Pulmonology

1. Brassy cough is seen in:

2. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

3. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

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

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

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

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

8. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

9. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

10. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

11. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

13. Asbestosis is not related to:

14. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

15. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

16. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

17. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

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

19. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

20. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

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

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

23. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

25. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

26. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

27. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

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

29. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

30. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

31. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

32. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

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

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

35. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

37. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

38. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

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

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

43. Viral pneumonia may have:

44. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

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

49. Clubbing is present in all except:

50. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in: