Pulmonology

1. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

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

3. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

5. Asbestosis is not related to:

6. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

7. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

9. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

10. All are features of hypercapnia except:

11. Bradypnoea is associated with:

12. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

13. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

15. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

16. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

18. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

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

20. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

21. Hypercarbia is associated with:

22. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

23. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

25. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

26. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

34. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

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

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

37. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

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

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

42. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

44. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

46. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

47. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

49. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

50. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except: