Pulmonology

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

2. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

3. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

4. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

7. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

10. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

12. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

13. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

14. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

15. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

18. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

19. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

21. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

23. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

25. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

26. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

27. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

28. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

30. Emphysema is associated with all except:

31. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

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

35. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

36. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

37. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

38. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

41. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

43. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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