12 Questions
What is the primary cause of congestive hepatopathy?
Left heart failure
Which diagnostic test is most useful in differentiating acute heart failure from other causes of dyspnea?
Echocardiography
What is the main distinguishing factor between chronic volume overload in LV due to aortic regurgitation and hypertensive heart failure?
Presence of hyperperfusion in the kidneys
Which condition results in a depressed ST segment on an ECG?
Ischemia
What is the primary cause of chronic severe pulmonary insufficiency?
Pulmonary hypertension
Which of the following procedures does NOT require a heart-lung machine?
Angioplasty
What is the hallmark of dilated cardiomyopathy?
Ventricular dilation
Which condition is associated with a holosystolic murmur?
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
What is the primary cause of volume overload in atrial septal defects (ASDs)?
Intracardiac shunting
Which tumor can lead to Pancoast syndrome?
Superior pulmonary sulcus tumor
What causes a decrease in cardiac output when afterload exceeds 160 mm Hg?
Increase in systemic vascular resistance
How are heart failure patients with ejection fractions (EFs) less than 40% initially treated?
ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker
Test your knowledge on topics related to pulmonary tumors, heart failure, and cardiac physiology with this quiz. Questions cover Pancoast syndrome, small cell lung cancer, heart failure symptoms, and cardiac function measurements.
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