Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

5. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

8. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

9. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

10. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

11. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

12. Hypercarbia is associated with:

13. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

16. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

17. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

19. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

20. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

22. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

24. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

25. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

27. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

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

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

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

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

32. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

33. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

34. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

35. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

36. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

37. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

39. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

40. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

41. Asbestosis is not related to:

42. Emphysema is associated with all except:

43. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

46. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

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

50. Bronchoscopy was first described by: