Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

5. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

6. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

7. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

8. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

9. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

11. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

12. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

15. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

17. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

18. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

19. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

20. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

21. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

23. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

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

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

28. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

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

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

31. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

33. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

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

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

37. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

38. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

40. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

41. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

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

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

46. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

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

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