Pulmonology

1. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

2. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

3. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

4. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

6. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

7. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

8. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

9. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

21. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

22. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

23. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

24. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

25. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

26. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

27. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

29. Viral pneumonia may have:

30. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

34. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

35. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

36. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

39. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

41. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

45. Asbestosis is not related to:

46. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

49. Clubbing is present in all except:

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