Pulmonology

1. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

2. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

4. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

5. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

7. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

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

11. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

13. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

14. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

15. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

17. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

18. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

19. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

20. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

21. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

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

25. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

27. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

28. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

29. Asbestosis is not related to:

30. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

34. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

35. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

37. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

39. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

41. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

42. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

45. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

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

47. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

49. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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