Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

3. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

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

7. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

8. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

9. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

12. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

13. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

14. Viral pneumonia may have:

15. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

16. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

17. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

18. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

19. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

22. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

23. All are features of hypercapnia except:

24. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

25. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

27. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

29. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

32. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

33. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

35. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in:

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

37. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

39. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

41. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

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

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

46. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

47. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

49. Clubbing is present in all except:

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