Pulmonology

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

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

3. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

4. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

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

8. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

9. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

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

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

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

13. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

14. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

18. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

20. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

21. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

22. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

23. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

24. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

26. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

27. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

28. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

29. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

30. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

32. Clubbing is present in all except:

33. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

35. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

38. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

39. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

41. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

42. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

44. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

47. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

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

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

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