Pulmonology: Percussion

1. Normal percussion has a frequency of :
a) 140Hz
b) 240Hz
c) 640Hz
d) 1400Hz

2. A treatise on the clinical interpretation of percussion was given by:
a) Sapira
b) Auenbrugger
c) Christopher
d) Koch

3. Auenbrugger’s father was a:
a) Percussionist
b) Brewer
c) Sewer
d) Tailor

4. Stony dullness is heart in all except:
a) Pleural effusion
b) Empyema
c) Pleural thickening
d) Parenchymal disease with pleursal thickening

5. The following are cardinal rules of percussion except:
a) Movements should arise from wrist
b) Move from abnormal to normal areas of percussion note
c) Direct percussion should not be done outside medial 1/3 of clavicle
d) Lesions more than 5cm below cannot be detected

6. Percussion myokymia is seen in:
a) Myotonia
b) Paraneoplastic manifestations
c) Wasting PTB
d) All of the above.

7. Tidal percussion is positive in all except:
a) Liver mass
b) Subdiaphramatic absecess
c) Normal
d) Diaphramatic paralysis

8. Barkun’s method is the percussion for:
a) Kornigs isthmus
b) Traubes space
c) Splenic percussion
d) Direct percussion of clavicle

9.Traube’s area is dull in all conditions except:
a) Splenomegaly
b) Left pleural effusion
c) Lung mass on Left side
d) Full stomach
e) Achalasia cardia
f) Situs inversus

10. During crack pot elicition :
a) Keep the mouth of pt. Open
b) Keep your mouth open
c) Percuss with a knee hammer
d) Use direct percussionKeep both your mouths open

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