Paediatrics Cardiology MCQ
Paediatrics Cardiology MCQ
Q1 - True about fetal circulation-4) Heart receives blood with high oxygen saturation
Q2 - NADA's criteria are used for -3) Assessment of child for presence of heart disease
Q3 - NADA's criteria are used for-3) Assessment of child for presence of heart disease
Q6 - True about ASD2) Left parasternal peeve is due to increased pulmonary artery flow
Q10 - True about VSD is all except -4) Pulmonary Oligemia in chest x-ray
Q11 - In patent ductus arteriosus connection is between -2) Aorta and pulmonary artery
Q12 - True statement about uctus Arteriosus is -4) May cause a machinary murmur by its patency.
Q13 - True about 1 year old child with PDAis-1) Symptoms similar to Aorto pulmonary window
Q15 - Preiterm babywith PDA, which is the least idly findings? 1) CO2 washout
Q16 - All of the following about PDA are true except -1) More common in males
Q17 - Large PDA (Patent ductus arteriosus) leads to-1) Endocardial valvulitis2) Eisenmenger
syndrome3) CHF
Q18 - The following features are true for tetralogy of Fallot, except -3) Atrial septal defect
Q19 - Essential criteria for TOF includes all except -1) Valvular stenosis
Q20 - Tetralogy of Fallot's present with one of the following-1) Cenral cyanosis with clubbing
Q21 - Which of the following does not complicate into CHF-3) Tetralogy of fallot's
Q22 - True about TOF -1) Clubbing of feet2) Squatting3) Cyanotic spells4) CHF not occur
Q23 - Blalock and Taussig shunt is done between -1) Aorta to pulmonary artery
Q24 - Components of Tetralogy of Fallot is/are -1) VSD2) Taussig-Blalock shunt is between
pulmonary & subclavian artery3) Morphine is given for cyanosis
Q25 - Which of the following is a component of Pentalogy of Fallot -1) Atrial septal Defect (ASD)
Q26 - Tetralogy of fallot is characterized by following except-1) AS
Q28 - All are true regarding tricuspid atresia except -1) Split S2
Q29 - True about Ebstein anomaly is? 2) Right atrial dilatation
Q31 - True about TGA-1) Cyanotic disease2) Aorta anterior to pulmonary artery3) VSD
Q33 - In TGA, position of aorta is -4) Anterior and right to pulmonary artery
Q36 - All are signs of impending Eisenmenger except -1) Increased flow murmur across tricuspid &
pulmonary valve
Q37 - Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by all except -1) Return of left ventricle & right ventricle
to normal size
Q38 - Eisenmenger syndrome-True are A/E-2) RV & LV walls come back to normal size
Q42 - True about co-arctation of aorta -1) Most common site is distal to the origin of the left
subclavian artery
Q43 - All of the following causes death in coarctation of Aorta except-4) Anterior MI
Q44 - Ribnotching of 4-9th ribs with double bulging is seen in -3) Co - arctation of aorta
Q45 - Coarctation of aorta is most commonly associated with -3) Bicuspid aortic valve
Q47 - Right aortic arch is most commonly associated with-2) Truncus arteriosus
Q48 - The most common presentation of double aortic arch in infants is ? 2) Tracheal compression
symptoms
Q49 - Commonest cause of heart failure in infancy is -4) Congenital heart disease
Q50 - All are true about rheumatic fever, except -3) Communicable disease
Q51 - What is NOT a major criteria for Rheumatic heart disease -4) Raised ASLO titer
Q53 - About carey commb's murmur which is false 3) Can be associated with AR
Q55 - True about Rheumatic fever -1) Chorea is aggravated during pregnancy
Q56 - True about subcutaneous nodule in Rheumatic fever- a) Non tender c) Present on extensor
surfaces
Q57 - True statement about Rheumatic fever in children – a) Polyarthritis d) MC valve involvement is
Mitral
Q58 - Earliest valvular lesion in a case of acute rheumatic fever is -1) Mitral regurgitation (MR)
Q59 - Steroids are given in rheumatic fever when there is-1) Carditis
Q60 - Which is not a major criteria of Jones in Rheumatic fever? 4) Elevated ESR
Q62 - Regarding ASO titre all are seen except -3) ASO titre included in major criteria in jones criteria
Q66 - The most common cause of secondary hypertension in children is -2) Renal disease
Q68 - Loud S1 in Mitral stenosis is seen in-1) Prolonged flow through mitral valve
Q75 - Which one of the following is a cyanotic congenital heart disease? 4) Tetralogy of Fallot
Q76 - Most common type of atrial septal defect is -2) Ostium secondum
Q77 - A taussing - ing malformation is best treated by -2) Diversion of the septal defect
Q79 - In which of the following differential cyanosis found? 2) PDA with reversal of shunt
Q81 - In transposition of great vessles, all are true except- b) Mitral valve is continuous with the aortic
valvec) Causes jaundice immediately after birth
Q84 - Severity of Aortic stenosis is determined by ? a) Late ejection systolic murmur b) ST -T changes
Q85 - Uncommon finding in congestive cardiac failure in new born -4) Pedal edema
Q86 - Commonest cause of enlarged cardiac shadow in X-ray of a child is -4) Rheumatic carditis
Q88 - Pure left sided failure may be seen with - b) Aortic stenosis c) Patent ductus arteriosus
Q91 - Which of the following are immune complex lesions in SBE -1) Osler nodes2) Microscopic
hematuria3) Roth spots
Q94 - Intracavitary electrocardiography is a diagnostic aid in-4) Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid
valve
Q95 - Lutembacher's syndrome comprises of -3) Atrial septa' defect with mitral stenosis
Q97 - A patient of VSD in CCF develops clubbing with no cyanosis diagnosis is -3) Subacute bacterial
Endocarditis
Q98 - The following statements are true of patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) except -a) Spontaneous
closure occurs in some term infants e) Anatomic existence ofPDA is an indication for surgery
Q99 - All of the following are true regarding Tetralogy of Fallot except -3) Predominantly left to right
shunt
Q100 - In which of the following a 'Coeur en Sabot' shape of the heart is seen -4) Tetralogy of Fallot
Q101 - The most common type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is -1) Supracardiac
Q102 - Obstruction in pulmonary stenosis may occur at the following sites -1) Supravalvular2)
Valvular3) Subvalvular
Q103 - Congenital heart disease which causes death in the first week of life -4) Hypoplastic left
ventricle
Q104 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of right sided failure -1) Pulmonary oedema
Q105 - In a patient of rheumatic earditis full dose of steroid is given for -4) 12 weeks
Q106 - Sustained severe hypertension in children is most commonly suggestive of -3) Renal
parenchymatous disease
Q107 - All of the following are acyanotic congenital heart diseases except -4) Tetralogy of fallot
Q108 - A child with tetralogy of fallot uses which of the following positions -3) Squatting
Q109 - Obstruction in pulmonary stenosis may occur at the following sites -1) Supravalvular2)
Valvular3) Subvalvular
Q110 - Balloon valvotomy is successful in all of the following cases except-2) Calcified mitral stenosis
Q114 - Right axis deviation is seen in all except - b) Tricuspid atresia c) Pulmonary atresia
Q119 - All of the fo owing are true about ASD ilk except -2) Left atrial hypertrophy
Q120 - All of the following are characteristic features of Tricuspid Atresia except -4) Splitting of S2
Q121 - The following cardiac defects are characterized by ductus dependent blood flow except -3)
Truncus arteriosus
Q122 - Ductus dependent blood flow is required for all of these congenital heart diseases except -1)
Persistent truncus arteriosus
Q123 - A child after 4 weeks of birth acyanotic, ejection systolic murmur detected causes are/is -1)
V.S.D.2) P.D.A.3) Coarctation of aorta
Q124 - The treatment of choice for a case of congestive failure with hypertension is -1) ACE inhibitors
Q125 - Drug of choice for Rheumatic fever prophylaxis in penicillin allergic patient -1) Erythromycin
Q126 - All of following are recognized manifestation of acute Rheumatic fever except - a) Abdominal
pain b) Epistaxis
Q127 - Which one of the following is the most common cause of cyanotic heart disease-2) Fallot's
tetralogy
Q128 - Which of the following manifestation of rheumatic fever disappears completely? 2) Arthritis
Q129 - The most common anomaly seen in the fetus of a mother taking lithum carbonate is -1)
Cardiac deformities
Q130 - The following is false about Atrial septal defect -2) Right to Left Shunt
Q131 - The most appropriate management for maintaining patency of ductus arteriosus in a neonate is -
1) Prostaglandin E1
Q132 - A neonate has central cyanosis and short systolic murmur on the 2nd day of birth.The diagnosis is
-2) Transposition of great vessels
Q133 - All of the following statements regarding total anomalous pulmonary connection are true except
-2) Always associated with a VSD
Q134 - 2 year old child presented with sudden onset of altered sesorium on examination P was 200/100
-3) Glomerulonephritis
Q135 - Which of the following syndromes is best associated with congenital heart disease -3) Holt
Oram syndrome
Q136 - The heart lesion not found in Congenital Rubella infection is -1) ASD
Q137 - Congenital cyanotic heart disease with pulmonary oligemia is seen with -3) Tricuspid atresia
Q138 - A child with central cyanosis and enlarged left ventricle the probable diagnosis is -1) Tricuspid
atresia
Q139 - Which one of the following does not produce cyanosis in the first year of life -1) Atrial septal
defect
Q140 - Recurrent respiratory tract infections may occur in all of the following except -2) Tetrology of
Fallot
Q141 - In which of the following conditions left atrium is not enlarged -2) Atrial septal defect
Q142 - Which one of the following congenital heart diseases has cyanosis without cardiomeglay and/or
congestive heart failure -2) Fallot's tetralogy
Q143 - A young female presents with history of dyspnoea on exertion. On examination, she has wide,
fixed split S2 with ejection systolic murmur (III/VI) in left second intercostal space. Her ECG shows left
axis deviation. The most probable diagnosis is -3) Ostium primum atrial septal defect.
Q144 - Which of the following statements is/are false about ostium secundum ASD - b) Narrow splitting
of 2nd heart sound c) Lt axis deviation in ECG
Q145 - Which is going to best declare the case as that of interatrial septal defect with other cardiac
abnormalities -2) Elevated pressure in right atrium
Q146 - A child with large perimembranous VS it has congestive heart failure. What may be the cause of
improvement of cardiac failure in the patient -2) Vascular changes in pulmonary circulation
Q147 - A 29-day old child presents with features of congestive cardiac failure and left ventricular
hypertrophy. Auscultation shows a short systolic murmur. Most likely diagnosis is -4) Ventricular
Q148 - Which of the following features on X-ray chest can differentiate an Atrial septa! Defect (ADH)
from a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) 1) Enlarged Left Atrium
Q149 - A premature infant is born with a patent ductus arteriosus. Its closure can be stimulated by
administration of-4) Prostaglandin inhibitors
Q150 - A6 month old child with Tetralogy of Fallot develops cyanotic spell initiated by crying. Which one
of the following drugs you would like to avoid- (a) (b) 4) Isoprenaline
Q151 - A five year old child presents with left ventricular hypertrophy and central cyanosis what is the
most probable diagnosis -1) Tricuspid atresia
Q152 - A patient presents with LVH. and pulmonary complications. ECG, shows left axis deviation. Most
likely diagnosis is -2) Tricuspid atresia
Q153 - A five day old, full term male infant was severely cyanotic at birth. Prostaglandin E was
administered initially and later ballooned atrial septosomy was done which showed improvement in
oxygenation. The most likely diagnosis of this infant is -2) Transposition of great vessels
Q154 - A child with VS presents with development of cyanosis because of Eisenmenger physiology. What
is the correct sequence of events which leads to this change -2) Left to right shunt, right ventricular
hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, right to left shunt.
Q155 - A neonate has recurrent attacks of abdominal pain,restless irritability and diaphoresis on feeding.
Cardiac auscultation reveals a nonspecific murmur. He is believed to be at risk for M.I. Likely diagnosis
here is -4) Anomalous coronary artery
Q156 - In post ductal coarctation of the aorta, blood flow to the lower limb is maintained through which
of the following arteries -3) Intercostal arteries and superior epigastric artery
Q157 - A child presented with headache, dizziness, intermittent claudication with occasional
dyspnoea.The most probable diagnosis in -4) Coarctation of aorta
Q158 - A 1-month-old boy is referred for failure to thrive. On examination, he shows feature of
congestive failure. The femoral pulses are feeble as compared to branchial pulses. The most likely
clinical diagnosis is -2) Coarctation of aorta
Q159 - A ten year old boy presents to the pediatric emergency unit with seizures. Mood pressure in the
upper extremity measured as 200/140 mm Hg. Femoral pulses were not palpable. The most likely
diagnosis amongst the following is -4) Coarctation of aorta
Q160 - A 41/2 year old girl always had to wear warm socks even in summer season. On physical
examination, it was noticed that she had high blood pressure and her femoral pulse was weak as
compared to radial and carotid pulse, a chest radiography showed remarkable notching of ribs along
with their lower borders. This was due to -2) Coarctation of aorta
Q161 - A child is admitted on 7 days of life with severe respiratory distress and shock. He was discharged
2 days back healthy. What could be the probable diagnosis -2) Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Q162 - A blue new born presents with cyanosis. The X-ray chest reveal oligaemic lung field and normal
sized heart. Most likely diagnosis is -2) Pulmonary atresia
Q163 - 7 day old baby presented in emergency deparment with unconciousness, cyanosis and 85%
oxygen saturation. The diagnosis - b) TGA c) TAPVC
Q164 - The commonest cyanotic heart disease manifesting as congestive cardiac failure during first week
of life is -4) Hypoplastic left heart syndorme
Q165 - Which of the following is a minor criteria for diagnosis of Rheumatic fever (RP) according to
modified Jones criteria -3) Fever
Q166 - A 2 year old known case of RH I presents with 3 wks history of fever, hematuria and palpitation
diagnosis is -4) Staphylococcal endocarditis
Q167 - 8 year old child presented with altered sensorium and seizure on examination ALP was
180/120.Correct statements -1) Sodium nitroprusside drips2) IV labetolol, hydralazine, and
diazoxide are given3) Nifedipine is used4) Pheochromocytoma mimics the condition
Q168 - Children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosis are likely to have one of the
following anomalies -4) Complete heart block
Q169 - A two-year old boy present with episodes of becoming dusky. On examination, there was central
cyanosis and clubbing. There was no pallor, oedema or respiratory distress. The heart was normal sized
with a parasternal heave. A systolic thrill was palpable over the left middle sternal border. First heart
sound was normal and only the aortic component was audible in the second heart sound.Liver was not
enlarged -What would be the likely diagnosis -4) Tetralogy of Fallot
Q170 - A new born presents with deepening cyanosis at birth, with congestive heart failure and normal
first heart sound. X-ray reveals cardiomegaly diagnosis is -3) Transposition of great vessels
Q171 - A two-month-old infant is brought to the hospital emergency with marked respiratory distress.
On examination, the infant has cyanosis and bilateral crepitations. Heart rate is 180/min, respiratory
rate 56/min and the liver span 7.5 cm. The child has had repeated episodes of fever, cough and
respiratory distress since the time of birth. Cardiovascular examination reveals a grade HI ejection
systolic murmur in left parasternal area and the chest X-ray reveals cardiomegaly with a narrow base
and plethoric lung fields. What is the most likely diagnosis ? 2) Transposition of great arteries
Q172 - A newborn baby develops cyanosis on day three of life. On auscultation, there is a systolic
murmur. Echocardiography reveals a cyanotic heart disease in the baby. Which one of the following
drugs can be intervention -administered to prolong the life of the baby pending3) Prostaglandin E1
Q173 - The clinical features associated with coarctation of aorta in older children are the following
except -4) Absence of flow murmurs over scapular region
Q174 - A 7 year old child with rheumatic heart disease presents with pallor, fever and a palpable spleen.
The following investigations would be needed to arrive at a diagnosis except -1) Electrocardiogram
Q175 - An 8-month-old female child presented to emergency with a heart rate of 220/minute and
features of congestive heart failure. Her heart rate comes down to normal after administering
intravenous adenosine. What is the most likely diagnosis? 3) Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Q176 - A newborn infant was referred with intermittent cyanosis which improved on crying but
worsened when quiet. What is the most likely diagnosis? 2) Congenital heart disease (Cyanotic)