Pulmonology

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

2. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

4. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

5. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

11. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

12. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

13. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

14. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

15. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

16. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

18. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

19. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

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

21. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

22. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

25. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

26. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

30. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

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

39. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

41. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

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

44. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

45. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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

47. Hypercarbia is associated with:

48. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

49. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

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