Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

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

6. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

7. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

9. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

10. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

11. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

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

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

16. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

19. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

21. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

22. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

23. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

24. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

26. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

27. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

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

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

31. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

32. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

33. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

34. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

35. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

37. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

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

39. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

40. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

42. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

44. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

45. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

46. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

48. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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