Pulmonology

1. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

4. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

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

6. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

17. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

18. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

20. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

21. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

22. In allergic asthma, the most important mediator for pathogenesis is:

23. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

26. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

28. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

29. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

30. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

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

34. Viral pneumonia may have:

35. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

38. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

40. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

42. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

43. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

44. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

45. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

47. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

48. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

49. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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