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Cardiovascular Disease Quiz Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 68-year-old male has had a progressive dyspnea for the past year. An echocardiogram shows the left ventricular wall is markedly hypertrophied. A chest radiograph shows pulmonary edema and prominent left-sided heart shadow. Which of the following conditions has most likely produced these findings?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Systemic hypertension causes left ventricular hypertrophy and pulmonary edema.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following drugs is always used in acute attacks of angina?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sublingual nitroglycerin is the standard for acute angina relief.
Question 3 of 5
Atrial repolarization occurs during this period of time, seen on an ECG
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Atrial repolarization coincides with the QRS complex, which represents ventricular depolarization.
Question 4 of 5
Vegetations on heart valves can be formed in all of these conditions except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Crohn disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, does not cause valvular vegetations, unlike the others which involve endocarditis or immune-mediated valve damage.
Question 5 of 5
A 58-year-old smoker presents with weight loss and cough. Physical exam reveals a mild lid lag on the left and a pinpoint pupil, scattered rhonchi throughout all lung fields that clear with coughing, and an increased anteroposterior diameter. Based on these findings, you suspect the patient has:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A Pancoast tumor (apical lung cancer) causes Horner syndrome (lid lag, miosis), cough, weight loss, and may coexist with obstructive lung disease signs in a smoker.