Pulmonology

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

2. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

4. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

6. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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

10. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

11. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

12. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

13. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

14. Viral pneumonia may have:

15. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

16. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

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

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

21. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

22. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

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

26. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

27. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

30. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

31. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

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

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

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

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

36. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

38. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

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

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

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

42. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

44. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

46. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

47. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

49. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

50. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?