Course Practice
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBvalvesBareBopenBduringBventricularBsystole?
A)BMitralBandBtricuspid
B)BAorticBandBpulmonic
C)BMitralBandBaortic
D)BAorticBandBtricuspid
ACCNBtextbookB-BAnswerB)BAorticBandBpulmonic
WhichBlobeBofBtheBrightBlungBcannotBbeBassessedBfromBtheBanteriorBchestBwall?
A)BRightBupper
B)BRightBlower
C)BRightBmiddle
ACCNBtextbookB-BAnswerB)BRightBlower
RegardingBpulseBpressure,BweBknowBthatBtheBnormalBrestingBpulseBpressureBshouldBbe
B40BmmHg.B
,A)BTrue
B)BFalseB-BAnswerA)BTrue
WidenedBpulseBpressureBisBanBindicatorBofBincreasedBcardiovascularBrisk.
A)BTrue
B)BFalseB-BAnswerA)BTrue
RegardingBpittingBedemaBinBtheBextremities,B2+BedemaBindicatesBthereBis:
A)BaB6BmmBdeepBindentationBandBitBtakesB>1BminuteBtoBdisappear.
B)BaB4BmmBmoderateBindentationBandBitBtakesB10-15BsecondsBtoBdisappear
C)BNoBedemaBpresent
D)BaB2BmmBmildBorBslightBindentationBandBthatBrapidlyBdisappears
E)BanB8BmmBveryBdeepBindentationBandBitBtakesB5-8BminutesBtoBdisappearB-
BAnswerB)BaB4BmmBmoderateBindentationBandBitBtakesB10-15BsecondsBtoBdisappear
IdentifyBtheBaverageBrateBofBanBescapingBventricularBrhythm.
A)B20-40Bbpm
B)B50-100Bbpm
C)B100-160Bbpm
D)B60-80BbpmB-BAnswerA)B20-40Bbpm
TheBmostBdangerousBcomplicationBassociatedBwithBaBprolongedBQTBintervalBisBtheBdev
elopmentBof:
A)BatrialBfibrillation
B)BTorsadeBdeBpointesB(ventricularBtachycardia)
C)BJunctionalBtachycardia
D)BBradycardiaB-BAnswerB)BTorsadeBdeBpointesB(ventricularBtachycardia)
IdentifyBtheBelectrocardiographicBcriteriaBforBsecondBdegreeBtypeBIIBAVBblock:
,A)BprogressiveBprolongationBofBtheBPRBinterval,BbeforeBdroppedBbeats
B)BfixedBandBnormalBPRBintervals,BaBwideBQRS,BandBrandomBdroppingBofBbeats
C)BcompleteBAVBdissociationBfromBcompleteBheartBblock
D)BabnormallyBshortBPRBintervalsB-
BAnswerB)BfixedBandBnormalBPRBintervals,BaBwideBQRS,BandBrandomBdroppingBofBbeat
s
IdentifyBtheBelectrocardiographicBcriteriaBforBsecondBdegreeBtypeBIBAVBblock:
A)BprogressiveBprolongationBofBtheBPRBinterval,BbeforeBdroppedBbeats
B)BfixedBandBnormalBPRBintervals,BaBwideBQRS,BandBrandomBdroppingBofBbeats
C)BcompleteBAVBdissociationBfromBcompleteBheartBblock
D)BabnormallyBshortBPRBintervalB-
BAnswerA)BprogressiveBprolongationBofBtheBPRBinterval,BbeforeBdroppedBbeats
AboutBtheBmanagementBofBdocumentedBACS,BtheBrecommendationsBare:
A)BtherapyBshouldBbeBdoor-to-
balloonBinflationB(PCI)BgoalBofB90Bmins,BorBdoorBtoBfibrinolysisBgoalBofB30Bmin.
B)BtherapyBshouldBbeBdoor-to-
balloonBinflationB(PCI)BgoalBofB30Bmins,BorBdoorBtoBfibrinolysisBgoalBofB60Bmin.
C)BtherapyBshouldBbeBdoor-to-
balloonBinflationB(PCI)BgoalBofB40Bmins,BorBdoorBtoBfibrinolysisBgoalBofB20Bmin.
D)BtherapyBshouldBbeBdoor-to-
balloonBinflationB(PCI)BgoalBofB20Bmins,BorBdoorBtoBfibrinolysisBgoalBofB30Bmin.B-
BAnswerA)BtherapyBshouldBbeBdoor-to-
balloonBinflationB(PCI)BgoalBofB90Bmins,BorBdoorBtoBfibrinolysisBgoalBofB30Bmin.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBcoronaryBarteriesBareBinvolvedBwhenBmyocardialBischemiaBorBi
njuryBisBpresentBinBtheBanteriorBwall?
A)BleftBanteriorBdescendingB(LAD)
B)BcircumflexB(Cx)
C)BobtuseBmarginalB(OM)
, D)BrightBcoronaryBarteryB(RCA)B-BAnswerA)BleftBanteriorBdescendingB(LAD)
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBcoronaryBarteriesBareBinvolvedBwhenBmyocardialBischemiaBorBi
njuryBisBpresentBinBtheBanteriorBandBlateralBwalls?
A)BleftBanteriorBdescendingB(LAD)
B)BcircumflexB(Cx)
C)BobtuseBmarginalB(OM)
D)BrightBcoronaryBarteryB(RCA)B-BAnswerB)BcircumflexB(Cx)
WhenBthereBisBanBinferiorBinfarction,BevidenceBbasedBpracticeBstandardsBtellBusBthatBt
hereBisBupwardsBofBaB40%BassociationBofBaBrightBventricularBinfarctionBnecessitatingBt
hatBweBrecord:
A)BaBstandardB12-leadBECG
B)BaB15-leadBECGBinvolvingBtheBrecordingBofBtheBrightBsideBofBtheBchestB(V4R-V6R)B
C)BaB15-leadBECGBinvolvingBtheBrecordingBofBtheBposteriorBchestBwallB(V7-V9)B
D)BaBcompleteB18-leadBECGBinvolvingB(V4R-V6RBandBV7-V9)B-BAnswerB)BaB15-
leadBECGBinvolvingBtheBrecordingBofBtheBrightBsideBofBtheBchestB(V4R-V6R)
WhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBpredictorBofBaBpositiveBpatientBoutcomeBfollowingBaBmyo
cardialBinfarction?B
A)BtheBheightBofBSTBelevation
B)BCK-MBBlevelsB
C)BtroponinBIBlevels
D)BsuccessfulBreperfusionB-BAnswerD)BsuccessfulBreperfusion
RegardingBtroponinBI,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBnotBtrue?
A)BtroponinBIBwillBbeBdetectableBwithinB4BhoursBafterBonsetBofBacuteBMI
B)BtroponinBIBwillBreachBpeakBlevelsBwithinB24BhoursBafterBonsetBofBacuteBMIB
C)BtroponinBIBmayBremainBelevatedBforBonlyB48BhoursBafterBonsetBofBacuteBMI