Cardiology Comprehensive Quiz
Test your knowledge on Cardiology by answering the questions provided in this quiz.
1.
Where are the most common drivers of atrial fibrillation anatomically located?
2.
Which of the following is a potential complication of right sided heart failure?
3.
Which of the following is not a criterion for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome?
4.
In a normal heart, which of the following represents the only electrical connection between the atria and ventricles?
5.
What is the most common congenital heart defect?
6.
Which of the following is true about double apical pulse?
7.
To correctly size a blood pressure cuff, the arm circumference at the midpoint between the acromion and olecranon process is measured. Which is true?
9.
Leads aVR, aVL, and aVF are known as:
10.
Which one of the following is not a common endocrine cause of hypertension?
11.
Which of the following electrocardiographic changes is associated with acute hyperkalemia?
13.
All of the following are reversible causes of sinoatrial node dysfunction EXCEPT:
14.
A 68-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure is comfortable at rest. However, when walking to his car he develops dyspnea, fatigue, and sometimes palpitations. He must rest for several minutes before these symptoms resolve. Which is his New York Heart Association classification?
15.
A 45 year old previously healthy man has come for a physical examination. On examination you a grade II diastolic murmur is auscultated. He does not have chest pain, dyspnoea, edema, or any sycnopal or pre-syncopal episodes. On examination there are normal carotid pulses, a non-displaced apex beat and clear lung fields. EKG and Chest X-ray are normal. What is the best next step for investigating his murmur?
17.
Which among these classes of anti hypertensives is considered nephroprotective, therefore preferred in patients with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease?
18.
What is the underlying cause of the third heart sound?
19.
What is a normal PR interval?
20.
Which of the following means the QRS vectors in the frontal electrocardiographic plane is matched appropriately to its designation
21.
Which of the following is the most common mechanism for cardiac arrhythmia
22.
Which biochemical events occurs during myocardial contraction?
23.
Which of the following is not a first-line anti hypertensive drug?
25.
Which of the following is a common symptom of right ventricular failure?
26.
All of the following are risk factors for stroke in a patient with atrial fibrillation EXCEPT:
27.
Which among these classes of anti hypertensives is considered nephroprotective, therefore preferred in patients with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease?
28.
What is the normal range of diastolic blood pressure?
29.
A 60-year-old male on routine examination is found to have a mid-diastolic murmur heard best at the apex. What is the most likely cause of this murmur?
