Pulmonology

1. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

3. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

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

5. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

6. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

7. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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

9. Clubbing is present in all except:

10. Hypercarbia is associated with:

11. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

13. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

14. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

15. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

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

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

18. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

19. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

20. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

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

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

25. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

26. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

27. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

28. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

30. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

32. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

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

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

35. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

37. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

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

41. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

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

45. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

47. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

48. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

50. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except: