I n t e r n a L medicine questions Bank

All of the following are accepted surgical indication for patients with lung abscess except;

1. 
   Failed medical treatment
   
2. 
   Serious hemorrhage
   
3. 
   Suspicion of cancer
   
4. 
   Unsuccessful drainage
   
5. 
   An abscess of 3 cm diameter.
   

18. 
    The total lung capacity is:
    

1. 
   2 liters
   
2. 
   3 liters
   
3. 
   4 liters
   
4. 
   5 liters
   
5. 
   6 liters.
   

18. 
    All of the following regarding pneumothorax are true except:
    

1. 
   Expiratory chest radiograph is not necessary for the routine diagnosis of pneumothorax
   
2. 
   A patient with normal PA radiograph,alateral chest or lateral decubitus radiograph should be performed if clinical suspicion of pneumothorax is high
   
3. 
   CT scanning is not recommended when differentiating a pneumothorax from complex bullous lung disease.
   
4. 
   The clinical history is not a reliable indicator of pneumothorax
   
5. 
   On a plain chest radiograph, a surgical emphysema may obscure simple pneumothorax
   

19. 
    All of the following regarding intercostals tube drainage for pneumothorax are true except:
    

1. 
   It is done in cases of unsuccessful simple aspiration or catheter aspiration drainage
   
2. 
   It is especially recommended in secondary spontaneous pneumthorax
   
3. 
   A non-bubbling chest tube should not usually be clamped
   
4. 
   Bubbling chest tube should never be clamped
   

6. 
   A patient with a non-bubbling and clamped chest tube for pneumothorax can leave the ward environment.
   

19.