1) What type of sputum is seen in cystic fibrosis?


  1. Translucent, white, or gray


  1. Yellow or green


  1. Foul-smelling sputum


  1. Tenacious sputum


2) What is the important examination technique for assessing airflow through the tracheobronchial tree?

a) Auscultation 

b) Percussion 

c) Palpation 

d) Both a and b


3) Which is not a symptom of COPD 

a) Wheezing

b) Dyspnea

c) Edema

d) Cough with sputum


4) Where are bronchovesicular sounds heard?

a) 1st and 2nd interspaces between the scapulae 

b) Trachea in neck

c) Most of the lung

d) Manubrium

5) Duration of chronic cough is 

a) Lasting 3 to 8 weeks

b) More than 8 weeks

c) Less than 3 weeks

d) None of the above


6) Duration of subacute cough is

a) Lasting 3 to 8 weeks

b) More than 8 weeks

c) Less than 3 weeks

d) None of the above


7) What sound is heard in narrowed airways as in Asthma, Bronchitis and COPD?

a) Ronchi

b) Wheezes

c) Crackles 

d) Bronchovesicular 


8) Which of the following are pulmonary complaints?

a) Dyspnea

b) Wheezing

c) Cough

d) All of the above


9) What is the source of pain in pneumothorax?

a) Parietal pleura

b) Chest wall

c) Bronchi

d) Trachea


10) When does unilateral decrease or delay in chest expansion occur?

a) Pleural effusion 

b) Lobar pneumonia 

c) Chronic fibrosis 

d) All of the above


11) What valves are closed during diastole?

a) Aortic and Pulmonary

b) Tricuspid and Bicuspid

c) Both a and b

f) None of the above


12) Inspection of which of the following vein is accurate for estimating central venous pressure?

a) Right internal jugular vein

b) Right external jugular vein 

c) Left internal jugular vein

d) Left external jugular vein


13) Lead II, III, and AVF correspond to which side of the heart?

a) Anterior

b) Inferior 

c) Lateral 

d) Septal


14) Pressure on which of the following sinus can cause a reflex drop in pulse rate or blood pressure?

a) Carotid sinus

b) Frontal sinus

c) Maxillary sinus

d) Sphenoid sinus


15) What is the location of the point of maximal impulse?

a) 3rd intercostal space, midclavicular line, left side

b) 4th intercostal space, midclavicular line, left side

c) 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line, left side

d) 6th intercostal space, midclavicular line, left side


16) Pansystolic murmur is best heard at:

a) Aortic valve area

b) Apex and left sternal border 

c) Mitral valve area

d) Third left intercostal space


17) What does the heart sound S3 correspond to?

a) Abrupt acceleration of inflow across the mitral valve

b) Abrupt deceleration of inflow across the mitral valve

c) Abrupt acceleration of inflow across the tricuspid valve 

d) Abrupt deceleration of inflow across the tricuspid valve


18) Mid-systolic murmurs arise from?

a) Blood flow across semilunar valves

b) Blood flow across atrioventricular valves

c) Regurgitant flow across atrioventricular valves

d) Regurgitant flow across semilunar valves


19) In a hypovolemic patient at what position can the neck veins be seen?

a) Prone position 

b) Lateral position  

c) Sim’s position

d) Supine position


20) Lifestyle modifications can lower systolic blood pressure from:

a) 1 to 10 mm Hg

b) 2 to 20 mm Hg

c) 3 to 30 mm Hg

d) 4 to 40 mm Hg