Pulmonology

1. Which is false regarding emphysema?

2. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

3. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

4. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

5. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

6. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

7. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

9. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

12. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

13. Brassy cough is seen in:

14. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

15. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

16. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

17. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

20. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

21. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

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

23. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

25. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

26. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

28. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

29. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

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

33. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

34. Hypercarbia is associated with:

35. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

38. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

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

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

42. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

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

44. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

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

50. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except: