Pulmonology

1. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

2. Asbestosis is not related to:

3. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

4. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

5. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

7. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

10. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

11. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

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

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

14. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

15. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

23. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

24. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

26. Emphysema is associated with all except:

27. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

29. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

30. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

32. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

33. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

34. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

35. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

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

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

38. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

40. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

41. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

42. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

45. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

47. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

48. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

49. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

50. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?