Congenital heart disease mcqs
1. A newborn infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the left
upper sternal border. Which of the following congenital heart defects is most
likely?
a) Atrial septal defect
b) Tetralogy of Fallot
c) Ventricular septal defect
d) Coarctation of the aorta
5. A newborn infant presents with cyanosis and a continuous machinery-like
murmur at the left upper sternal border. Which of the following congenital heart
defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Patent ductus arteriosus
c) Aortic stenosis
d) Ventricular septal defect
7. A newborn infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the left
upper sternal border. On echocardiogram, there is a large membranous ventricular
septal defect with an overriding aorta. Which of the following congenital heart
defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Transposition of the great arteries
c) Truncus arteriosus
d) Double outlet right ventricle
8. A 2-year-old child is brought in for evaluation of a heart murmur. On
examination, there is a harsh systolic murmur at the left upper sternal border with
a single second heart sound. Which of the following congenital heart defects is
most likely?
a) Aortic stenosis
b) Pulmonary stenosis
c) Ventricular septal defect
d) Atrial septal defect
9. A 3-month-old infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the
left upper sternal border. On echocardiogram, there is a large ventricular septal
defect with pulmonary stenosis. Which of the following congenital heart defects is
most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition of the great arteries
10. A newborn infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the
left upper sternal border. On echocardiogram, there is a large membranous
ventricular septal defect with an overriding aorta and pulmonary stenosis. Which
of the following congenital heart defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition of the great arteries
12. A 2-year-old child is brought in for evaluation of a heart murmur. On
examination, there is a harsh systolic murmur at the left upper sternal border with
radiation to the back. On echocardiogram, there is a large membranous ventricular
septal defect with an overriding aorta and pulmonary stenosis. Which of the
following congenital heart defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition of the great arteries
14. A 3-month-old infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the
left upper sternal border. On echocardiogram, there is a large ventricular septal
defect with an overriding aorta and pulmonary atresia. Which of the following
congenital heart defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition of the great arteries
15. A newborn infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the
left upper sternal border. On echocardiogram, there is a large ventricular septal
defect with an overriding aorta and right ventricular hypertrophy. Which of the
following congenital heart defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition of the great arteries
17. A 2-year-old child is brought in for evaluation of a heart murmur. On
examination, there is a harsh systolic murmur at the left upper sternal border with
radiation to the back. On echocardiogram, there is a large membranous ventricular
septal defect with an overriding aorta and pulmonary atresia. Which of the
following congenital heart defects is most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition of the great arteries
18. A newborn infant presents with cyanosis and a harsh systolic murmur at the
left upper sternal border. On echocardiogram, there is a large ventricular septal
defect with an overriding aorta and right ventricular hypertrophy. Additionally,
there is pulmonary stenosis. Which of the following congenital heart defects is
most likely?
a) Tetralogy of Fallot
b) Truncus arteriosus
c) Double outlet right ventricle
d) Transposition
