PET CT in aortic disease Positron emission tomography using fluorodeoxyglucose is useful in detecting areas of high metabolic activity as in case of inflammatory cells and malignant cells.
Blind spot of Trans esophageal echo (TEE) for aortic imaging:
a) Proximal ascending aorta
b) Distal ascending aorta
c) Arch of aorta
d) Proximal descending aorta
Clinical types of anthracycline cardiotoxicity are acute, early onset chronic and late onset chronic varieties. The last one can occur even decades later.
True regarding D-dimer assay in venous thromboembolism:
a) Positive D-dimer assay has a high positive predictive value
b) Negative D-dimer assay has a high negative predictive value
c) ELISA derived assays
Most common anti thrombotic regimen for giant coronary aneurysms in Kawasaki disease:
a) Low dose aspirin alone
b) Low dose aspirin + warfarin
c) Low molecular weight heparin
d) Unfractionated heparin
Factors which favour regression of coronary aneurysms in Kawasaki disease:
a) Age less than one year at onset of Kawasaki disease
b) Smaller aneurysms have a greater chance of regression
c)
Which of the following cancer has the highest relative risk of venous thromboembolism?
a) Pancreatic cancer
b) Brain cancer
c) Multiple myeloma
d) Colonic cancer
Commonest arrhythmia in pulmonary embolism (other than sinus tachycardia):
a) Atrial tachycardia
b) Ventricular tachycardia
c) Atrial fibrillation
d) Ventricular fibrillation
Advantage of loop diuretics:
a) Greater diuresis for the same degree of natriuresis
b) Useful even in the presence of renal impairment
c) Escalation to high doses feasible
d) All of the