Pulmonology

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

2. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

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

6. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

7. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

9. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

10. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

11. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

12. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

13. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

15. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

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

20. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

22. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

24. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

25. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

26. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

28. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

30. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

31. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

33. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

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

37. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

38. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

39. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

42. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

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

46. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

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

48. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

50. Hypercarbia is associated with: