Pulmonology

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

2. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

3. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

5. Viral pneumonia may have:

6. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

7. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

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

10. Hypercarbia is associated with:

11. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

12. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

13. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

14. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

15. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

17. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

18. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

19. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

20. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

21. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

22. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

24. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

25. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

26. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in:

27. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

28. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

29. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

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

31. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

32. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

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

34. Which is false regarding emphysema?

35. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

36. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

37. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

39. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

40. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

41. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

44. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

46. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

47. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

48. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

50. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except: