[MCQ] Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess- Part 1

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1.Patterns of bronchiectasis were described by ?

A. RTH Laënnec
B. Lynne Reid
C. Jean Athanase Sicard
D. PJ Cole

2. 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
3.  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

4.  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)

5.  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)
6.  Bronchiectasis more pronounced in lower lung fields is most common in ?
A. Scleroderma
B. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
C. Hypogammaglobulinemia
D. All of the above

7.  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)

8.  Bronchiectasis of relatively proximal airways suggests ?
A. Infection with M. avium complex
B. ABPA
C. Tuberculosis
D. Cystic fibrosis

9. 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
10.  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

11.  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

12.  Which of the following is an action of 1 antitrypsin ?
A. Antiprotease
B. Neutralizes damaging effects of neutrophil elastase
C. Enhances bacterial killing
D. All of the above
13.  Bronchiectasis may occur with which of the following ?
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Rheumatoid arthritis

C. Sjogren’s syndrome
D. All of the above

14.  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
15.  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

16.  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
17.  Traction bronchiectasis as seen in HRCT is a feature of ?
A. Asthma
B. Chronic bronchitis
C. Pulmonary fibrosis
D. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
18. Which of the following is the least common cause of bronchiectasis ?
A. Adenovirus
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Tuberculosis
D. Mycoplasma

19. Which of the following is not a feature of Kartagener’s syndrome ?
A. Situs inversus
B. Colonic diverticula
C. Bronchiectasis
D. Sinusitis