Cardiology Board Exam Started: Jul 13, 2026 11:08 Page 20 of 62 Attempt #2655 Overall: 0 / 306 questions answered Question 96 / 306 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has silent chest and exhaustion. What is the implication? (Variant 330) A. Mild asthma suitable for discharge B. Normal finding after salbutamol C. Pneumonia excluded D. No oxygen required E. Life-threatening asthma requiring urgent escalation Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E Explanation: [Cardiology] Silent chest and exhaustion are life-threatening asthma signs needing urgent escalation. Reference: GINA Strategy Report. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 97 / 306 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A patient with suspected stroke has hypoglycemia on capillary testing. What should be done? (Variant 331) A. Treat hypoglycemia immediately and reassess neurologic deficit B. Give thrombolysis without glucose correction C. Start warfarin D. Discharge without treatment E. Delay glucose correction until CT Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Cardiology] Hypoglycemia can mimic stroke and should be corrected immediately while continuing appropriate assessment. Reference: AHA/ASA Stroke Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 98 / 306 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A pregnant patient needs influenza prevention. Which vaccine type is appropriate? (Variant 332) A. Live intranasal influenza vaccine B. Inactivated influenza vaccine C. BCG vaccine D. Varicella vaccine E. No vaccine in pregnancy ever Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B Explanation: [Cardiology] Inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended in pregnancy; live attenuated intranasal vaccine is avoided. Reference: CDC/ACIP Immunization in Pregnancy Guidance. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 99 / 306 Not answered At a primary-care follow-up visit: A patient has acute urticaria without airway, breathing, circulation, or GI compromise. What is first-line symptomatic therapy? (Variant 333) A. IM epinephrine for every isolated wheal B. Long-term oral steroid for all C. Second-generation H1 antihistamine D. Antibiotic E. Warfarin Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: [Cardiology] Acute urticaria without anaphylaxis is treated with non-sedating H1 antihistamines. Reference: EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI Urticaria Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 100 / 306 Not answered In a ward handover scenario: A 61-year-old man has crushing chest pain for 45 minutes. ECG shows ST elevation in II, III, and aVF. PCI-capable hospital is 30 minutes away. What is the priority treatment strategy? A. Exercise stress test B. Oral nitrates only and discharge C. Routine echocardiogram next week D. Immediate primary PCI activation with antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy E. No reperfusion because pain is less than 1 hour Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D Explanation: [Cardiology] ST-elevation myocardial infarction requires immediate reperfusion, preferably primary PCI when timely available. Reference: ESC STEMI Guideline; ACC/AHA Acute Coronary Syndrome Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Cancel « ← Previous Page 20 of 62 Next → »