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CARDIOVASCULAR2025 LATEST
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Which of the following statements concerning postural hypotension in the elderly is
false?
A. It increases the risk of falls and syncope
B. it is characterized by a drop in BP when going from a standing to a sitting position
C. It increases the risk of cardiovascular events
D. It is associated with the use of vasodilating medications
B. it is characterized by a drop in BP when going from a standing to a sitting position
You examine a 24-year-old woman with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Her physical
examination finding may include:
a. pectus excavatum
b. obesity
c. petite stature
d. hyperextensible joints
A. pectus excavatum
In performing a cardiac examination in a person with MVP, you expect to find:
a. early to mid systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur
b. a pansystolic murmur
c. a low-pitched, diastolic rumble
d. a mid to late systolic murmur
D. a mid to late systolic murmur
,A risk factor for MVP includes a history of:
A. rheumatic fever
B. rheumatoid arthritis
C. kawasaki disease
D. marfan syndrome
D. marfan syndrome
Additional findings in MVP include:
a. an opening snap
b. a mid-systolic click
c. a paradoxical splitting of the second heart sound (S2)
d. a fourth heart sound (S4).
B. a mid-systolic click
Interventions for patients with MVP often includes advice about which of the
following?
A. restricted activity because of low cardiac output
B. control of fluid intake to minimize risk of volume overload
C. routine use of beta-adrenergic antagonists to control palpitations
D. encouragement of a regular program of aerobic activity
D. encouragement of a regular program of aerobic activity
When a heart valve fails to open to its normal orifice size, it is said to be:
a. stenotic
b. incompetent
c. sclerotic
, d. regurgitant
A. stenotic
.
When a heart valve fails to close properly, it is said to be:
a. stenotic
b. incompetent
c. sclerotic
d. regurgitant
B. incompetent
Upon detection of a suspected pathologic cardiac murmur, the next step in obtaining a
diagnostic procedures usually includes a:
a. ventilation-perfusion scan
b. echocardiogram
c. pulmonary artery angiography
d. cardiac CT scan
B. echocardiogram
You are evaluating a patient who has rheumatic heart disease. When assessing her for
mitral stenosis, you auscultate the heart, anticipating finding the following murmur:
A. systolic with wide radiation over the precordium
B. localized diastolic with little radiation
C. diastolic with radiation to the neck
D. systolic with radiation to the axilla
B. localized diastolic with little radiation
REAL EXAM &PRACTICE PREP
CARDIOVASCULAR2025 LATEST
&VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
Which of the following statements concerning postural hypotension in the elderly is
false?
A. It increases the risk of falls and syncope
B. it is characterized by a drop in BP when going from a standing to a sitting position
C. It increases the risk of cardiovascular events
D. It is associated with the use of vasodilating medications
B. it is characterized by a drop in BP when going from a standing to a sitting position
You examine a 24-year-old woman with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Her physical
examination finding may include:
a. pectus excavatum
b. obesity
c. petite stature
d. hyperextensible joints
A. pectus excavatum
In performing a cardiac examination in a person with MVP, you expect to find:
a. early to mid systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur
b. a pansystolic murmur
c. a low-pitched, diastolic rumble
d. a mid to late systolic murmur
D. a mid to late systolic murmur
,A risk factor for MVP includes a history of:
A. rheumatic fever
B. rheumatoid arthritis
C. kawasaki disease
D. marfan syndrome
D. marfan syndrome
Additional findings in MVP include:
a. an opening snap
b. a mid-systolic click
c. a paradoxical splitting of the second heart sound (S2)
d. a fourth heart sound (S4).
B. a mid-systolic click
Interventions for patients with MVP often includes advice about which of the
following?
A. restricted activity because of low cardiac output
B. control of fluid intake to minimize risk of volume overload
C. routine use of beta-adrenergic antagonists to control palpitations
D. encouragement of a regular program of aerobic activity
D. encouragement of a regular program of aerobic activity
When a heart valve fails to open to its normal orifice size, it is said to be:
a. stenotic
b. incompetent
c. sclerotic
, d. regurgitant
A. stenotic
.
When a heart valve fails to close properly, it is said to be:
a. stenotic
b. incompetent
c. sclerotic
d. regurgitant
B. incompetent
Upon detection of a suspected pathologic cardiac murmur, the next step in obtaining a
diagnostic procedures usually includes a:
a. ventilation-perfusion scan
b. echocardiogram
c. pulmonary artery angiography
d. cardiac CT scan
B. echocardiogram
You are evaluating a patient who has rheumatic heart disease. When assessing her for
mitral stenosis, you auscultate the heart, anticipating finding the following murmur:
A. systolic with wide radiation over the precordium
B. localized diastolic with little radiation
C. diastolic with radiation to the neck
D. systolic with radiation to the axilla
B. localized diastolic with little radiation
