Pulmonology

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

2. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

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

5. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

6. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

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

9. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

10. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

12. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

13. Clubbing is present in all except:

14. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

15. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

16. Hypercarbia is associated with:

17. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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

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

22. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

23. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

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

25. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

26. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

29. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

32. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

33. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

37. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

40. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

41. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

42. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

43. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

45. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

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

47. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

49. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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