Pulmonology

1. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

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

4. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

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

6. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

7. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

8. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

10. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

12. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

13. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

14. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

15. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

17. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

19. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

20. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

21. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

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

25. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

28. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

29. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

31. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

32. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

33. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

35. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

36. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

37. Emphysema is associated with all except:

38. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

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

41. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

42. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

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

47. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

48. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

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