Pulmonology

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

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

3. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

5. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

6. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

7. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

8. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

9. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

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

11. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

12. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

13. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

14. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

16. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

17. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

18. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

19. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

20. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

21. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

24. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

25. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

28. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

29. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

31. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

34. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

35. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

36. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

39. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

40. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

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

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

43. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

44. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

45. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

46. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

47. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

48. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

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

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