Pulmonology

1. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

3. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

4. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

6. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

7. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

9. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

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

11. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

12. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

15. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

16. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

17. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

18. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

20. All are features of hypercapnia except:

21. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

22. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

23. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

24. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

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

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

27. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

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

29. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

30. Emphysema is associated with all except:

31. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

32. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

34. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

35. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

36. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

37. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

39. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

41. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

44. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

45. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

46. Viral pneumonia may have:

47. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

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

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

50. Which is false regarding emphysema?