Practical study 6

Percussion of the heart is usually performed in ...

• vertical position

• horizontal position

• sedentary position

Relative cardiac dullness has ... borders

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The right border of relative cardiac dullness is formed by ...

• left atrium

• right atrium

• left ventricle

• right ventricle

The left border of relative cardiac dullness is formed by ...

• left atrium

• right atrium

• left ventricle

• right ventricle

The left border of the relative cardiac dullness is usually determined in ...

• IV intercostal space

• V intercostal space

• VI intercostal space

• VII intercostal space

The displacement of the left relative cardiac dullness border to the left is associated with ...

• right-sided pneumothorax

• right-sided pleural effusion

• hypertrophy and dilatation of the left ventricle

• all answers are correct

The displacement of the relative cardiac dullness borders to all sides is associated with ...

• mitral stenosis

• cardiomegaly

• aortic stenosis

• mitral insufficiency

The right heart contour consists of ...

• vena cava inferior and left atrium

• vena cava superior and right atrium

• aorta and pulmonary artery

• left atrium and left ventricle

The left heart contour has ...

• 4 archs

• 3 archs

• 2 archs

• 1 arch

Trapezoidal configuration of the heart is usually associated with ...

• aortic stenosis

• pericardial effusion

• myocardial infarction

• mitral stenosis