Pulmonology

1. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

3. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

4. Emphysema is associated with all except:

5. In allergic asthma, the most important mediator for pathogenesis is:

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

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

8. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

10. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

11. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

13. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

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

15. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

16. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

17. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

20. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

21. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

23. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

26. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

27. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

28. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

29. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

30. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

33. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

34. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

36. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

37. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

38. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

39. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

40. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

41. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?