Pulmonology

1. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

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

5. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

6. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

8. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

9. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

11. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

12. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

13. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

14. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

15. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

17. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

19. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

21. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

22. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

23. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

25. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

27. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

29. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

31. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

32. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

33. Hypercarbia is associated with:

34. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

36. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

37. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

38. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

40. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

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

44. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

45. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

47. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

49. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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