Pulmonology

1. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

3. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

4. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

5. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

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

9. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

11. Bradypnoea is associated with:

12. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

14. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

15. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

17. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

19. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

21. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

22. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

24. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

27. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

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

29. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

30. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

31. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

32. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

33. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

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

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

36. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

37. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

40. Which is false regarding emphysema?

41. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

44. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

45. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

46. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

48. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

49. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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