Pulmonology

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

2. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

5. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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

7. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

8. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

9. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

11. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

13. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

14. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

16. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

17. Viral pneumonia may have:

18. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

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

20. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

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

22. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

23. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

25. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

26. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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

30. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

33. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

35. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

36. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

37. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

40. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

42. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

44. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

45. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

50. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards: