Section 7

Question 1

most common ECG finding in pulmonary embolism

Answer 1

sinus tachycardia

Question 2

most specific, most common, and important physical finding incute pericarditis

Answer 2

pericardial friction rub

Question 3

Most serious side effect of nitroglycerin

Answer 3

hypotension

Question 4

Most catastrophic complication of fibrinolysis

Answer 4

intracranial bleeding

Question 5

Most serious complication of right ventricular infarction

Answer 5

shock

Question 6

Most common cause of cardiogenic shock

Answer 6

extensive myocardial infarction

Question 7

Classic and most common picture of acute cardiogenic shock

Answer 7

left ventricular (LV) infarction

Question 8

Most cases of syncope according to the Frammingham heart Study

Answer 8

unknown cause

Question 9

most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults

Answer 9

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 10

most common event mistaken as syncope

Answer 10

Seizure

Question 11

most common obstructive cardiac lesion in the elderly

Answer 11

aortic stenosis

Question 12

most common cause of aortic stenosis in adults

Answer 12

degenerative calcification (calcific aortic stenosis)

Question 13

most common cause of mitral stenosis worldwide

Answer 13

Rheumatic heart disease

Question 14

most frequent presenting complaint of Mitral stenosis

Answer 14

Exertional dyspnea

Question 15

most common cause of Mitral regurgitation

Answer 15

Fibroelastic deficiency syndrome

Question 16

most common valvular heart disease in industrialized countries

Answer 16

Mitral valve prolapse

Question 17

most common abnormality in aortic regurgitation

Answer 17

left ventricular hypertrophy

Question 18

most commonly ruptured in papillary muscle rupture post-AMI

Answer 18

Posteromedial papillary muscle

Question 19

Peripartum cardiomyopathy most commonly manifests as

Answer 19

dilated cardiomyopathy

Question 20

most common findings in dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 20

LV hypertrophy and left atrial enlargement

Question 21

most frequent initial complaint of Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 21

Dyspnea on exertion

Question 22

Most common symptom of acute pericarditis

Answer 22

sharp or stabbing precordial or retrosternal chest pain

Question 23

most common cause of nontraumatic cardiac tamponade

Answer 23

Metastatic malignancy (40%)

Question 24

second leading cause of sudden, unexpected, nontraumatic death in outpatients

Answer 24

Pulmonary Embolism

Question 25

most common imaging modality for Pulmonary Embolism

Answer 25

Chest CT angiography

Question 26

most common ECG abnormality in pulmonary hypertension

Answer 26

right axis deviation

Question 27

most common dysrhythmias in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Answer 27

atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Question 28

Most common cardiovascular complication of Marfan’s syndrome

Answer 28

aortic root disease and type A dissection (ascending aorta).

Question 29

most common radiographic abnormality of aortic dissection

Answer 29

widened mediastinum or abnormal aortic contour

Question 30

most common peripheral aneurysm

Answer 30

Popliteal Artery Aneurysms

Question 31

most important risk factors for peripheral arterial disease

Answer 31

Smoking and diabetes

Question 32

most frequently diseased arteries leading to limb ischemia

Answer 32

Femoropopliteal

Question 33

most common cause of acute limb ischemia and can occur in native vessels and bypass grafts

Answer 33

Thrombotic occlusion

Question 34

predominant source of peripheral emboli

Answer 34

heart, atrial fibrillation being responsible for most cases.

Question 35

most common location of emboli

Answer 35

bifurcation of the common femoral artery, followed by the popliteal artery

Question 36

most commonly affected by an embolism in the upper extemity

Answer 36

brachial artery