COMLEX LEVEL 2 KEYWORDS, Memorize & One
Liners & COMSAE form D/ 105B/ 442 Q&A/ A+
Score Solution.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Answer: Federal funds for children in families
that fall below state standards of need. In 1996, Congress abolished AFDC, the largest federal
cash transfer program, and replaced it with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
block grant
What is the torulopsis glabrata? - Answer: a type of candida fungus that can infect people with
weakened immune systems.
What parasympathetic ganglion do you treat for rhinitus? - Answer: The sphenopalatine
ganglion goes to the lacrimal/nasal glands and the submandibular/ sublingual glands.
What is methemoglobinemia? - Answer: - Iron in heme is oxidized to Fe3+ (cannot bind oxygen)
- "Fe2 binds O2"
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,- Seen with oxidant stress or in newborns
- Classic finding is cyanosis with chocolate-colored blood
- Tx: Methylene blue
(note different from CO poisoning which creates carboxyhemoglobin and holds onto O2 tightly)
what does plasmodium falciparum look like? - Answer: causes most sever anemia of
plasmodium spp. b/c affects young and old erythrocytes
what neurotransmitter is associated with headaches? - Answer: Serotonin is implicated in
migraine headaches.
Is it okay to ask a daughter who is a minor to translate for your patient? - Answer: no, ACA rules
prohibit doctors from relying on minors when speaking to LEP(limited english proficiency)
patients. They can do so only in emergency situations.
what are two common causes of pneumonia in neonates (<4weeks)? - Answer: Group B strep
(strep agalactiae) and
E. coli
what is one parasite that causes swollen legs and is seen in africa? - Answer: wucheria bancrofti
and brugia malyi causing lymphatic filariasis. mosquitos transmit the larvae into host and it
reaches the lymphatics and causes elephantiasis and lymphadenitis.
thromboangiitis obliterans - Answer: vascular inflammatory disease that usually affects the
lower extremities; also called Buerger's disease
-strongly ass'd with smoking
What yeast is classically broad based budding? narrow? - Answer: blastomycosis
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,usually narrow based budding.:
paracocciodes brasiliensis and cryptococcus neoformans
Where should you report your coworker (physician) if you suspect they are addicted to illicit
substance? - Answer: Encourage them to self report to the physician health program, otherwise
you are obligated to report to the PHP or the state board of medicine.
what drug can be administered with HCTZ? - Answer: ACE inhibitor - HCTZ combos and ARB's-
HCTZ combos work better together than either alone
Does mucus flow better with increased parasympathetic or sympathetic? - Answer: Rib raising
leads to a short increase in sympathetic activity followed by a longer inhibition in sympathetic
activity.
You don't want to stimulate the parasympathetics because this would increase mucus
production in the patient.
what is the heart block poem for AV blocks? - Answer: If R is far from P then you have a First
Degree. ★Longer, Longer, Longer DROP! Then you have a Wenkebach. ★If some P's just don't
get through, then you have a Mobitz II. ★If P's and Q's just don't agree, then you have a Third
Degree.
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what is alcohol's effect on the pupils? - Answer: slows down the pupillary response
What is Sarcoidosis characterized by? - Answer: Multiorgan disease of idiopathic cause
(unknown antigen). Characterized by noncaseating granulomatous inflammation in affected
organs (lungs, lymph nodes, eyes, skin, liver, spleen, salivary glands, heart, nervous system)
90% have lung involvement
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, Incidence is highest in AA (especially women) and northern European whites
Erythema nodosum - Answer: painful nodules on anterior shins due to subcutaneous
inflammation
What are the diplo cocci bacteria? (4) - Answer: neisseria gonnorrhea/meningitidis (gram -)
strep pneumoniae (gram +)
morexella catarallis (gram -)
enterococcus (gram +)
Clearly defined, buccal ulceration with grey base that are tender to palpation - Answer:
Aphthous Stomatitis (i.e. Canker Sore)
drug for UC/Crohns - Answer: sulfasalazine
MOA- loratidine vs ranitidine - Answer: loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB --> less
sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
cells w RBCs inside= ____ Infection - Answer: entaemoba histolytica
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous tortuous
vessels - Answer: AVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma ASC w/ ___ genetic dis. - Answer: benign tumor of liver,
VHL
proctalgia fugax causes ___ syndrome - Answer: levator ani syndrome
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Liners & COMSAE form D/ 105B/ 442 Q&A/ A+
Score Solution.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Answer: Federal funds for children in families
that fall below state standards of need. In 1996, Congress abolished AFDC, the largest federal
cash transfer program, and replaced it with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
block grant
What is the torulopsis glabrata? - Answer: a type of candida fungus that can infect people with
weakened immune systems.
What parasympathetic ganglion do you treat for rhinitus? - Answer: The sphenopalatine
ganglion goes to the lacrimal/nasal glands and the submandibular/ sublingual glands.
What is methemoglobinemia? - Answer: - Iron in heme is oxidized to Fe3+ (cannot bind oxygen)
- "Fe2 binds O2"
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,- Seen with oxidant stress or in newborns
- Classic finding is cyanosis with chocolate-colored blood
- Tx: Methylene blue
(note different from CO poisoning which creates carboxyhemoglobin and holds onto O2 tightly)
what does plasmodium falciparum look like? - Answer: causes most sever anemia of
plasmodium spp. b/c affects young and old erythrocytes
what neurotransmitter is associated with headaches? - Answer: Serotonin is implicated in
migraine headaches.
Is it okay to ask a daughter who is a minor to translate for your patient? - Answer: no, ACA rules
prohibit doctors from relying on minors when speaking to LEP(limited english proficiency)
patients. They can do so only in emergency situations.
what are two common causes of pneumonia in neonates (<4weeks)? - Answer: Group B strep
(strep agalactiae) and
E. coli
what is one parasite that causes swollen legs and is seen in africa? - Answer: wucheria bancrofti
and brugia malyi causing lymphatic filariasis. mosquitos transmit the larvae into host and it
reaches the lymphatics and causes elephantiasis and lymphadenitis.
thromboangiitis obliterans - Answer: vascular inflammatory disease that usually affects the
lower extremities; also called Buerger's disease
-strongly ass'd with smoking
What yeast is classically broad based budding? narrow? - Answer: blastomycosis
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,usually narrow based budding.:
paracocciodes brasiliensis and cryptococcus neoformans
Where should you report your coworker (physician) if you suspect they are addicted to illicit
substance? - Answer: Encourage them to self report to the physician health program, otherwise
you are obligated to report to the PHP or the state board of medicine.
what drug can be administered with HCTZ? - Answer: ACE inhibitor - HCTZ combos and ARB's-
HCTZ combos work better together than either alone
Does mucus flow better with increased parasympathetic or sympathetic? - Answer: Rib raising
leads to a short increase in sympathetic activity followed by a longer inhibition in sympathetic
activity.
You don't want to stimulate the parasympathetics because this would increase mucus
production in the patient.
what is the heart block poem for AV blocks? - Answer: If R is far from P then you have a First
Degree. ★Longer, Longer, Longer DROP! Then you have a Wenkebach. ★If some P's just don't
get through, then you have a Mobitz II. ★If P's and Q's just don't agree, then you have a Third
Degree.
https://i.redd.it/kn4mi2fcyud01.jpg
what is alcohol's effect on the pupils? - Answer: slows down the pupillary response
What is Sarcoidosis characterized by? - Answer: Multiorgan disease of idiopathic cause
(unknown antigen). Characterized by noncaseating granulomatous inflammation in affected
organs (lungs, lymph nodes, eyes, skin, liver, spleen, salivary glands, heart, nervous system)
90% have lung involvement
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, Incidence is highest in AA (especially women) and northern European whites
Erythema nodosum - Answer: painful nodules on anterior shins due to subcutaneous
inflammation
What are the diplo cocci bacteria? (4) - Answer: neisseria gonnorrhea/meningitidis (gram -)
strep pneumoniae (gram +)
morexella catarallis (gram -)
enterococcus (gram +)
Clearly defined, buccal ulceration with grey base that are tender to palpation - Answer:
Aphthous Stomatitis (i.e. Canker Sore)
drug for UC/Crohns - Answer: sulfasalazine
MOA- loratidine vs ranitidine - Answer: loratidine: 2nd gen H1 blocker, doesnt cross BBB --> less
sedating
ranitidine: H2 receptor antagonist (like cimetidine)
cells w RBCs inside= ____ Infection - Answer: entaemoba histolytica
intracerebral hemorrhage adjacent to a lesion that contains a tangle of numerous tortuous
vessels - Answer: AVM arteriovenous malformation
cavernous hemangioma ASC w/ ___ genetic dis. - Answer: benign tumor of liver,
VHL
proctalgia fugax causes ___ syndrome - Answer: levator ani syndrome
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