Cardiology

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

2. Which of the following drugs raises HDL cholesterol?

3. In critical MS, the mitral valve orifice is:

4. Which of the following does not lead to Eisenmenger’s syndrome?

5. Accelerated hypertension should not have:

6. Sphygmomanometer cannot diagnose:

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

8. Which is not a feature of atrial myxoma?

9. Digitalis toxicity is associated with all except:

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

11. Which one is false regarding the floppy mitral valve?

12. In a patient with MS in sinus rhythm, the severity of valvular lesion is indicated by:

13. The action of digitalis is augmented by:

14. All are class I antiarrhythmic drugs except:

15. Lutembacher’s syndrome is:

16. Reversed splitting of S2 is found in:

17. Sudden death may occur in all of the following except:

18. Differential cyanosis is found in:

19. All are examples of congenital cyanotic heart disease except:

20. Which of the following is not advocated in the treatment of acute pulmonary oedema?

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

22. S3 may be present in all except:

23. Verapamil is indicated in all except:

24. Exercise tolerance test is absolutely contraindicated in:

25. Cardiac arrest may be due to:

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

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

28. Dressler’s syndrome results from:

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

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

31. Delta wave in ECG is found in:

32. Which one of the following is false regarding Austin Flint murmur?

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

34. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is increased in all except:

35. Hill’s sign is diagnostic of:

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

37. Indications for dosed mitral valvotomy include all except:

38. The “3-sign’ in chest roentgenogram diagnoses:

39. Diagnosis of AMI within 6 hrs depends on:

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

41. Slow rising pulse is a feature of:

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

43. P-wave in ECG is absent in:

44. During cardiac imaging, which phase shows the minimum movement of the heart?

45. Loud A2 is present in:

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

47. Left atrial failure is featured by all except:

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

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

50. Myocarditis may be found in all except: