Pulmonology

1. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

2. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

3. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

4. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

5. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

6. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

7. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

8. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

9. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

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

11. Hypercarbia is associated with:

12. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

13. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

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

15. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

16. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

17. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

18. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

19. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

21. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

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

24. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

25. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

26. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

28. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

29. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

30. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

31. All are features of hypercapnia except:

32. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

33. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

34. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

35. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

36. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

37. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

38. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

39. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

40. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

42. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

43. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

44. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

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

46. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

47. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

48. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

49. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

50. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except: