Pulmonology

1. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

2. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

3. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

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

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

6. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

7. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

9. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

10. Stridor is characteristically found in:

11. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

12. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

13. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

14. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

15. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

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

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

20. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

32. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

34. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

37. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

39. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

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

44. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

46. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

47. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

48. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

49. Bradypnoea is associated with:

50. Calcification of pleura is not seen in: