Pulmonology

1. Viral pneumonia may have:

2. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

4. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

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

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

7. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

8. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

9. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

11. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

12. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

13. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

14. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

16. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

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

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

19. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

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

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

31. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

32. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

33. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

35. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

38. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

41. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

43. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

44. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

45. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

48. Brassy cough is seen in:

49. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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