Pulmonology

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

2. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

4. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

5. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

6. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

8. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

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

13. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

14. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

15. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

16. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

17. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

18. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

21. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

22. Stridor is characteristically found in:

23. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

24. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

25. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

27. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

28. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

29. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

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

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

34. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

37. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

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

39. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

40. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

41. Viral pneumonia may have:

42. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

43. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

44. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

45. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

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

47. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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