Pulmonology

1. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

3. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

4. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

6. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

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

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

10. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

12. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

13. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

16. All are features of hypercapnia except:

17. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

18. Bradypnoea is associated with:

19. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

21. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

23. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

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

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

28. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

30. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

32. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

33. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

34. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

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

38. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

40. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

42. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

43. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

45. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

47. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

48. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

49. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

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