cardiovascular Questions-1

A medical student working in the emergency
department sees a female baby, born 2 weeks
ago, who is brought in by her anxious mother.
The mother tells the student that her baby
seems “purple,” especially her fi ngers and toes,
and looks extremely blue when crying. On
physical examination the sleeping baby has
mild cyanosis of the face and trunk, but moderate
cyanosis of the extremities. Which of the
following is the most common cause of cyanosis
within the fi rst few weeks of life?
(A) Atrial septal defect
(B) Patent ductus arteriosus
(C) Tetralogy of Fallot
(D) Transposition of the great vessels
(E) Ventricular septal defect

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CASE 2 Q

A thyrotoxic patient underwent sub-total thyroidectomy. The day after surgery she has a temperature of 39c and regular pulse of 110/min .
what's could be the diagnosis :

1_ Pulmonary atelactasis.

...2_Thyroid crisis.

3_Pulmonary embolism.

4_ Wound infection.

5_Septicemia.

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CASE 1 Q

An older, overweight man complains of disabling, sharp heel pain every time
his foot strikes the ground. The pain is worse in the mornings, preventing
him from putting any weight on the heel. X-ray films show a bony spur
matching the location of his pain, and physical examination shows exquisite tenderness to direct palpation right over that heel spur. Furthermore, when
the ankle is dorsiflexed, the entire inner border of the fascia is tender to
palpation. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
? A. Epiphysitis of the calcaneus
? B. Fracture of the posterolateral talar tubercle
? C. Plantar fasciitis
? D. Posterior Achilles tendon bursitis
? E. Posterior tibial nerve neuralgia

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