Pulmonology

1. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

3. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

5. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

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

8. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

9. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

10. Bradypnoea is associated with:

11. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

12. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

13. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

15. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

16. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

17. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

18. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

20. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

21. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

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

25. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

26. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

27. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

29. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

32. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

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

34. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

35. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

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

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

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

39. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

42. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

44. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

45. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

46. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

49. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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