Cardiology

1. Digitalis toxicity is precipitated by all except:

2. Which of the following does not produce ‘fleeting’ arthritis?

3. Which is least common in cardiac tamponade?

4. The ESR may be ‘zero’ in:

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

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

7. Slow rising pulse is a feature of:

8. Which is not an example of vasospastic disorder?

9. Haemoptysis may be found in:

10. Clinically, commonest type of shock is:

11. Which of the following does not produce a continuous murmur?

12. Cardiac arrest may be due to:

13. Boot-shaped heart with oligaemic lung fields is found in:

14. Which of the following is false regarding complete heart block?

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

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

17. Loud A2 is present in:

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

19. Which is the commonest congenital cardiac lesion in Down’s syndrome?

20. Cardiac involvement is absent in:

21. Which is true in ‘maladie de Roger’?

22. All are features of pericardial tamponade except:

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

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

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

26. Syncopal attack is associated with all of the following except:

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

28. All are class I antiarrhythmic drugs except:

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

30. v-wave in JVP becomes prominent in:

31. Which of the following is not an aetiology of MR?

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

33. Still’s murmur is:

34. All are cardiovascular features of severe anaemia except:

35. Differential cyanosis is found in:

36. All of the following are common arrhythmias developing from AMI except:

37. Graham Steel murmur is found in:

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

39. Major cardiovascular manifestation in cri-du-chat syndrome is:

40. Roth spot is found in alt except:

41. Hyperthyroid heart disease is manifested by:

42. Which of the following drugs raises HDL cholesterol?

43. Increased level of which of the following is not a risk factor for lHD?

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

45. All of the following produce systemic hypertension except:

46. ‘Ausatltatory gap’ in BP measurement is:

47. All of the following drugs may be used in congestive cardiac failure except:

48. Intracardiac calcification usually indicates:

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

50. Indications for dosed mitral valvotomy include all except: