Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

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

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

7. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

8. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

10. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

12. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

13. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

15. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

17. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

18. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

20. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

21. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

23. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

24. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

25. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

28. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

29. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

30. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

31. Stridor is characteristically found in:

32. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

35. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

37. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

38. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

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

42. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

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

46. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

47. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

48. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

49. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

50. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is: