Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

3. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

4. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

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

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

9. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

10. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

11. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

12. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

13. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

16. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

17. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

19. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

20. Emphysema is associated with all except:

21. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

23. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

24. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

25. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

27. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

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

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

30. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

31. Viral pneumonia may have:

32. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

33. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

36. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

38. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

39. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

40. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

41. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

43. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

44. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

45. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

46. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

47. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

48. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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