Bronchiectasis
1 Which of the following is false about bronchiectasis ?
A. Abnormal & permanent dilatation of bronchi
B. Affects older individuals
C. Affects women more than men
D. None of the above
2 Which of the following forms of bronchiectasis is due to an underlying systemic or infectious disease process ?
A. Cylindrical or tubular bronchiectasis
B. Varicose bronchiectasis
C. Focal bronchiectasis
D. Diffuse
3 Bronchiectasis more pronounced in upper lung fields is most common in ?
A. Cystic fibrosis (CF)
B. Scleroderma
C. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
D. Due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC)
4 Bronchiectasis more pronounced in lower lung fields is most common in ?
A. Cystic fibrosis (CF)
B. Scleroderma
C. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
D. Due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC)
5 Bronchiectasis more pronounced in lower lung fields is most common in ?
A. Scleroderma
B. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
C. Hypogammaglobulinemia
D. All of the above
6 Bronchiectasis more pronounced in mid lung fields is most common in ?
A. Cystic fibrosis (CF)
B. Scleroderma
C. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
D. Due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC)
7 Bronchiectasis of relatively proximal airways suggests ?
A. Infection with M. avium complex
B. ABPA
C. Tuberculosis
D. Cystic fibrosis
8 Which of the following is a congenital cause of bronchiectasis ?
A. McCune-Albright syndrome
B. Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome
C. Kallmann syndrome
D. Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
9 Which of the following is a congenital cause of bronchiectasis ?
A. Pallister-Hall syndrome
B. Prader-Willi syndrome
C. Laron syndrome
D. Williams-Campbell syndrome
10 In bronchiectasis, which of the following components of the wall of airways is destroyed ?
A. Cartilage
B. Muscle
C. Elastic tissue
D. All of the above
11 Which of the following is an action of alpha-1 antitrypsin ?
A. Antiprotease
B. Neutralizes damaging effects of neutrophil elastase
C. Enhances bacterial killing
D. All of the above
12 Bronchiectasis may occur with which of the following ?
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Rheumatoid arthritis
C. Sjogren’s syndrome
D. All of the above
13 Which of the following is false about bronchiectasis ?
A. Parenchyma supplied by affected airways is abnormal
B. Vascularity of bronchial wall is increased
C. Broncho-pulmonary arterial anastomoses
D. None of the above
14 In which pattern of bronchiectasis, bronchi end in blind sacs without recognizable distal bronchial structures ?
A. Cylindrical or tubular
B. Varicose
C. Saccular
D. All of the above
15 Which of the following is the most severe form of bronchiectasis ?
A. Cylindrical or tubular
B. Varicose bronchiectasis
C. Saccular or cystic
D. None of the above
16 Traction bronchiectasis as seen in HRCT is a feature of ?
A. Asthma
B. Chronic bronchitis
C. Pulmonary fibrosis
D. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
17 Which of the following is the least common cause of bronchiectasis ?
A. Adenovirus
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Tuberculosis
D. Mycoplasma
18 Which of the following is not a feature of Kartagener’s syndrome ?
A. Situs inversus
B. Colonic diverticula
C. Bronchiectasis
D. Sinusitis
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