REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉EKG: "sawtooth pattern". Answer: A-flutter
◉arrhythmia associated with COPD. Answer: MAT: HR >100, more
than 3 P wave morpholies
◉Arrhythmias associated with Bundle of Kent. Answer: Wolf
Parkinson White
◉S3 heart sound. Answer: - dilated cardiomyopathy
- systolic HF
◉S4 heart sound. Answer: - HoCM
- diastolic HF
◉Osler nodes, Janeway lesions, Roth spots, splinter hemorrhages.
Answer: Infective Endocarditis
,◉Duke Criteria. Answer: Bacterial endocarditis criteria
◉diffuse ST elevation in precordial leads. Answer: acute pericarditis
◉Electrical altercans. Answer: Pericardial Effusion
◉Beck's Triad. Answer: Cardiac Tamponade
1. muffled heart sound
2. HoTN
3. JVD
◉Valvular disorder associated with Rheumatic Fever. Answer: Mitral
Stenosis
◉Best med for lowering TGL's. Answer: Fibric Acid Derivatives
(Gemfibrozil, Clofibrate)
◉Best meds to lower LDL. Answer: Statins
◉Best meds to increase HDL. Answer: Niacin
◉MC site for AAA. Answer: infrarenal
, ◉ABI < 0.9. Answer: Peripheral artery disease
◉Virchow's Triad. Answer: VTE/DVT/PE
1. hypercoaguable state
2. Stasis
3. Vessel damage
◉Well's Criteria. Answer: DVT
◉Homan's sign. Answer: DVT
◉Murmur: diastolic, decrescendo, may hear opening snap. Answer:
Mitral Stenosis
◉murmur: harsh, loud holosystolic (Pansystolic). Answer: Mitral
Regurg
◉Murmur: harsh, crescendo decrescendo, systolic, RADIATES TO
CAROTIDS. Answer: aortic stenosis
◉Murmur: mid-systolic click. Answer: MVP