Pulmonology

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

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

3. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

4. Clubbing is present in all except:

5. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

6. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

7. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

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

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

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

11. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

14. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

15. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

16. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

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

18. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

20. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

21. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

22. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

24. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

25. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

28. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

30. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

31. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

32. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

35. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

36. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

39. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

40. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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

44. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

45. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

47. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

50. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in: