Pulmonology

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

2. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

4. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

7. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

8. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

9. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

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

13. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

14. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

15. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

16. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

18. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

19. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

20. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

21. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

23. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

24. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

25. All are features of hypercapnia except:

26. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

27. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

28. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

29. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

30. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

31. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

32. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

33. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

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

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

38. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

39. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

41. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

44. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

46. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

47. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

49. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

50. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except: