Pulmonology

1. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

2. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

4. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

6. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

7. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

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

11. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

12. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

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

15. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

17. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

18. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

19. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

24. Stridor is characteristically found in:

25. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

26. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

27. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

28. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

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

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

33. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

34. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

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

37. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

38. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

40. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

42. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

43. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

44. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

46. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

47. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

49. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

50. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in: