Pulmonology

1. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

3. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

5. All are features of hypercapnia except:

6. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

7. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

8. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

9. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

12. Hypercarbia is associated with:

13. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

14. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

16. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

17. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

19. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

20. Emphysema is associated with all except:

21. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

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

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

24. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

25. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

27. In allergic asthma, the most important mediator for pathogenesis is:

28. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

29. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

34. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

38. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

40. Which is false regarding emphysema?

41. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

42. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

43. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

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

45. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

46. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

47. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

49. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

50. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in: