Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

6. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

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

8. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

12. Asbestosis is not related to:

13. Bradypnoea is associated with:

14. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

17. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

18. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

19. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

21. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

22. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

24. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

26. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

27. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

28. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

29. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

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

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

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

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

35. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

36. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

37. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

39. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

40. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

41. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

42. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

43. All are features of hypercapnia except:

44. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

46. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

47. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

48. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

49. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

50. The earliest sign of clubbing is: