Cardiology

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

2. Paroxysmal hypertension is classically found in:

3. The ESR may be ‘zero’ in:

4. Ventricular fibrillation is best treated by:

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

6. Double apex in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is mainly due to:

7. Cardiac percussion is important in:

8. Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is usually found in:

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

10. Digitalis toxicity is precipitated by all except:

11. Heart valve commonly affected by IV drug abusers is:

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

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

14. Increased PR interval is observed in:

15. Sudden death may occur in:

16. All are cardiovascular features of severe anaemia except:

17. High-volume double-peaked pulse is found in all except:

18. A very close differential diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis at the bedside is:

19. Endomyocardial fibrosis may be due to:

20. Mental retardation, squint, and idiopathic hypercalcaemia may be associated with stenosis of:

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

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

23. Angio-oedema is not uncommon in treatment with:

24. The S2 in Fallot’s tetralogy:

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

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

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

28. Bedside diagnosis of a classical case of SBE does not include:

29. Which of the following is false regarding oedema in congestive cardiac failure?

30. Treatment by heparin is best monitored by:

31. Which one of the following is a centrally-acting antihypertensive drug?

32. Holt-Oram syndrome is characterized by:

33. In coarctation of aorta, rib notching is seen in:

34. Delta wave in ECG is found in:

35. Right axis deviation in ECG is found in:

36. S3 may be present in all except:

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

38. All of the following may produce hemiplegia by cerebral embolism except:

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

40. Classical JVP finding in cardiac tamponade is:

41. Atrial myxomas may be associated with all except:

42. In right ventricular myocardial infarction, which of the following additional therapies is needed?

43. Syphilis may give rise to:

44. Acute pericarditis is a recognised complication of all except:

45. Arterio-venous fistula is associated with:

46. During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, external defibrillation by DC shock is done with:

47. The normal blood volume in an adult male is approximately:

48. CPK-MB is increased in all except:

49. All of the following are causes of intermittent claudication except:

50. The commonest organism producing acute bacterial endocarditis is: