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COMLEX Level 1QUESTIN AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
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COMLEX Level 1 QUESTIN AND CORRECTANSWERS 100%
cysteine stone - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔--
*Hexagonal* stones
- *Ground, glass appearance*
- *(+) urinary cyanide nitroprusside test
,- Defect in renal transport of COLA:
Cysteine, Ornithine, Lysine, Arginine
- Does NOT respond to shock wave therapy
angiodysplasia - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-most
common cause of lower GI bleeding in pt's
>60
superior mesenteric artery -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-supplies the lower portion
of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum,
ascending colon, and transverse colon to
the splenic flexure
pancreatic cancer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔--
usually arises in the *head* of the pancreas
-is associated with *jaundice and pain* due
to obstruction of the common bile duct
- it is the *4th* most common cause of
cancer
,-has a very poor prognosis
1. Calcium channel blockers--> specifically
smooth muscle antagonists--> SM dilation
2. Alpha adrenergic receptor blockers -->
cause dilation of vessels instead of
constriction
3. Beta 2 agonists: causes dilation of smooth
muscle vessels - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Patients
with GERD normally have a dysfunction with
LES sphincter tone that allows acid to reflux
into the esophagus, thus drugs that affect
sphincter tone would make GERD worse.
What are the name of three drug categories
that do this?
celiac disease - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
malabsorption syndrome caused by an
, immune reaction to gliadian protein in
gluten
-Tissue transglutaminase
-results in villous atrophy of small intestine
mucosa and causes steatorrhea, diarrhea,
bloating and abdominal pain
-*also associated with other autoimmune
disorders like hashimotos thyroiditis*
make NPO, Place on an NG tube and suction
obstruction out--> this will usually resolve
obstruction - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-after a
patient comes to the ER with sudden onset
of pain and abdominal distention W/O
peritoneal signs and after x-ray you
diagnose her with a small bowel
obstruction. What do you do next?
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