Cardiology Home Cardiology 0% 17 votes, 0 avg 35 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. Cardiac arrest may be due to: A. Wenckebach block B. Multiple ectopics C. Pulseless ventricular tachycardia D. Atrial flutter 2 / 50 2. Which one of the following is a centrally-acting antihypertensive drug? A. Prazosin B. Hydralazine C. Amiloride D. Methyldopa 3 / 50 3. Which one of the following is false regarding atrial fibrillation? A. 'f ' waves in neck vein B. Pulse deficit is > 10 C. Atrial rate is 350-400/min D. Ventricular rate is 100 – 150/min 4 / 50 4. Which of the following is not a natural vasodilator? A. Nitric oxide B. Bradykinin C. Histamine D. Endothelin 5 / 50 5. The commonest organism producing acute bacterial endocarditis is: A. Staphylococcus aureus B. Pneumococcus C. Streptoroccus viridans D. Streptococcus faecalis 6 / 50 6. Atrial myxomas may be associated with all except: A. High ESR B. Pyrexia C. Clubbing D. Splenomegaly 7 / 50 7. A pericardial friction rub may have any of the components except: A. Mid-diastolic B. Presystolic C. Systolic D. Early diastolic 8 / 50 8. Kussmaul’s sign is not a feature of: A. Restrictive cardiomyopathy B. Cardiac tamponade C. Haemothorax D. Constrictive pericarditis 9 / 50 9. Endomyocardial fibrosis may be due to: A. Bush tea B. Tapioca C. Aflatoxin D. Coffee 10 / 50 10. Intracardiac calcification usually indicates: A. Subacute bacterial endocarditis B. Rheumatic valve C. Mural thrombus D. Chronic constrictive pericarditis 11 / 50 11. Most common cardiac lesion in carcinoid syndrome is: A. Mitral incompetence B. Tricuspid incompetence C. Pulmonary stenosis D. Aortic stenosis 12 / 50 12. Congestive cardiac failure may be seen in all except: A. PDA B. Fallot's tetralogy C. MS D. Coarctation of aorta 13 / 50 13. Which of the following does not produce a continuous murmur over the chest? A. Ventricular septal defect B. Patent ductus arteriosus C. Aortopulmonary window D. Ruptured sinus of Valsalva 14 / 50 14. Which is false regarding juvenile mitral stenosis? A. Mitral valve calcification is uncommon B. Occurs below 18 years C. Pin-point mitral valve D. Atrial fibrillation is commonly seen 15 / 50 15. The murmur of MS is: A. Early diastolic B. With radiation towards left axilla C. High-pitched D. Increased by amyl nitrite inhalation 16 / 50 16. Sudden death may occur in: A. PDA B. Constrictive pericarditis C. AS D. ASD 17 / 50 17. Acute subendocardial infarction will have ECG findings: A. Prominent ST elevation B. Deep Q wave C. Height of R wave maximum in V6 D. Deep symmetrical T wave inversion 18 / 50 18. S3 may be present in all except: A. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy B. Athletes C. Pregnancy D. Hyperkinetic circulatory states 19 / 50 19. The commonest cause of death in an adult with PDA is: A. Embolism B. Congestive cardiac failure C. Infective endocarditis D. Rupture 20 / 50 20. Which of the following is not an aetiology of MR? A. Osteogenesis imperfecta B. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome C. Osteoarthritis D. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum 21 / 50 21. Varying intensity of S1 is found in all except: A. Ventricular tachycardia B. Nodal rhythm C. Atrial fibrillation D. Complete heart block 22 / 50 22. v-wave in JVP becomes prominent in: A. Tricuspid incompetence B. Cardiac tamponade C. Right atrial myxoma D. Ventricular tachycardia 23 / 50 23. High-volume double-peaked pulse is found in all except: A. AR B. MR C. Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) D. AS with AR 24 / 50 24. Which enzyme rises earliest in AMI? A. SGPT B. CPK C. LDH D. SGOT 25 / 50 25. Sphygmomanometer cannot diagnose: A. Pulsus alternans B. Pulsus bigeminus C. Pulsus paradoxus D. Water-hammer pulse 26 / 50 26. The chance of SBE is lowest in: A. VSD B. MS C. AR D. PDA 27 / 50 27. Earliest valvular lesion in acute rheumatic carditis is: A. MS B. AR C. AS D. MR 28 / 50 28. Short PR interval in ECG is characteristic of: A. Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) B. WPW syndrome C. Rheumatic carditis D. Digitalis toxicity 29 / 50 29. Pedal pulse is ‘absent’ in all except: A. Peripheral embolism B. Leriche's syndrome C. Buerger's disease D. Coarctation of aorta 30 / 50 30. ‘Hilar dance’ is characteristic of: A. VSD B. ASD C. Transposition of great vessels D. PDA 31 / 50 31. The S2 in Fallot’s tetralogy: A. Remains single B. Having wide split C. Shows reverse split D. Shows narrow split 32 / 50 32. Which of the following is not recognised to be an acute phase reactant? A. Orosomucoid B. Ceruloplasmin C. Haptoglobulin D. Alpha-fetoprotein 33 / 50 33. Roth spot is found in alt except: A. Aplastic anaemia B. Takayasu's disease C. Acute leukaemia D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis 34 / 50 34. Cardiomyopathy may follow treatment with: A. Chloramphenicol B. Methotrexate C. Doxorubicin D. Allopurinol 35 / 50 35. Commonest heart valve abnormality revealed after AMI is: A. MR B. AS C. AR D. MS 36 / 50 36. S1, S2, S3 syndrome in ECG is seen in: A. Digitalis toxicity B. Left ventricular hypertrophy C. Hypothermia D. Chronic cor pulmonale 37 / 50 37. Stethoscope was invented by: A. Babinski B. Korotkoff C. Laennec D. Osler 38 / 50 38. Which of the following drugs raises HDL cholesterol? A. Lovastatin B. Gemfibrozil C. Nicotinic acid D. Probucol 39 / 50 39. Long tubular heart in X-ray chest is found in all except: A. Sheehan's syndrome B. Isolated levocardia C. Addison's disease D. Emphysema 40 / 50 40. Commonest aetiology of tricuspid incompetence in clinical practice is: A. Rheumatic heart disease B. Collagen vascular disease C. Right ventricular dilatation D. Endocarditis of IV drug abusers 41 / 50 41. Which does not produce a regularly irregular pulse? A. 2nd degree heart block B. Extrasystoles C. Sinus arrhythmia D. Atrial fibrillation 42 / 50 42. Which chamber of heart fails first in MS? A. Right atrium B. Left atrium C. Left ventricle D. Right ventricle 43 / 50 43. Regrading neck venous pulsation, which is false? A. There are two negative waves B. Undulating C. Better felt than seen D. Becomes prominent on lying down 44 / 50 44. Accelerated hypertension should not have: A. Arteriovenous nipping B. Retinal haemorrhage C. 'Silver-wire' arteries D. Papilloedema 45 / 50 45. The ESR may be very low in all except: A. Sickle cell anemia B. Polycythemia C. Pregnancy D. Congestive cardiac failure 46 / 50 46. Which of the following is not included in ‘minor manifestation’ of Jones criteria in rheumatic fever? A. Increased ESR B. Prolonged PR interval C. Arthralgia D. Elevated ASO titre 47 / 50 47. Pulsus bisferiens is best perceived in which artery? A. Brachial B. Radial C. Femoral D. Dorsalis pedis 48 / 50 48. Paroxysmal hypertension is classically found in: A. Phaeochromocytoma B. Eclampsia C. Renal artery stenosis D. Coarctation of aorta 49 / 50 49. All of the following are causes of intermittent claudication except: A. Leriche's syndrome B. Peripheral neuropathy C. Buerger's disease D. Lumbar canal stenosis 50 / 50 50. Which of the following heart sounds occurs shortly after S1? A. Ejection click B. Opening snap C. Pericardial knock D. Tumour plop in atrial myxoma LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Nephrology Next Post Pulmonology