Pulmonology

1. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

2. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

4. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

5. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

8. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

11. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

12. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

13. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

14. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

15. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

16. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

18. Brassy cough is seen in:

19. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

20. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

22. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

24. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

25. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

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

27. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

28. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

29. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

31. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

34. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

35. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

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

37. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

38. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

39. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

40. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

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

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

43. Asbestosis is not related to:

44. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

47. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

49. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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