UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 0442

Question:
Movement of chest wall: Reduced on affected side Mediastinal displacement: Towards opposite side of the lesion Percussion note: Stony dull Breath sounds: Absent Vocal resonance: Absent Added sounds: Pleural friction rub above lesion A likely aetiology is

a) pulmonary cavitation
b) Voluntary overbreathing
c) Lobar pneumonia
d) Central sleep apnoea
e) Pleural effusion