Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

5. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

8. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

10. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

12. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

14. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

17. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

18. Which is false regarding emphysema?

19. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

20. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

21. Hypercarbia is associated with:

22. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

24. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

25. Bradypnoea is associated with:

26. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

28. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

29. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

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

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

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

33. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

34. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

35. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

38. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

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

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

41. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

42. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

44. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

45. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

47. Asbestosis is not related to:

48. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

50. Clubbing is present in all except: