Pulmonology

1. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

2. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

4. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

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

7. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

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

9. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

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

12. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

13. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

14. Asbestosis is not related to:

15. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

16. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

18. Stridor is characteristically found in:

19. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

20. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

22. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

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

24. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

26. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

28. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

29. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

31. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

32. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

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

34. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

36. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

37. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

38. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

39. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

41. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

42. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

44. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

45. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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

49. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

50. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?