Week 3

Question 2

Chest pain which is aggravated by deep breathing or coughing and feels much worse when supine is caused by:

Acute myocardial infarction
Stable angina
Acute pericarditis
Unstable angina

Answer 2

Acute pericarditis

Question 3

How much pericardial fluid does the normal pericardial space contain?

> 250 ml
0-15 ml
75-115 ml
15-50 ml

Answer 3

15-50 ml

Question 4

Restricted filling of the myocardial chambers due to the inflamed, scarred and rigid pericardium is caused by:

Acute pericarditis

Cardiac tamponade

Constrictive pericarditis

Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Answer 4

Constrictive pericarditis

Question 5

The only effective treatment of severe constrictive pericarditis is:

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Ablation
Cardiac angiography
Pericardiectomy

Answer 5

Pericardiectomy

Question 6

What is observed on the ECG during acute pericarditis?

Diffused global ST segment elevation
Localized ST segment elevation
Normal ST segments
T wave inversion

Answer 6

Diffused global ST segment elevation

Question 7

Which is the best diagnostic test to evaluate cardiac tamponade?

Echocardiography
Electrophysiology study
Exercise stress test
Electrocardiogram

Answer 7

Echocardiography

Question 8

Which is the most accurate test for determining the etiology of pericarditis?

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Echocardiogram
Electrophysiology study
Cardiac biopsy

Answer 8

Cardiac biopsy

Question 9

Which statement best describes the purpose of performing pericardiocentesis?

Alleviate pneumothorax

Ablation of irritable tissues causing ventricular arrhythmias

Drain fluid from the pericardium during cardiac tamponade

Deploy drug eluting stents

Answer 9

Drain fluid from the pericardium during cardiac tamponade

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE

Treatment of acute pericarditis includes rigorous exercise

Answer 10

False

Question 11

TRUE or FALSE

While there are many various diseases and agents that can cause acute pericarditis, it is most often of idiopathic origin.

Answer 11

True