6. What is the definition of diastole in blood pressure?
Is the lowest value applied by blood vessels before the next cycle (filling and contracting of the heart)
Is the lowest pressure produced by during arterial filling
Is the pressure exerted against arterial walls during blood circulation in the body
Is the maximum pressure produced during ventricular contraction
7. What information is true, regarding Clubbing of fingers and/or toes?
Approximately 60% of cases are acquired from Cardiovascular conditions
Is a permanent feature that cannot recede once you get it
Approximately 70% of cases are acquired from Thoracic related conditions
Not a possible cause from congenital or familial traits
8. When observing depigmentation of the skin, which of the following would not be a possible cause?
Albinism
Hypopituitarism
Nelson's syndrome
Vitiligo
9. What best describes: An inherited condition of excessive iron absorption in the skin, resulting in hyperpigmentation due to iron deposition and increased melanin production
Hyperpigmentation
Haemosiderin
Haemochromatosis
Hypercarotenaemia
10. What is the definition of blood pressure?
Is the pressure exerted against arterial walls during blood circulation in the body
Is the maximum pressure produced during ventricular contraction
Is the lowest pressure produced by during arterial filling
Is the lowest value applied by blood vessels before the next cycle (filling and contracting of the heart)
11. Which of the following options is not a Cardiovascular cause of finger or toe clubbing?
Mesothelioma
Infective endocarditis
Arteriovenous shunts and aneurysms
Cyanotic congenital heart disease
12. Which of the following statements are incorrect, regarding BP measurement?
Atrial fibrillation repeat measurements to get an average reading due to stroke volume and BP varying from heart beat to heart beat
The position needs to be below the heart line, as otherwise hydrostatic pressure causes a change in recordings
A patient in supine position with a BP that drops by >20 mmHg when standing, is known to have postural hypotension
A difference of BP in each arm is indicative of aortic or subclavian artery disease
13. Which of the following is not considered sinus rhythm for an irregular pulse?
Atrial extrasystoles
Sick sinus syndrome
Ventricular extrasystoles
Sinus arrhythmias
14. Which of the following is not considered an arrhythmia for an irregular pulse?
Atrial flutter with variable response
Complete heart block
Second degree heart block with variable response
Atrial fibrillation
15. Which of the following is not a tachycardic arrhythmia?
Sick sinus syndrome
Ventricular tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
16. What are the common causes of tachycardia?
Sinus tachycardia
Athletic conditioning, sinoatrial or atrioventricular node dysfunction, medication