MCQs Cardiology

1. Which of the following is ACE inhibitors:

A) Bumetanide
B) Captopril
C) Isradipine
D) Metoprolol

2. Which of the following drugs function is antagonizing the activation of angiotensin receptors:

A) Amlodipine
B) Felodipine
C) Epitizide
D) Losartan 

3. Which of the following is/are side effects of diuretics:

A) Hypokalemia
B) Hyperlipidemia
C) Gout
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

4. Which of the following conditions is not a cause of bradycardia:

A) Hypothermia
B) hypothyroidism
C) Pulmonary Thromboembolism
D) B-blocker treatment
E) Cholestatic jaundice

5. The most effective treatment of a patient with bradycardia is:

A) Atropine
B) Adrenaline
C) Cardiac pacemaker
D) Correction of the underlying cause
E) Cardiac massage 

6. The normal heart rate is:

A) 70-100 b/min
B) 60-90 b/min
C) 60-100 b/min
D) 72-96 b/min
E) 80-110 b/min

7. All of the following occur in patient with heart block except:

A) Heart rate <40 b/min
B) Variable intensity of S1
C) Regular canon waves in the neck veins
D) Syncopal attacks and fainting
E) Palpitation 

8. The most common cause of HF in Egypt is:

A) Systemic hypertension
B) Rheumatic valvular heart disease
C) Coronary artery disease
D) Idiopathic cardiomyopathy
E) cardiac Arrhytmias especially AF

9. High output HF may be due to all of the following except:

A) Nutritional deficiency e.g. beri beri
B) Pheochromocytoma
C) Patent ductus arteriosus
D) Aortic Regurge
E) Hyperthyroidism

10. The most specific symptoms of LV failure is:

A) Dyspnea
B) Fatigue on exertion
C) Paroxysmal nocturnal dypsnea
D) Orthopnea 

11. All of the following can lead to refractory HF except:

A) cardiac arrhythmias
B) Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
C) Anemia
D) Renal impairment
E) Patient non-compliance

12. Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) is characterized by each of the following except:

A) Recurrent chest pain
B) Huge cardiomegaly
C) Autosomal dominant inheritance
D) Ejection systolic murmur in the left parasternal area
E) Pulsus bisferian 

13. all of the following are manifestations of dilated cardiomyopathy except:

A) Dyspnea and orthopnea
B) Severe pulmonary hypertension
C) Pansystolic murmur of mitral and/or tricuspid regurge
D) Gross edema of both lower limbs
E) LVH in ECG

14. Dilated cardiomyopathy may be complicated by all of the following except:

A) Arrhythmias especially AF
B) Systemic Embolization
C) Bacterial endocarditis
D) Deep venous thrombosis
E) Bronchopulmonary infection

15. All of the following drugs can be used in treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy except:

A) B-blockers
B) Diuretics
C) Nitrates
D) Ca-channel blockers
E) Amiodarone