Cardiology

1. Cardiac anomalies associated with tetralogy of Fallot are all except:

2. Eisenmenger’s syndrome should not have:

3. ‘Absolute’ contraindication to thrombolytic therapy in AMI is:

4. Which is not a predisposing factor for dissecting aneurysm of aorta?

5. Which one of the following is false regarding atrial fibrillation?

6. Lutembacher’s syndrome is:

7. In a patient with MS in sinus rhythm, the severity of valvular lesion is indicated by:

8. Which is the commonest congenital cardiac lesion in Down’s syndrome?

9. Which of the following is present in most of the patients of SBE?

10. The disease with male preponderance is:

11. All are true in severe PS except:

12. Pulsus paradoxus is seen in all except:

13. Short PR interval in ECG is characteristic of:

14. Pedal pulse is ‘absent’ in all except:

15. Pulsus bisferiens is found in:

16. The sound best audible by the bell of a stethoscope is:

17. Elfin facies (pointed chin; cupid’s bow-like upper lip, upturned nose) may be seen in:

18. Aortic arch syndrome is not associated with:

19. Atrial myxomas may be associated with all except:

20. v-wave in JVP becomes prominent in:

21. Earliest valvular lesion in acute rheumatic carditis is:

22. Which one is false regarding the presence of ejection click?

23. Which of the following is not a ‘Major manifestation’ of Jones criteria in rheumatic fever?

24. Which of the following is not included in ‘minor manifestation’ of Jones criteria in rheumatic fever?

25. Diagnosis of AMI within 6 hrs depends on:

26. The commonest cause of death in an adult with PDA is:

27. The least common complication of MS is:

28. Which one of the following is false regarding Austin Flint murmur?

29. Left ventricular hypertrophy is not associated with:

30. Carey Coombs murmur is found in:

31. Incidence of infective endocarditis is least in:

32. All of the following drugs may be used in congestive cardiac failure except:

33. The drug that is contraindicated in pregnancy-induced hypertension is:

34. Seagull murmur is not a feature of:

35. Which of the following is the least important cause of dissection of aorta?

36. Torsade de Pointes is associated with:

37. The commonest congenital heart disease is:

38. ‘Nitrate tolerance’ developing as a result of treating ischaemic heart disease by mononitrates is prevented by:

39. Janeway’s spot in SBE is found in:

40. Echocardiography can detect the presence of pericardial fluid as little as:

41. PDA is life-saving in all of the following except:

42. Regarding Kerley’s B lines, all of the following are true except:

43. Which of the following heart sounds occurs shortly after S1?

44. ‘Syndrome-Z’ increases cardiovascular morbidity, and is associated with:

45. Commonest aetiology of tricuspid incompetence in clinical practice is:

46. Paroxysmal hypertension is classically found in:

47. CPK-MB is increased in all except:

48. Cardiac arrest may be due to:

49. AR with low pulse pressure is found in all except:

50. Treatment by heparin is best monitored by: