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. The commonest cause of displacement of apex beat is: A. Right ventricular hypertrophy B. Cardiomyopathy C. Left ventricular hypertrophy D. Thoracic deformity 2 / 50 2. Sudden death may occur in all of the following except: A. Massive myocardial infarction B. Ventricular fibrillation C. Massive pulmonary thromboembolism D. Atrial fibrillation 3 / 50 3. Which of the following is not found in constrictive pericarditis? A. Raised JVP B. Pulsus paradoxus C. Pulmonary oedema D. Ascites 4 / 50 4. Still’s murmur is: A. Harsh systolic murmur in thyrotoxicosis B. Systolic innocent murmur C. Systolic murmur in complete heart block D. Early diastolic murmur of pulmonary regurgitation 5 / 50 5. Clinically, commonest type of shock is: A. Neurogenic B. Cardiogenic C. Septic D. Hypovolaemic 6 / 50 6. A2 in aortic stenosis is characteristically: A. Accentuated B. Ringing in character C. Diminished D. Normal in character 7 / 50 7. Mental retardation, squint, and idiopathic hypercalcaemia may be associated with stenosis of: A. Aortic valve B. Tricuspid valve C. Mitral valve D. Pulmonary valve 8 / 50 8. Heart valve commonly affected by IV drug abusers is: A. Tricuspid valve B. Pulmonary valve C. Mitral valve D. Aortic valve 9 / 50 9. Unilateral clubbing is found in all except: A. Takayasu's disease B. Arteriovenous fistula of brachial vessels C. Aneurysm of subclavian artery D. Presubdavian coarctation of aorta 10 / 50 10. All are true in severe PS except: A. Gap between A2 and P2 is increased B. Intensity of murmur is maximum towards S2 C. The ejection click goes away from S1 D. A2 is gradually rounded by the murmur 11 / 50 11. ‘Syndrome-Z’ increases cardiovascular morbidity, and is associated with: A. Morbid obesity B. Hyperuricemia C. Microvascular angina D. Obstructive sleep apnoea 12 / 50 12. The S2 in Fallot’s tetralogy: A. Remains single B. Shows reverse split C. Shows narrow split D. Having wide split 13 / 50 13. Varying intensity of S1 is found in all except: A. Atrial fibrillation B. Nodal rhythm C. Complete heart block D. Ventricular tachycardia 14 / 50 14. Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is usually found in: A. Ischemic heart disease B. Severe anemia C. Cardiomyopathy D. Coarctation of aorta 15 / 50 15. Compression of the feeding artery abruptly reduces the heart rate in arteriovenous fistula and is known as: A. Branham's sign B. Bing sign C. Hoover's sign D. Tinel's sign 16 / 50 16. A pericardial friction rub may have any of the components except: A. Presystolic B. Systolic C. Mid-diastolic D. Early diastolic 17 / 50 17. Digitalis toxicity is associated with all except: A. Ventricular bigeminy B. Mobitz type II block C. Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia with block D. Wenckebach block 18 / 50 18. Endomyocardial fibrosis may be due to: A. Aflatoxin B. Coffee C. Tapioca D. Bush tea 19 / 50 19. All of the following may have unidigital clubbing except: A. Cervical rib B. Sarcoidosis C. Tophaceous gout D. Trauma 20 / 50 20. All are bedside differential diagnoses of MS except: A. Left atrial myxoma B. Carey Coombs murmur C. Austin Flint murmur D. Mitral valve prolapse syndrome 21 / 50 21. Carey Coombs murmur is found in: A. MS B. Acute rheumatic fever C. Pulmonary hypertension D. AR 22 / 50 22. Intracardiac calcification usually indicates: A. Mural thrombus B. Rheumatic valve C. Chronic constrictive pericarditis D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis 23 / 50 23. The disease with male preponderance is: A. PDA B. Coarctation of aorta C. Primary pulmonary hypertension D. SLE 24 / 50 24. Which does not produce a regularly irregular pulse? A. Extrasystoles B. Sinus arrhythmia C. 2nd degree heart block D. Atrial fibrillation 25 / 50 25. Which of the following is not a recognised risk factor for early atherosclerosis? A. Homocystinuria B. Nephrotic syndrome C. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum D. Hyperthyroidism 26 / 50 26. Murmur of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is decreased by: A. Amyl nitrite inhalation B. Standing C. Valsalva manoeuvre D. Leg raising 27 / 50 27. Indications for dosed mitral valvotomy include all except: A. Restenosis cases B. Absence of valvular calcification C. Absence of left atrial thrombus D. Pure mitral stenosis 28 / 50 28. Familial myxomas may be a part of syndrome complex with endocrine overactivity like: A. Cushing's syndrome B. Hyperthyroidism C. Phaeochromocytoma D. Hyperparathyroidism 29 / 50 29. Which one of the following is false regarding atrial fibrillation? A. 'f ' waves in neck vein B. Ventricular rate is 100 – 150/min C. Pulse deficit is > 10 D. Atrial rate is 350-400/min 30 / 50 30. Earliest valvular lesion in acute rheumatic carditis is: A. AS B. MS C. MR D. AR 31 / 50 31. Which of the following is the least important cause of dissection of aorta? A. Arteriosclerosis B. Coarctation of aorta C. Marfan's syndrome D. Pregnancy 32 / 50 32. The chance of SBE is lowest in: A. AR B. MS C. VSD D. PDA 33 / 50 33. Which of the following does not produce a continuous murmur? A. Aortopulmonary window B. Peripheral pulmonary stenosis C. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula D. Ruptured sinus of Valsalva 34 / 50 34. Commonest aetiology of tricuspid incompetence in clinical practice is: A. Collagen vascular disease B. Right ventricular dilatation C. Endocarditis of IV drug abusers D. Rheumatic heart disease 35 / 50 35. The sound best audible by the bell of a stethoscope is: A. S2 B. Ejection click C. Venous hum D. Opening snap 36 / 50 36. Which of the following heart sounds occurs shortly after S1? A. Pericardial knock B. Opening snap C. Tumour plop in atrial myxoma D. Ejection click 37 / 50 37. Sudden death may occur in: A. ASD B. PDA C. Constrictive pericarditis D. AS 38 / 50 38. S3 may be present in all except: A. Athletes B. Pregnancy C. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy D. Hyperkinetic circulatory states 39 / 50 39. Diagnosis of AMI within 6 hrs depends on: A. CPK MB2/CPK MB1 > 1.5 B. Rise of SGPT > 250 IU /L C. Increased LDH3 D. Inverted T wave in ECG 40 / 50 40. Acute subendocardial infarction will have ECG findings: A. Deep symmetrical T wave inversion B. Height of R wave maximum in V6 C. Prominent ST elevation D. Deep Q wave 41 / 50 41. Which of the following does not produce ‘fleeting’ arthritis? A. Rheumatic arthritis B. SLE C. Felty's syndrome D. Viral arthritis 42 / 50 42. Right axis deviation in ECG is found in: A. Hyperkalaemia B. Ostium primum ASD C. WPW syndrome D. During inspiration 43 / 50 43. Malar flush is found in all except: A. Carcinoid syndrome B. Systemic lupus erythematosus C. Mitral stenosis D. Myxoedema 44 / 50 44. Which one is false regarding the floppy mitral valve? A. More common in females B. Most of the patients are asymptomatic C. High-pitched late systolic murmur D. Early systolic click 45 / 50 45. Still’s murmur is: A. Best heard over mitral area B. Commonly found in children C. Associated with thrill D. Usually diastolic in timing 46 / 50 46. Central cyanosis is not found in: A. Fallot's tetralogy B. Left-to-right shunt C. Transposition of great vessels D. Acute pulmonary oedema 47 / 50 47. Which of the following gives rise to a heaving apex beat? A. MS B. AS C. AR D. MR 48 / 50 48. Which is least common in cardiac tamponade? A. Right ventricular diastolic collapse in echocardiography B. Prominent x-descent in JVP C. Pulsus paradoxus D. Kussmaul's sign 49 / 50 49. Double apex in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is mainly due to: A. Palpable S3 B. Muscle tremor C. Palpable opening snap D. Palpable S4 50 / 50 50. Digitalis toxicity is precipitated by all except: A. Hepatic encephalopathy B. Old age C. Hypokalaemia D. Renal failure LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Nephrology Next Post Pulmonology