Pulmonology

1. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

2. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

6. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

7. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

9. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

10. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

12. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

14. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

15. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

17. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

18. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

19. Bradypnoea is associated with:

20. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

21. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

22. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

23. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

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

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

27. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

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

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

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

33. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

35. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

39. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

42. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

43. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

44. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

45. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

47. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

48. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

50. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except: