Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

6. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

8. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

9. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

12. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

13. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

15. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

17. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

20. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

23. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

24. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

25. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

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

27. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

28. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

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

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

31. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

34. Clubbing is present in all except:

35. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

36. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

38. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

39. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

40. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

41. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

42. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

43. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

46. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

47. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

48. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

49. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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