Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

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

6. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

7. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

8. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

9. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

10. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

11. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

12. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

14. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

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

18. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

19. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

20. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

22. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

23. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

24. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

27. Which is false regarding emphysema?

28. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

29. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

32. Asbestosis is not related to:

33. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

36. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

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

40. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

42. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

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

48. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

49. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

50. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from: