Pulmonology

1. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

2. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

3. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

4. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

5. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

7. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

8. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

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

10. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

11. Clubbing is present in all except:

12. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

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

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

17. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

19. Brassy cough is seen in:

20. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

21. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

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

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

26. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

27. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

28. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

29. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

32. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

33. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

34. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

35. Stridor is characteristically found in:

36. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

37. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

38. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

39. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

42. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

43. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

45. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

46. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

47. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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