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WorksheetsCor Pulmonale
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which cardiac chamber is the most affected by the presence of acute pulmonary embolism (acute cor pulmonale)?
Right atrium
Left atrium
Left ventricle
Right ventricle
Basic pathophysiological changes in cor pulmonale is:
Systemic hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
Isolated systolic hypertension
Hypertensive crisis
Which one is the typical feature of cardiac changes in chronic cor pulmonale?
Dilated left ventricle
Tricuspid stenosis
Rightward septal bowing
Dilated right ventricle
The most common source of venous thromboembolism that can cause acute pulmonary embolism is:
Superficial femoral vein
Great saphenous vein
Deep femoral vein
Radial vein
Which one is the clinical sign that support suspicion of ACUTE pulmonary embolism?
The most common symptom of acute cor pulmonale:
Sudden chest pain
Haemoptysis
Sudden dyspnea
Syncope
Which one is the indication to do REPERFUSION in patient with acute pulmonary embolism?
BP 80/50 mmHg
BP 130/90 mmHg
Dyspnea
Chest pain
From the ECG, what is the specific sign of the presence of acute pulmonary embolism?
Incomplete RBBB
Right axis deviation
S1 Q3 T3
T inversion at inferior and anteroseptal leads
Which examination is the gold standard to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism?
D-dimer
CT pulmonary angiography
Echocardiography
Troponin
In patient with suspected acute pulmonary embolism, this drug should be given as the initial treatment:
Warfarin
Streptokinase
Enoxaparin
Aspirin
The most common etiology of chronic cor pulmonale:
asthma bronchiale
pneumonia
interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
COPD
This clinical finding will raise your suspicion of CHRONIC cor pulmonale:
Which drug is given to treat patient with ascites and leg swelling due to chronic cor pulmonale:
Spironolacton
Bisoprolol
Furosemide
Thiazide
This ECG finding will increase your suspicion of chronic cor pulmonale:
S1 Q3 T3
Left ventricular hypertrophy
P-pulmonale
Left axis deviation
