Pulmonology

1. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

2. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

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

4. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

5. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

6. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

7. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

8. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

9. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

10. Asbestosis is not related to:

11. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

12. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

13. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

14. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

15. Emphysema is associated with all except:

16. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

17. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

18. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

20. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

22. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

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

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

25. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

26. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

27. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

28. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

30. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

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

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

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

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

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

36. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

39. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

40. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

41. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

42. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

43. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

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

47. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

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

49. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

50. Low voltage in ECG is seen in: