Basic sciences - cardiology

August 2009

I. Essays: 2 x 20 = 40

  1. Discuss “Foetal Circulation”.
  2. Discuss “ Cono – Truncal anomalies”.

II. Write short notes on: 10 x 6 = 60

  1. Third heart sound (S3).
  2. Fick’s principles.
  3. Lipoprotein – A (LP (a)).
  4. Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR).
  5. Anti-factor Xa compounds.
  6. Ivabradine.
  7. Pulsus paradoxus.
  8. Q-T interval on ECG.
  9. Hypercalcemia.
  10. Right ventricle.