Pulmonology

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

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

3. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

4. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

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

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

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

10. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

11. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

12. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

14. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

16. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

17. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

18. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

19. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

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

21. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

23. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

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

27. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

29. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

31. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

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

35. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

36. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

37. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

38. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

39. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

40. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

41. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

42. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

43. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

46. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

47. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

48. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

50. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except: