gallstones.
24mo development Correct 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
2mo development Correct Answers Coos, fixe and follow,
grasps, smiles responsively, lifts head, turns head to sound
3-yr developmental milestones Correct 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
3rd and 4th lumbricles Correct Answers Ulnar n
,4-yr developmental milestones Correct 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
4mo development Correct 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
5yr developmental milestones Correct 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
6mo development Correct Answers Babbles, bears weight,
laughs, pulls to sit, responds to name, rolls both ways, sits alone,
transfers objects
9 mo development Correct 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
Abduction of shoulder Correct Answers Supraspinatus and
deltoid
Acetaminophen- AE Correct Answers Hepatic necrosis;
decrease glutathione
(treatment: N-acetylcysteine)
, Acetaminophen- MOA Correct Answers COX inhibitor
(reversible)
Acetaminophen- Use Correct Answers Antipyrogenic,
analgesic
NOT anti-inflammatory
Use instead of aspirin to avoid Reye syndrome in children
Acidity of stomach Correct Answers Left T5
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Correct Answers
another periodontal bug
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Correct Answers
another periodontal bug
Acute bronchitis Correct Answers antitussives +/- inhaled beta-
2 agonists
Acute Leukemia Correct Answers >20% Blasts in Bone
Marrow
Addison's disease Correct Answers Primary adrenal
insufficiency d/t adrenal atrophy or destruction by disease
Addison's disease Correct Answers Primary adrenal
insufficiency d/t adrenal atrophy or destruction by disease
Adduction of shoulder Correct Answers Pect major, lat dorsi