Cardiology

1. ‘Syndrome-Z’ increases cardiovascular morbidity, and is associated with:

2. Drug to be avoided in hypertensive encephalopathy?

3. Most common cardiac lesion in carcinoid syndrome is:

4. Osler’s node is classically seen in:

5. Increased PR interval is observed in:

6. Left parasternal heave is diagnostic of:

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

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

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

10. Prolonged QT interval in ECG is found in all except:

11. The sound best audible by the bell of a stethoscope is:

12. Incidence of infective endocarditis is least in:

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

14. The ESR may be very low in all except:

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

16. PDA is life-saving in all of the following except:

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

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

19. ‘Fallot’s pentalogy’ is Fallot’s tetralogy plus:

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

21. Which of the following is not found in constrictive pericarditis?

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

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

24. Pulsus bisferiens is found in:

25. Classical JVP finding in cardiac tamponade is:

26. Retrostemal chest pain classically occurs in all except:

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

28. Which of the following is not a ‘Major manifestation’ of Jones criteria in rheumatic fever?

29. The drug of choice in acute management of PSVT is:

30. Which is not a feature of atrial myxoma?

31. Lutembacher’s syndrome is:

32. Dressler’s syndrome results from:

33. Differential diagnoses of ASD at the bedside are all except:

34. Malar flush is found in all except:

35. The main use of norepinephrine is to treat:

36. Haemoptysis may be found in:

37. Indications for dosed mitral valvotomy include all except:

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

39. Diagnosis of AMI within 6 hrs depends on:

40. Acute myocardial infarction of posterior wall of left ventricle will show in the ECG:

41. Treatment by heparin is best monitored by:

42. Arterio-venous fistula is associated with:

43. ‘Diastolic shock’ is not found in:

44. lbutilide is an antiarrhythmic agent of:

45. Coarctation of aorta may be associated with all except:

46. S4 is not associated with:

47. Regrading neck venous pulsation, which is false?

48. Which of the following is not included in ‘minor manifestation’ of Jones criteria in rheumatic fever?

49. The ECG finding in hypercalcaemia is:

50. Pregnancy-associated hypertension should not be treated with: