Pulmonology

1. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

2. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

4. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

5. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

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

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

9. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

11. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

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

15. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

17. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

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

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

21. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

22. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

24. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

27. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

28. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

30. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

31. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

32. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

33. Emphysema is associated with all except:

34. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

36. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

37. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

40. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

41. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

42. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

43. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

45. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

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

48. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

49. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

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