Category: Cardiology

Cardiovascular causes of stroke: AF, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with right to left shunt or atrial septal aneurysm, cardiomyopathy, aortic arch atheroma, valvular heart disease with intracardiac thrombi

Recommended door in - door out time in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) presenting to non-PCI center: Correct answer: Less than 30 minutes

Ulinastatin - Cardiology MCQ - Answer: 1. Urinary trypsin inhibitor

ECG showing right bundle branch block. Right bundle branch block is characterised by an RSR’ pattern with the R’ being slurred, producing a QRS duration of 120 msec

Vena contracta - Cardiology MCQ - Correct Answer 4. Vena contracta is measured in a view with the ultrasound beam parallel to the flow

Cor triatriatum or heart with three atrial chambers, can be either cor triatriatum dexter or cor triatriatum sinister.

Ulinastatin is a (choose the correct answer): (a) Urinary trypsin inhibitor (b) HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (c) Lipid lowering agent (d) None of the above

Bayes Syndrome - Correct Answer:  Third degree interatrial block with paroxysmal supraventricular arrhythmias

Tolvaptan is vasopressin antagonist which acts on the V2 receptors in the renal tubules.

Pick the wrong statement about vena contracta (VC): (a) Measurement of VC is a method for quantification of MR (b) VC is narrowest region of neck of MR