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A patient with recurrent angina is advised to place nitroglycerin under the tongue during an acute attack. What is the main pharmacokinetic advantage of this route?
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Multiple adjacent ribs are fractured at two points each after chest trauma. Which clinical sign is classically associated with this injury?
3.
A patient with exertional angina and hypertension is prescribed amlodipine. Which effect is most expected from this drug?
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Which microscopic feature supports the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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A man with chronic stable angina has chest pain only when climbing stairs. At rest he is asymptomatic. Which concept best explains this pattern?
6.
A coronary plaque causes stable narrowing of the lumen. Which clinical and laboratory combination best fits this pathology?
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Which ECG-related investigation may help detect rhythm problems in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
8.
A patient with stable angina develops marked dizziness and collapse after taking nitroglycerin with a drug for erectile dysfunction. Which mechanism best explains this event?
9.
A young athlete collapses during exertion. Later evaluation suggests hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Which symptom is commonly associated with this condition?
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A 22-year-old student has exertional chest discomfort and family history of sudden death. Which investigation is most useful as an initial imaging test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
11.
A patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has severe symptoms despite medical treatment. Which long-term option may be considered in selected cases?
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Fractures of lower ribs may injure abdominal organs. Which organ is particularly at risk on the left side?
13.
A patient with chronic angina receives ranolazine. Which adverse effect is most important for examination and clinical safety?
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A patient with predictable exertional angina is started on a drug that lowers heart rate and myocardial contractility. Which drug best matches this therapeutic goal?
15.
A patient with coronary artery disease is counseled about prevention of worsening ischemic heart disease. Which intervention best targets disease progression rather than immediate pain relief?
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A stab injury to the chest causes blood to collect rapidly in the pericardial sac. Which fatal complication may occur?
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A patient with angina is given an organic nitrate. Which sequence correctly links its action to symptom relief?
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Which autopsy finding may be seen in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-related sudden death?
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Why is sudden death important in forensic practice?
20.
A man has angina at rest due to coronary spasm. Which long-term preventive drug class is most appropriate?
21.
A patient on short-acting dihydropyridine therapy develops headache, flushing, ankle edema and palpitations. Which mechanism best explains the palpitations?
22.
A fractured rib punctures the pleura and lung. Which complication is most likely?
23.
A patient with rib fractures develops increasing breathlessness, tracheal deviation, and reduced breath sounds after trauma. Which diagnosis is most concerning?
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A clinician wants to distinguish stable angina from myocardial infarction in a patient with chest pain. Which finding most strongly favors infarction?
25.
A healthy young player collapses immediately after a sudden blow to the chest during sports. The likely mechanism is:
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At autopsy of a sudden natural death, which finding supports ischemic heart disease as the cause?
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A patient with persistent chronic angina has low blood pressure, limiting further dose increase of nitrates and β-blockers. Which drug may be added because it has little effect on heart rate and blood pressure?
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A patient with severe chest pain has raised troponin after prolonged coronary ischemia. Which tissue change best explains the biomarker rise?
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A patient with angina and reduced ventricular systolic function is being considered for antianginal therapy. Which drug group requires caution because it may worsen heart failure and AV block?
30.
A smoker develops severe chest pain at rest during early morning. ECG during pain shows transient ST elevation, but angiography later shows no fixed obstruction. What is the most likely mechanism?
31.
A student identifies a valve specimen with three cusps and no chordae tendineae at the right ventricular outflow. Which valve is most likely shown?
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A patient has exertional chest discomfort that settles with rest. Troponin remains normal. Which pathological explanation best accounts for the normal biomarker level?
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A person receives a blunt blow to the anterior chest in a road traffic accident. Which cardiac chamber is most vulnerable because of its anterior position?
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Which finding increases the risk of sudden cardiac death in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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A patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has exertional dyspnea and palpitations. Which drug group is commonly used to reduce symptoms by slowing heart rate?
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Which is the most common natural cause of sudden cardiac death in adults?
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An infarct involving the apex and anterior interventricular septum is being discussed in a viva. Which coronary territory is most relevant?
38.
A patient develops exertional angina during tachycardia. Which anatomical-physiological fact explains worsening ischemia in the left ventricle?
39.
In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the main structural abnormality involves which part of the heart?
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In forensic medicine, sudden death is best understood as death that occurs unexpectedly in an apparently healthy person within a short period after symptom onset. Which time frame is commonly used for this definition?
