Pulmonology

1. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

3. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

4. Emphysema is associated with all except:

5. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

8. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

9. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

10. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

11. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

12. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

13. Stridor is characteristically found in:

14. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

16. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

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

19. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

21. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

22. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

23. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

24. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

25. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

27. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

30. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

31. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

33. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

35. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

36. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

37. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

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

39. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

41. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

44. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

45. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

48. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

50. Which is false regarding emphysema?