Pulmonology

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

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

3. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

4. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

5. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

6. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

8. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

10. Asbestosis is not related to:

11. Bradypnoea is associated with:

12. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

13. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

16. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

17. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

18. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

19. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

22. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

24. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

25. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

28. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

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

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

31. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

32. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

35. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

36. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

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

40. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

41. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

42. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

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

46. Emphysema is associated with all except:

47. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

48. Clubbing is present in all except:

49. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

50. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except: