BANK 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ What will DVT show on venous duplex duplex US? Answer:
noncomplressible echogenicity
⩥ What test for DVT is sensitive but not specific? Answer: D-Dimer
⩥ What is the gold standard test for dx DVT? Answer: venography
⩥ What is the gold standard test for PE? Answer: pulmonary angio
⩥ What is the most useful test to dx heart failure? Answer:
Echocardiogram
⩥ What is most important in determining prognosis for heart failure?
Answer: Ejection fraction
⩥ What is a normal ejection fraction? Answer: 55-60%
⩥ What are causes of systolic heart failure? Answer: decreased EF
, think ventricular walls
dilated LV
⩥ What sound is assc with systolic heart failure? Answer: S3
⩥ What is assc with diastolic heart failure? Answer: normal or
INCREASED EF
thick ventricular walls
small LV chamber
⩥ What sound is assc with diastolic HF? Answer: S4
⩥ What is the blood pressure in HTN urgency? Answer: > or = 180
(Systolic)
> or = 110 (Diastolic)
⩥ What is the difference between HTN urgency and emergency?
Answer: Emergency has END organ damage
⩥ Is HCM systolic or diastolic HF? Answer: diastolic
⩥ What is HCM diastolic HF? Answer: Impaired ventricular
relaxation/filling