Pulmonology

1. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

2. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

3. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

4. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

5. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

6. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

17. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

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

20. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

23. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

26. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

27. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

28. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

29. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

30. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

31. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

33. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

34. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

35. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

36. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

37. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

38. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

39. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

41. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

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

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

44. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

45. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

47. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

49. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

50. Amphoric breath sound is found in: