Cardiology Home Cardiology 0% 17 votes, 0 avg 37 Cardiology Test your Cardiology knowledge with these Questions. We have more than 100 questions. In case you are interested, Contact us and we will send you a link to all questions. 1 / 50 1. Which of the following is not a cause of sinus bradycardia? A. Obstructive jaundice B. Complete heart block C. Myxoedema D. Hypothermia 2 / 50 2. Pericardial rub is best audible in all except: A. By pressing the chest piece of the stethoscope B. On the left side of lower sternum C. In lying down position D. After holding the breath 3 / 50 3. During cardiac imaging, which phase shows the minimum movement of the heart? A. Mid-diastole B. Late systole C. Late diastole D. Mid-systole 4 / 50 4. The sound best audible by the bell of a stethoscope is: A. Venous hum B. Opening snap C. S2 D. Ejection click 5 / 50 5. Which is not a predisposing factor for dissecting aneurysm of aorta? A. Systemic hypertension B. Pregnancy C. Marfan's syndrome D. Syphilitic aortitis 6 / 50 6. All are examples of congenital cyanotic heart disease except: A. Anomalous origin of coronary artery B. Single ventricle C. Ebstein's anomaly D. Fallot's tetralogy 7 / 50 7. Which of the following is not a natural vasodilator? A. Histamine B. Nitric oxide C. Endothelin D. Bradykinin 8 / 50 8. Paroxysmal hypertension is classically found in: A. Renal artery stenosis B. Eclampsia C. Phaeochromocytoma D. Coarctation of aorta 9 / 50 9. Which of the following drugs raises HDL cholesterol? A. Gemfibrozil B. Lovastatin C. Nicotinic acid D. Probucol 10 / 50 10. Water-hammer pulse is present when pulse pressure is at least above? A. 60mmHg B. 40mmHg C. 30mmHg D. 80mmHg 11 / 50 11. Regarding Kerley’s B lines, all of the following are true except: A. Its presence indicates left atrial pressure >10 mm Hg B. Found in basal region C. May be seen in the pre-oedema stage D. MS is a recognised cause 12 / 50 12. Cri-du-chat syndrome does not have: A. Mongoloid slant of eyes B. Cat-like cry C. Deletion of short arm of chromosome 5 D. VSD 13 / 50 13. All of the following produce systemic hypertension except: A. Polycystic kidney disease B. Phaeochromocytoma C. Addison's disease D. Conn's syndrome 14 / 50 14. Which of the following is not an aetiology of MR? A. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome B. Osteogenesis imperfecta C. Osteoarthritis D. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum 15 / 50 15. The commonest organism producing acute bacterial endocarditis is: A. Staphylococcus aureus B. Pneumococcus C. Streptoroccus viridans D. Streptococcus faecalis 16 / 50 16. Which one is false regarding the presence of ejection click? A. Stenosis is severe B. Occurs immediately after S1 C. Sharp and high-pitched clicking sound D. Presence indicates stenosis at valvular level 17 / 50 17. CPK-MB is increased in all except: A. Rhabdomyolysis B. Post-electrical cardioversion C. Myocarditis D. Post-AMI 18 / 50 18. Kussmaul’s sign is present in: A. Pregnancy B. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy C. Myocarditis D. Right ventricular infarction 19 / 50 19. Cannon wave in the neck vein is seen in: A. Right atrial myxoma B. Tricuspid incompetence C. Complete heart block D. Constrictive pericarditis 20 / 50 20. Kussmaul’s sign is not a feature of: A. Constrictive pericarditis B. Haemothorax C. Cardiac tamponade D. Restrictive cardiomyopathy 21 / 50 21. Which of the following does not produce ‘fleeting’ arthritis? A. Rheumatic arthritis B. Viral arthritis C. Felty's syndrome D. SLE 22 / 50 22. Osler’s node is classically seen in: A. Candida albicans endocarditis B. Acute staphylococcal endocarditis C. Marantic endocarditis D. Libman-Sacks endocarditis 23 / 50 23. Drug to be avoided in hypertensive encephalopathy? A. Sodium nitroprusside B. Methyldopa C. Labetalol D. Diazoxide 24 / 50 24. The disease with male preponderance is: A. Coarctation of aorta B. Primary pulmonary hypertension C. PDA D. SLE 25 / 50 25. The least common complication of MS is: A. Pulmonary hypertension B. Atrial fibrillation C. Cerebral thrombosis D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis 26 / 50 26. Seagull murmur is not a feature of: A. Floppy mitral valve B. Acute myocardial infarction C. Subacute bacterial endocarditis D. Acute rheumatic fever 27 / 50 27. Malar flush is found in all except: A. Myxoedema B. Mitral stenosis C. Systemic lupus erythematosus D. Carcinoid syndrome 28 / 50 28. Murmur of floppy mitral valve increases with all except: A. Valsalva maneuver B. Standing C. Amyl nitrite inhalation D. Squatting 29 / 50 29. The murmur of MS is: A. High-pitched B. Increased by amyl nitrite inhalation C. With radiation towards left axilla D. Early diastolic 30 / 50 30. Cardiac percussion is important in: A. Acute myocardial infarction B. Cardiomyopathy C. Emphysema D. Myocarditis 31 / 50 31. Left atrial failure is featured by all except: A. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea B. Fine crepitations at lung bases C. Gallop rhythm D. Dependent oedema 32 / 50 32. Which of the following gives rise to pulsation at the back? A. Coarctation of aorta B. Budd-Chiari syndrome C. Aortic aneurysm D. Hyperdynamic circulatory states 33 / 50 33. Eisenmenger’s syndrome should not have: A. Pansystolic murmur of bicuspid incompetence B. Central cyanosis C. Wide split of S2 with loud P2 D. Prominent a-wave in neck veins 34 / 50 34. Syncopal attack is associated with all of the following except: A. Ventricular fibrillation B. Myocarditis C. Aortic stenosis D. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 35 / 50 35. All of the following drugs may be used in congestive cardiac failure except: A. Bucindolol B. Spironolactone C. Propranolol D. Digoxin 36 / 50 36. Graham Steel murmur is found in: A. Tricuspid atresia B. Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) C. Severe pulmonary hypertension D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis 37 / 50 37. S3 may be present in all except: A. Hyperkinetic circulatory states B. Pregnancy C. Athletes D. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 38 / 50 38. Which chamber of heart fails first in MS? A. Right atrium B. Left atrium C. Left ventricle D. Right ventricle 39 / 50 39. S3 or S4 is best auscultated: A. In standing position B. Anywhere in the precordium C. Stethoscope placed lightly over the apex D. With the diaphragm of stethoscope 40 / 50 40. Mental retardation, squint, and idiopathic hypercalcaemia may be associated with stenosis of: A. Pulmonary valve B. Mitral valve C. Aortic valve D. Tricuspid valve 41 / 50 41. Delta wave in ECG is found in: A. WPW syndrome B. Sick sinus syndrome C. Hypothermia D. Hyperkalaemia 42 / 50 42. Which of the following drugs is not used in hypoxic spells of Fallot’s tetralogy? A. Morphine B. Propranolol C. Amiodarone D. Phenylephrin 43 / 50 43. X-ray appearance of calcification of patent ductus arteriosus is: A. Y-shaped B. Inverted Y-shaped C. Inverted V-shaped D. V-shaped 44 / 50 44. Carey Coombs murmur is found in: A. AR B. Pulmonary hypertension C. MS D. Acute rheumatic fever 45 / 50 45. Which of the following is not recognised to be an acute phase reactant? A. Haptoglobulin B. Alpha-fetoprotein C. Ceruloplasmin D. Orosomucoid 46 / 50 46. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is increased in all except: A. Right ventricular infarction B. Acute mitral regurgitation C. Cardiogenic shock due to myocardial dysfunction D. Cardiac tamponade 47 / 50 47. Ideally, the connecting tube of the stethoscope should be: A. 8 inch long B. 22 inch long C. 12 inch long D. 18 inch long 48 / 50 48. Central cyanosis is not found in: A. Acute pulmonary oedema B. Left-to-right shunt C. Fallot's tetralogy D. Transposition of great vessels 49 / 50 49. Dressler’s syndrome results from: A. Protozoa B. Autoimmune reaction C. Virus D. Bacteria 50 / 50 50. Sphygmomanometer cannot diagnose: A. Water-hammer pulse B. Pulsus paradoxus C. Pulsus alternans D. Pulsus bigeminus LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Nephrology Next Post Pulmonology