Pulmonology

1. Hypercarbia is associated with:

2. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

5. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

6. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

7. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

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

9. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

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

12. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

13. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

15. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

16. Viral pneumonia may have:

17. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

18. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

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

20. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

22. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

23. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

26. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

29. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

30. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

31. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

32. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

33. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

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

36. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

38. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

39. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

40. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

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

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

45. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

48. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

50. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except: