Exam Simulation – Cardiovascular System 2

With regards to the venous drainage of the heart, which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Which of the embryonic veins give rise to the foetal umbilical vein?

Which of the following mechanism during treatment of stable angina with metoprolol does not reduce cardiac oxygen demand?

The rationale for using clopidogrel and ticlopidine in the treatment of unstable angina and Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is:

Which of the following drugs can be used to dissolve preformed blood clots that contribute to ischaemia in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)

Ventricular arrhythmias may be suprressed by decreased phase-0 depolarization. Which of the following drugs produce anti-arrhythmic actions by this mechanism?

Which of the following drugs would suppress re-entry arrhythmias by prolonging cardiac refractory period via blockade of potassium channels?

Which of the following is NOT a compensatory mechanism in congestive cardiac failure?

Which of the following drugs would produce the most rapid and powerful reduction of blood volume in congestive cardiac failure?

Which of the following ionotropic drugs improves cardiac contractility during cardiac failure by blockade of Na/K ATP’ase?

The antihypertensive drug that is most likely to cause hypokalemia and hyperglycemia when used chronically is:

Which of the following antihypertensive drugs does NOT act on the arterioles to reduce peripheral vascular resistance?

Which of the following antihypertensive treatments is NOT an appropriate combination because of the potential for development of hyperkalemia?

Which of the following drugs is most appropriate for treatment of hypertensive emergencies?

Which of the following agents is correctly linked to its mechanism of action?

Which of the following statements about the use of niacin in hyperlipidemia is correct?

Which of the following is most likely to be useful in a hyperlipidemic patient with a defect in LDL receptors?

Which of the following best describes the mode by which fibric acid derivatives produces their antilipidemic effects?

Acute rheumatic fever follows infection with

Rupture of chordae tendinae is most commonly a consequence of:

The aorta is accessible to flow of blood from the right ventricles in?

In an uncomplicated patent ductus arterious, as might be seen in an infant 6 months of age, blood flows from the aorta to the :

Which of the following cells is LEAST likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis?

Which of the following complications of atherosclerosis is the major contributor to the development of an aneurism?

Which of the following best describes the gross appearance of a myocardial infarct one week after infarction?

The most common cause of sudden death from myocardial infarction is?

A 56 year old died in the hospital where she was being evaluated for shortness of breath, ankle oedema and mild hepatomegaly. At autopsy the liver had a “nutmeg” appearance. One would expect to find:

Which one of the following histologics features, of the renal vasculature , is characteristically seen in cases of malignant hypertension?

Which of the following types of cardiomyopathies is most likely to be accompanied by features of obstruction of the left ventricle?

Which of the following drug combinations would you choose in the empirical therapy of sub-acute bacterial endocarditis?

The common causative agent of endocarditis in drug addicts is?

Which of the following statements is NOT characteristic of rheumatic fever?

Which of the following is NOT a common causative agent of infective endocarditis?

Which of these statements is true of diastiolic dysfunction?

Which of these statements is true regarding congestive cardiac failure?

With regard to the drugs used in treatment of heart failure which of these statements is true?

Common symptoms of congestive heart failure (CCF) include:

Important measure undertaken in the management of patients with congestive heart failure (CCF) include:

Which of the following is NOT a complication of hypertension

A common cause of mitral regurgitation is:

A 14 year old child presents with history of rheumatic heart disease. Which of the following is NOT a sign of severe mitral regurgitation?

An 86 year old lady is diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. What is most likely the cause?

Which of the following is NOT an early complication after myocardial infarction?

A 4 year old boy, upon physical examination is found to have a widely split second heart sound which does not vary with respiration and mid systolic murmur at the left sternal edge. The likely cardiac defect is:

Patent ductus arteriosus is NOT associated with:

Aortic stenosis is NOT associated with:

Increased pulmonary vascular markings are present in all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of heat loss from the body?

The most accurate reading or core temperature of the body can be obtained from the: