Medicine Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 04 — Heart Failure, Rhythm & Valve Disease

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Can heart failure occur with preserved ejection fraction?

A. Yes B. No C. Only when the pulse is zero D. Only with a normal heart structure in every case

Question 02 • Single best answer

Which symptom commonly suggests pulmonary congestion when lying flat?

A. Orthopnea B. Isolated itching C. Photophobia alone D. Painless finger discoloration only

Question 03 • Single best answer

Which test most directly assesses valve structure and cardiac function?

A. Echocardiography B. Urine dipstick alone C. Skin patch testing D. Audiometry

Question 04 • Single best answer

Palpitations with syncope and hypotension require what priority?

A. Routine reassurance based on age B. An elective diary only C. Waiting until the next annual visit D. Immediate stability assessment and urgent escalation

Question 05 • Single best answer

Which ECG pattern is typical of atrial fibrillation?

A. Identical regular P waves before every QRS in all cases B. Irregular ventricular rhythm without consistent discrete P waves C. A permanently flat tracing D. Only isolated tall T waves

Question 06 • Single best answer

What determines stroke-prevention decisions in atrial fibrillation?

A. Heart rate alone B. Individual thromboembolic and bleeding-risk assessment C. Murmur loudness alone D. Shoe size

Question 07 • Single best answer

Which medicine-related issue belongs in bradycardia assessment?

A. Drugs that slow conduction or heart rate B. Only topical moisturizers in every case C. The color of the medicine box D. No medicine history is relevant

Question 08 • Single best answer

What is a safe initial view of broad-complex tachycardia in an unwell patient?

A. Always harmless anxiety B. A potentially dangerous rhythm requiring urgent assessment C. Always a normal variant D. A reason to avoid monitoring

Question 09 • Single best answer

Does a quiet murmur always mean mild valve disease?

A. Yes for every valve B. No C. Yes if edema is absent D. Yes without imaging

Question 10 • Single best answer

Fever with embolic features and a new regurgitant murmur suggests which concern?

A. Simple tension headache only B. Infective endocarditis C. Uncomplicated osteoarthritis D. Isolated seasonal allergy