Pulmonology

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

2. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

5. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

6. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

7. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

8. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

9. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

11. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

12. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

14. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

15. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

19. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

21. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

23. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

24. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

25. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

27. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

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

30. Clubbing is present in all except:

31. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

32. Brassy cough is seen in:

33. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

34. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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

38. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

39. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

40. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

41. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

42. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

43. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

45. Viral pneumonia may have:

46. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

47. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

49. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

50. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to: