Pulmonology

1. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

2. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

4. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

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

6. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

14. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

15. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

16. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

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

20. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

21. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

22. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

23. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

24. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

25. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

26. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

27. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

28. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

29. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

31. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

33. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

34. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

36. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

37. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

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

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

40. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

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

43. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

44. Stridor is characteristically found in:

45. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

46. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

48. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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