Pulmonology

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

2. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

3. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

4. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

5. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

6. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

7. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

9. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

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

12. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

14. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

16. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

17. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

18. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

20. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

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

24. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

26. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

27. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

28. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

29. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

30. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

32. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

33. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

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

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

36. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

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

38. In allergic asthma, the most important mediator for pathogenesis is:

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

40. All are features of hypercapnia except:

41. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

43. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

44. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

46. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

47. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

50. FEV1/FVC is decreased in: