DHA Exam Pulmonology MCQs: Practice Questions With Answers

Sample DHA licensing exam MCQs from Pulmonology — a specialty area in HighYield's DHA bank without a dedicated practice post yet — covering pneumonia, obstructive vs. restrictive lung disease, and pleural effusion, each with the correct answer explained.

Pulmonology is one of the specialty areas in HighYield's DHA question bank without a dedicated practice post, and it's tested through a compact set of classic exam findings and physiology. Below is a sample set grouped by theme.

Infections & Effusions

1. The most common causative organism of community-acquired pneumonia is:

A) Haemophilus influenzae
B) Streptococcus pneumoniae ✅
C) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
D) Klebsiella pneumoniae

2. On examination, a pneumothorax classically produces:

A) Dullness to percussion with increased breath sounds
B) Hyperresonance to percussion with absent breath sounds on the affected side ✅
C) Crackles with normal percussion
D) Wheeze with hyperresonance only

Obstructive vs. Restrictive Disease

3. A reduced FEV1/FVC ratio on spirometry is characteristic of:

A) Restrictive lung disease
B) Obstructive lung disease ✅
C) Normal aging lungs
D) Pulmonary hypertension

4. The classic triad of bronchial asthma is:

A) Wheeze, chronic cough, and reversible airway obstruction ✅
B) Clubbing, cyanosis, and hemoptysis
C) Fever, pleuritic pain, and consolidation
D) Stridor, dysphonia, and neck swelling

Why Pulmonology Deserves Dedicated Revision

Pulmonology's exam questions cluster tightly around a recognisable set of physiology and physical-exam facts, which makes it one of the more efficient subjects to revise directly rather than absorb passively through general medicine study.

HighYield's DHA question bank covers Pulmonology alongside Gastroenterology, Cardiology and every other discipline tested in the DHA licensing exam, with every question explained. Start with 50 free questions, no sign-in required.