Pulmonology

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

2. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

5. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

6. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

8. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

9. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

11. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

12. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

13. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

17. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

18. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

19. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

20. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

21. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

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

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

24. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

25. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

27. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

28. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

29. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

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

31. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

32. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

34. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

35. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

36. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

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

38. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

41. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

42. Stridor is characteristically found in:

43. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

45. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

47. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

49. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

50. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?