Pulmonology

1. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

2. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

3. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

4. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

5. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

6. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

7. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

8. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

9. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

10. Which is false regarding emphysema?

11. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

12. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

13. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

14. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

15. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

16. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

17. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

18. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

19. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

20. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

21. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

22. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

23. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

24. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

25. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

26. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

27. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

28. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

29. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

30. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

31. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

32. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

33. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

34. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

35. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

36. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

37. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

38. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

39. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

40. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

41. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

42. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

43. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

44. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

45. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

46. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

47. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

48. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

49. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

50. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except: