Pulmonology

1. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

2. Stridor is characteristically found in:

3. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

4. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

6. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

7. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

8. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

9. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

10. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

14. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

15. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

18. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

19. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

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

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

25. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

26. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

28. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

30. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

31. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

34. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

35. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

37. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

38. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

40. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

41. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

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

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

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

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

46. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

47. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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