AMSECT – Questions & Answers (25)/Basic Science
Practice Exam 2025
Which of the following can cause an increase in myocardial oxygen
consumption in a normal heart? Right Ans - all of the above:
Ca ions
Digitalis
Epi
Which of the following conditions results in dilated and depressed
myocardium and an A-V block of electrical impulse? Right Ans -
hyperkalemia
What percentage of the total blood volume is contained in the pulmonary
circulation? Right Ans - 0.1%
Systemic vascular resistance is approximately _________ times higher than
pulmonary vascular resistance Right Ans - 6 to 7
________ Law states that the resistance of blood flow in a vessel is directly
proportional to the blood viscosity and length of the vessel, but it is inversely
proportional to the fourth power of the radius. Right Ans - Poiseuille's.
Which of the following is/are normal response(s) to hypokalemia? Right
Ans - alkalosis
flat or inverted T waves
Molecules with a molecular mass below 10,000 Daltons have a sieving
coefficient of ________ ? Right Ans - 1
Which of the following molecule(s) would be removed during ultrafiltration
Right Ans - glucose
potassium
Which of the following can cause orthostatic hypotension? Right Ans -
prazocin
, Which of the following are considered as cannulation site(s) for liver
transplant? Right Ans - all of the above:
femoral vein
axillary vein
portal vein
In which of the following condition(s) may there be a presence of a U wave
Right Ans - all of above:
cardiomyopathy
decreases serum calcium
decrease potassium
Which of the following is the half dose Hammersmith for aprotonin that is
recommended for pump prime? Right Ans - 1,000,000 KIU
Which of the following is not considered a diuretic Right Ans -
trimethaphan
Which of the following potentiates the toxic effects of digitalis Right Ans -
calcium
Which of the following beta-antagonist(s) is/are primarily metabolized in the
kidney? Right Ans - atenolol
Which of the following beta-antagonist(s) has the shortest half-life? Right
Ans - esmolol
Which of the following term(s) refer to cardiac conduction velocity? Right
Ans - dromotropism
Which of the following calcium channel blocker is the most potent, causing the
greatest amount of coronary and systemic vasodilation? Right Ans -
nifedipine
Which of the following is/are treatment(s) of cyanide toxicity due to high dose
administration of sodium nitroprusside? Right Ans - all of above:
Practice Exam 2025
Which of the following can cause an increase in myocardial oxygen
consumption in a normal heart? Right Ans - all of the above:
Ca ions
Digitalis
Epi
Which of the following conditions results in dilated and depressed
myocardium and an A-V block of electrical impulse? Right Ans -
hyperkalemia
What percentage of the total blood volume is contained in the pulmonary
circulation? Right Ans - 0.1%
Systemic vascular resistance is approximately _________ times higher than
pulmonary vascular resistance Right Ans - 6 to 7
________ Law states that the resistance of blood flow in a vessel is directly
proportional to the blood viscosity and length of the vessel, but it is inversely
proportional to the fourth power of the radius. Right Ans - Poiseuille's.
Which of the following is/are normal response(s) to hypokalemia? Right
Ans - alkalosis
flat or inverted T waves
Molecules with a molecular mass below 10,000 Daltons have a sieving
coefficient of ________ ? Right Ans - 1
Which of the following molecule(s) would be removed during ultrafiltration
Right Ans - glucose
potassium
Which of the following can cause orthostatic hypotension? Right Ans -
prazocin
, Which of the following are considered as cannulation site(s) for liver
transplant? Right Ans - all of the above:
femoral vein
axillary vein
portal vein
In which of the following condition(s) may there be a presence of a U wave
Right Ans - all of above:
cardiomyopathy
decreases serum calcium
decrease potassium
Which of the following is the half dose Hammersmith for aprotonin that is
recommended for pump prime? Right Ans - 1,000,000 KIU
Which of the following is not considered a diuretic Right Ans -
trimethaphan
Which of the following potentiates the toxic effects of digitalis Right Ans -
calcium
Which of the following beta-antagonist(s) is/are primarily metabolized in the
kidney? Right Ans - atenolol
Which of the following beta-antagonist(s) has the shortest half-life? Right
Ans - esmolol
Which of the following term(s) refer to cardiac conduction velocity? Right
Ans - dromotropism
Which of the following calcium channel blocker is the most potent, causing the
greatest amount of coronary and systemic vasodilation? Right Ans -
nifedipine
Which of the following is/are treatment(s) of cyanide toxicity due to high dose
administration of sodium nitroprusside? Right Ans - all of above:
