Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

7. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

8. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

10. All are features of hypercapnia except:

11. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

13. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

14. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

15. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

16. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

17. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

19. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

21. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

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

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

26. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

27. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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

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

32. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

34. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

35. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

36. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

38. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

40. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

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

44. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

45. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

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

47. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

50. Asbestosis is not related to: