Cardiology

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

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

3. Which is false regarding juvenile mitral stenosis?

4. All are bedside differential diagnoses of MS except:

5. ‘Hilar dance’ is characteristic of:

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

7. Opening snap is:

8. Clubbing is not a feature of:

9. All are class I antiarrhythmic drugs except:

10. Acute subendocardial infarction will have ECG findings:

11. JVP is usually increased in:

12. Hypocalcaemia arrests the heart in:

13. ‘Ausatltatory gap’ in BP measurement is:

14. Which is not a feature of atrial myxoma?

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

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

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

18. Torsade de Pointes is associated with:

19. Which of the following is not a recognised risk factor for early atherosclerosis?

20. P-wave in ECG is absent in:

21. Sphygmomanometer cannot diagnose:

22. The commonest cause of displacement of apex beat is:

23. Stethoscope was invented by:

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

25. Indications for dosed mitral valvotomy include all except:

26. Carey Coombs murmur is found in:

27. ‘Diastolic shock’ is not found in:

28. 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:

29. Hill’s sign is diagnostic of:

30. Pericardial rub is best audible in all except:

31. Which of the following is not a cause of sinus bradycardia?

32. Earliest valvular lesion in acute rheumatic carditis is:

33. Which of the following is not recognised to be an acute phase reactant?

34. Treatment by heparin is best monitored by:

35. S1, S2, S3 syndrome in ECG is seen in:

36. CPK-MB is increased in all except:

37. Reversed splitting of S2 is found in:

38. All are commonly associated with ASD except:

39. Which is not included in ‘lipid tetrad’ in risk factors for coronary heart disease?

40. A pericardial friction rub may have any of the components except:

41. Commonest congenital cyanotic heart disease with cyanosis at birth is:

42. Cri-du-chat syndrome does not have:

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

44. Lutembacher’s syndrome is:

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

46. The commonest organism producing acute bacterial endocarditis is:

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

48. Atrial myxomas may be associated with all except:

49. Which of the following gives rise to a heaving apex beat?

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