Cairo University – Cardiovascular Department 

Diploma Examination, Part II, Paper 1.

May,  2004.

Time allowed 3 hours.

      1- Discus the initial investigations you would carry out on a patient who has chest pain. Give the rationale behind each test.

(30 marks)

 

      2- Give an account on:
      a- Guidelines for management of hypertension in diabetic patients.

(15 marks)

      b- Management of recent onset atrial fibrillation.

(15 marks)

      3- Briefly state:
      a- Peripheral stigmata of infective endocarditis.

(10 marks)

      b- Predictors of instent restenosis.

(10 marks)

      c- Continuous murmurs on cardiovascular examination.

(10 marks)

      d- Indications of oral anticoagulants in cardiovascular disease.

(10 marks)
 

Good Luck.

Cairo University – Cardiovascular Department 

Diploma Examination, Part II, Paper II.

May,  2004.

Time allowed 3 hours.

     1- Discuss the clinical features that help clarify the underling cause in a patient with syncope.

(30 marks)

     2- Give an account on:
     a- Management of tight mitral stenosis in a 5 month pregnant women.

(15 marks)

     b- Management of aortic dissection distal to the aortic arch.

(15 marks)

     3- List:
     a- Updated Jones' criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever.

(10 marks)

     b- Causes of an abnormally high 0% saturation in the right atrium.

(10 marks)

     c- clinical features of cardiac tamponade.

(10 marks)

     d- Complications of cardiac catheterization.

 (10 marks)

Good Luck.