BKAT 9R EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 FULL SOLUTION GUARANTEED SUCCESS

BKAT 9R EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 FULL SOLUTION
GUARANTEED SUCCESS

●● ECG changes in an acute MI
Answer: ST elevation in 2 or more contiguous leads. Ischemia d/t full
thickness loss of muscle. EMERGENCY.


●● Inferior leads
Answer: II, III, aVF. RCA occlusion.


●● Septal leads
Answer: V1 & V2.


●● Anterior leads
Answer: V1 - V4. LAD lesion.


●● Lateral leads
Answer: V5, V6, I, and aVL. Circumflex lesion.


●● Cardiac enzymes
Answer: Troponins, CK-MB, and CK

,●● Changes in CK
Answer: Rise: 3-6 hours
Peak: 24 hours
Normal: 3-4 days


●● Changes in CK-MB
Answer: Released after myocardial necrosis. Specific for myocardial
damage.
Rise: 3-12 hours
Peak: 24 hours
Normal: 2-3 days


●● Troponin I
Answer: Protein found in cardiac muscle. High sensitivity.
Rise: 3-12 hours
Peak: 24 hours
Normal: 5-10 days


●● Troponin T
Answer: Protein found in cardiac muscle. High sensitivity.
Rise: 3-12 hours

, Peak: 12-48 hours
Normal: 5-14 days


●● Common conditions that cause a murmur
Answer: Aortic dissection, aortic regurgitation (both acute & chronic),
mitral valve regurgitation (both acute & chronic), mitral valve stenosis


●● Drugs to decrease afterload/SVR/PVR
Answer: (Arterial Dilators) Nitroprusside, nitroglycerin, amrinone, alpha
(Regitine) & Ca channel blockers


●● Drugs to increased afterload/SVR/PVR
Answer: (Vasopressors) Epinepherine, norepinepherine, dopamine,
neosynephrine


●● Drugs to decrease contractility/SVI
Answer: Beta blockers (atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol, labetolol,
esmolol) and Ca channel blockers


●● Drugs to increase contractility/SVI
Answer: Positive inotropes, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, and
digoxin