Cardiology

1. Short PR interval in ECG is characteristic of:

2. Tall R-wave in lead V1 of the ECG is characteristic of which of the following:

3. Kussmaul’s sign is not a feature of:

4. lbutilide is an antiarrhythmic agent of:

5. Stethoscope was invented by:

6. Pulsus alternans is produced by:

7. P-wave in ECG is absent in:

8. Which of the following drugs raises HDL cholesterol?

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

10. All are bedside differential diagnoses of MS except:

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

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

13. Malar flush is found in all except:

14. Syphilis may give rise to:

15. The least common complication of MS is:

16. Which is least common in cardiac tamponade?

17. Pseudoclaudication is due to compression of:

18. A2 in aortic stenosis is characteristically:

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

20. All are class I antiarrhythmic drugs except:

21. Haemoptysis may be found in:

22. Incidence of infective endocarditis is least in:

23. Endomyocardial fibrosis may be due to:

24. Pregnancy-associated hypertension should not be treated with:

25. ‘Ausatltatory gap’ in BP measurement is:

26. Cardiac involvement is absent in:

27. U-wave in EGG is characteristically found in:

28. Osler’s node is classically seen in:

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

30. All of the following are characteristics of right ventricular infarction except:

31. Which is true in ‘maladie de Roger’?

32. The commonest organism producing acute bacterial endocarditis is:

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

34. Clubbing is not a feature of:

35. Opening snap is:

36. Which of the following is false regarding complete heart block?

37. Radiofemoral delay is a feature of all except:

38. Inverted P-wave in lead. I, upright P-wave in aVR and gradual diminution of the height of R-waves in precordial leads are found in:

39. Propranolol can be used in all except:

40. Lutembacher’s syndrome is:

41. X-ray appearance of calcification of patent ductus arteriosus is:

42. Long tubular heart in X-ray chest is found in all except:

43. Differential cyanosis is found in:

44. Arterio-venous fistula is associated with:

45. Acute myocardial infarction of posterior wall of left ventricle will show in the ECG:

46. Muffled S1 is found in alt except:

47. The Keith-Wagener-Barker classification for retinal changes is meant for:

48. Pulsus paradoxus is seen in all except:

49. Indications for dosed mitral valvotomy include all except:

50. Syncopal attack is associated with all of the following except: