Pulmonology — MCQs

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Q501Easy

What is the most common cause of diffuse bronchiectasis?

Q502Medium

What is true about Bronchial Asthma?

Q503Easy

What is the least common site of lung abscess?

Q504Medium

A 65-year-old miner presents with a two-month history of 7 kg weight loss, cough, and blood-streaked sputum. He had a history of pulmonary tuberculosis 10 years ago. He also reports drooping of his left eyelid for one month. Physical examination reveals left-sided ptosis and pupillary miosis. Chest X-ray shows a round opacification in the left upper apical lobe. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Q505Hard

A 58-year-old female smoker with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and osteoarthritis, who is on ipratropium bromide, albuterol inhalers, and hydrocodone-acetaminophen, presents with respiratory distress for 2 days. She has increased thick, yellow sputum production, low-grade fever, and increasing confusion. On examination, she is mildly obtunded but arousable, with a blood pressure of 160/100 mmHg, pulse of 115/min, respiratory rate of 30/min, and O2 saturation of 84% on her usual 3 L/min nasal cannula oxygen. She is using accessory muscles to breathe, has diffuse wheezing and rhonchi bilaterally, a prolonged expiratory phase, distant but regular heart sounds, and no peripheral edema. Arterial blood gases (ABGs) on arrival are: pH 7.20, PO2 70 mmHg, PCO2 65 mmHg, calculated HCO3 29 mEq/L. Electrolytes are: Na 140 mEq/L, K 5.1 mEq/L, HCO3 29 mEq/L, Cl 100 mEq/L, BUN 20 mg/dL, creatinine 1.5 mg/dL, glucose 89 mg/dL. After prompt initiation of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (Bi-pap), blood cultures, toxicology screen, intravenous fluids, and IV antibiotics, consider the patient's metabolic situation. Which of the following best describes the acid-base condition and its etiology?

Q506Easy

What is the commonest intrabronchial cause of hemoptysis?

Q507Medium

A patient presents with elevated JVP on the right side and a positive Kussmaul sign. Superior Vena Cava (SVC) obstruction is suspected. In which of the following is SVC obstruction commonly seen?

Q508Easy

The Kveim test is used for the diagnosis of which condition?

Q509Easy

Cavernous respiration is heard in which of the following conditions?

Q510Medium

Which of the following is NOT seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

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