ALU 301 EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔All of the following are profitability ratios EXCEPT:
1. net profit margin
2. current ratio
3. return on assets
4. return on equity - ✔✔2. current ratio
✔✔A company's return on equity is determined by net income divided by:
1. total assets
2. current assets
3. shareholder equity
4. total debt - ✔✔3. shareholder equity
✔✔Name the two documents that could help an underwriter assess a start-up business.
- ✔✔pro-forma financial statements and the business plan document
✔✔what are the three basic parts of a business financial statement? - ✔✔liquidity ratios,
debt ratios, profitability ratios
✔✔Name four of the factors that should be considered when calculating the fair market
value of a business. - ✔✔nature and histoy of the company, general ecomonic and
industry outlook, book value and finanical condition of the company, earnings capacity,
dividend-paying capacity of the company, value of good will or other intangibiles, size of
the business interest under consideration, market price of comparable public company
stock
✔✔Potential concerns after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) correction include all of the
following EXCEPT:
1. ductus arteriousus aneurysm
2. tricuspid atresia
3. pulmonary hypertension
,4. aortic stenosis - ✔✔2. tricuspid atresia
✔✔Shunts are present with all of the following congenital hart diseases EXCEPT:
1. coarctation of the aorta
2. atrial septal defect
3. patent ductus arteriousus
4. ventricular septal defect - ✔✔1. coarctation of aorta
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding transposition of the great arteries is/are
correct?
A. the aorta and pulmonary arteries are reversed
B. Bi-directional shunting occurs at the foramen ovale and/or ventricular septal defect
C. repair is often done in the teenage years - ✔✔A. the aorta and pulmonary arteries
are resversed
B. Bi-directional shunting occurs at the foramen ovale and/or ventricular sepatl defect
✔✔Describe the different types of atrial septal defects. - ✔✔secundum ASD most
common occurring in the center of the septum,unoperated, repaired, primum 2nd most
common located lower part of the septum associated with a cleft mitral valve, sinus
venosus least common located upper portion of septum
✔✔List the characteristics that identify the best cases when underwriting coarctation of
the aorta (COA) - ✔✔1. a normal aortic valve or, if bicuspid, no stenosis or regurgitation
2. arm/leg systolic pressure difference of less than 10 mmHg
3. arm blood pressure of less than 130/80
4. exercise blood pressure of less than 190/90
5. an MRI of the aorta within the last five years, showing no sign of aneurysm formation
and a minimal aortic diameter at the site of the repair of at least 75% diameter of the
descending aorta
6. no coronary risk factors including lipids, smoking, obesity, and family history
✔✔Characteristics of mild pulmonary stenosis include which of the following?
A. surgical intervention is rarely required
B. there is no progression of the valvular narrowing
C. there is a high risk of endocarditis - ✔✔A. surgical intervention is rarely required
B. there is no progression of the valvular narrowing
✔✔when assessing bicuspid aortic valve, it is important to rule out the common
comorbidity of:
1. patent foramen ovale
2. aortic atresia
3. cardiomegaly
4. aortic dilatation - ✔✔4. aortic dilatation
, ✔✔Describe the factors that should be considered when underwriting tetralogy of fallot.
- ✔✔1. age at repair
2. size of the pulmonary arteries
3. an outlow patch across the pulmonary valve ring
4. marked right ventricular dilatation from severe pulmonary regurgitation
5. arrhythmias
6. presence of right bundle branch block and left anterior hemiblock
7. several anatomic and repair variations that have an impact on the outlook
✔✔Describe three of the complex congenital conditions. - ✔✔tricuspid atresia,
pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect, pulmonary atresia with intact septum,
aortic and mitral atresia, univentricular heart single ventricle, fontan operation
✔✔List favorable factors to consider two or three years post intervention for severe
pulmonary stenosis. - ✔✔1. residual gradient of less than 30 mmHg
2. good right ventricular function
3. no right -to-left shunt at the foramen ovale
4. no significant tricuspid regurgitation
5. no arrhythmia
✔✔All of the following statements regarding pericarditis are correct EXCEPT:
1. it is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
2. its presenting symptom is often chest pain
3. it can cause ST elevations on an EKG
4. it can be caused by bacterial infections - ✔✔1. it is an inflammation of the inner lining
of the heart
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding diastolic heart failure is/are correct?
A. it has a less favorable prognosis than systolic heart failure
B. prevalence increases with age
C. it can have ejection fractions greater than 40% - ✔✔B. prevalence increases with
age
C. it can have ejection fractions greater than 40%
✔✔Unfavorable features of dilated cardiomyopathy include which of the following?
A. significant left ventricular (LV) enlargement
B. higher ejection fraction
C. left bundle branch block - ✔✔A. significant left ventricular enlargement
B. higher ejection fraction
✔✔which condition is difficult to distinquish from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? What
changes are present on the EKG and echocardiogram to help diagnose this condition? -
✔✔Athlete's heart
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔All of the following are profitability ratios EXCEPT:
1. net profit margin
2. current ratio
3. return on assets
4. return on equity - ✔✔2. current ratio
✔✔A company's return on equity is determined by net income divided by:
1. total assets
2. current assets
3. shareholder equity
4. total debt - ✔✔3. shareholder equity
✔✔Name the two documents that could help an underwriter assess a start-up business.
- ✔✔pro-forma financial statements and the business plan document
✔✔what are the three basic parts of a business financial statement? - ✔✔liquidity ratios,
debt ratios, profitability ratios
✔✔Name four of the factors that should be considered when calculating the fair market
value of a business. - ✔✔nature and histoy of the company, general ecomonic and
industry outlook, book value and finanical condition of the company, earnings capacity,
dividend-paying capacity of the company, value of good will or other intangibiles, size of
the business interest under consideration, market price of comparable public company
stock
✔✔Potential concerns after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) correction include all of the
following EXCEPT:
1. ductus arteriousus aneurysm
2. tricuspid atresia
3. pulmonary hypertension
,4. aortic stenosis - ✔✔2. tricuspid atresia
✔✔Shunts are present with all of the following congenital hart diseases EXCEPT:
1. coarctation of the aorta
2. atrial septal defect
3. patent ductus arteriousus
4. ventricular septal defect - ✔✔1. coarctation of aorta
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding transposition of the great arteries is/are
correct?
A. the aorta and pulmonary arteries are reversed
B. Bi-directional shunting occurs at the foramen ovale and/or ventricular septal defect
C. repair is often done in the teenage years - ✔✔A. the aorta and pulmonary arteries
are resversed
B. Bi-directional shunting occurs at the foramen ovale and/or ventricular sepatl defect
✔✔Describe the different types of atrial septal defects. - ✔✔secundum ASD most
common occurring in the center of the septum,unoperated, repaired, primum 2nd most
common located lower part of the septum associated with a cleft mitral valve, sinus
venosus least common located upper portion of septum
✔✔List the characteristics that identify the best cases when underwriting coarctation of
the aorta (COA) - ✔✔1. a normal aortic valve or, if bicuspid, no stenosis or regurgitation
2. arm/leg systolic pressure difference of less than 10 mmHg
3. arm blood pressure of less than 130/80
4. exercise blood pressure of less than 190/90
5. an MRI of the aorta within the last five years, showing no sign of aneurysm formation
and a minimal aortic diameter at the site of the repair of at least 75% diameter of the
descending aorta
6. no coronary risk factors including lipids, smoking, obesity, and family history
✔✔Characteristics of mild pulmonary stenosis include which of the following?
A. surgical intervention is rarely required
B. there is no progression of the valvular narrowing
C. there is a high risk of endocarditis - ✔✔A. surgical intervention is rarely required
B. there is no progression of the valvular narrowing
✔✔when assessing bicuspid aortic valve, it is important to rule out the common
comorbidity of:
1. patent foramen ovale
2. aortic atresia
3. cardiomegaly
4. aortic dilatation - ✔✔4. aortic dilatation
, ✔✔Describe the factors that should be considered when underwriting tetralogy of fallot.
- ✔✔1. age at repair
2. size of the pulmonary arteries
3. an outlow patch across the pulmonary valve ring
4. marked right ventricular dilatation from severe pulmonary regurgitation
5. arrhythmias
6. presence of right bundle branch block and left anterior hemiblock
7. several anatomic and repair variations that have an impact on the outlook
✔✔Describe three of the complex congenital conditions. - ✔✔tricuspid atresia,
pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect, pulmonary atresia with intact septum,
aortic and mitral atresia, univentricular heart single ventricle, fontan operation
✔✔List favorable factors to consider two or three years post intervention for severe
pulmonary stenosis. - ✔✔1. residual gradient of less than 30 mmHg
2. good right ventricular function
3. no right -to-left shunt at the foramen ovale
4. no significant tricuspid regurgitation
5. no arrhythmia
✔✔All of the following statements regarding pericarditis are correct EXCEPT:
1. it is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
2. its presenting symptom is often chest pain
3. it can cause ST elevations on an EKG
4. it can be caused by bacterial infections - ✔✔1. it is an inflammation of the inner lining
of the heart
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding diastolic heart failure is/are correct?
A. it has a less favorable prognosis than systolic heart failure
B. prevalence increases with age
C. it can have ejection fractions greater than 40% - ✔✔B. prevalence increases with
age
C. it can have ejection fractions greater than 40%
✔✔Unfavorable features of dilated cardiomyopathy include which of the following?
A. significant left ventricular (LV) enlargement
B. higher ejection fraction
C. left bundle branch block - ✔✔A. significant left ventricular enlargement
B. higher ejection fraction
✔✔which condition is difficult to distinquish from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? What
changes are present on the EKG and echocardiogram to help diagnose this condition? -
✔✔Athlete's heart
