Pulmonology

1. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

3. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

4. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

6. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

7. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

8. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

9. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

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

13. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

14. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

15. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

18. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

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

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

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

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

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

24. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

25. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

28. Bradypnoea is associated with:

29. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

31. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

32. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

33. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

35. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

36. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

37. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

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

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

42. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

43. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

44. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

45. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

46. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

48. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

49. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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