Medicine Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 05 — Breathlessness, Airways & Respiratory Failure

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Question 01 • Single best answer

A wheezing patient becomes exhausted with very little air entry. What does this suggest?

A. Potentially life-threatening airflow obstruction B. Definite recovery because wheeze is quieter C. A reason to stop observations D. Normal exercise adaptation

Question 02 • Single best answer

What supports objective confirmation of asthma?

A. Symptoms alone in every case B. One normal temperature reading C. Demonstration of variable expiratory airflow limitation in context D. A family history as the sole criterion

Question 03 • Single best answer

Which component belongs in modern long-term asthma treatment strategies?

A. Reliever-only treatment for every patient indefinitely B. Inhaled corticosteroid-containing treatment under current guidance C. Antibiotics for every symptom D. No review of inhaler technique

Question 04 • Single best answer

Why check inhaler technique when control is poor?

A. Technique never affects lung delivery B. It replaces every diagnostic assessment C. It proves the medicine is unnecessary D. Ineffective delivery can mimic treatment failure

Question 05 • Single best answer

Which investigation helps confirm persistent airflow obstruction in suspected COPD?

A. Appropriate post-bronchodilator spirometry B. Urine culture alone C. An isolated pulse reading D. A skin biopsy

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What should be considered besides a COPD exacerbation in sudden breathlessness?

A. Only poor motivation B. No alternative diagnosis C. Hair loss alone D. Pneumonia, heart failure or pulmonary embolism

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What occupies the pleural space in a pleural effusion?

A. Fluid B. Only free air C. Solid bone D. Cerebrospinal fluid in every case

Question 08 • Single best answer

Can supplemental oxygen improve saturation while carbon dioxide retention persists?

A. No B. Only if no oxygen reaches the lungs C. Only in a faulty monitor D. Yes

Question 09 • Single best answer

Which finding can indicate fatigue in a severe asthma attack?

A. Improved speech and effort with recovery B. Stable mild symptoms only C. Normalizing or rising carbon dioxide despite severe distress D. A healed skin scar

Question 10 • Single best answer

Why correlate a chest radiograph shadow with clinical findings?

A. Every opacity proves bacterial pneumonia B. Imaging always identifies the exact organism C. Several processes can produce opacities D. Symptoms are never relevant after imaging