Pulmonology

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

2. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

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

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

7. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

8. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

9. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

10. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

11. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

14. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

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

18. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

19. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

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

21. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

23. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

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

26. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

27. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

28. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

29. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

32. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

34. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

37. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

41. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

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

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

44. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

46. All are features of hypercapnia except:

47. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

48. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

50. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as: