Pulmonology

1. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

3. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

4. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

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

6. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

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

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

9. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

10. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

11. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

12. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

13. Which is false regarding emphysema?

14. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

15. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

16. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

18. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

19. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

23. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

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

28. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

29. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

31. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

32. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

33. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

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

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

36. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

37. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

38. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

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

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

43. Clubbing is present in all except:

44. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

45. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

46. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

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

49. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

50. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except: