Pulmonology

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

2. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

3. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

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

5. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

6. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

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

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

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

10. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

11. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

13. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

15. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

16. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

17. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

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

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

22. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

23. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

24. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

25. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

27. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

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

29. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

30. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

31. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

32. Asbestosis is not related to:

33. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

34. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

37. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

38. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

39. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

41. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

42. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

46. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

47. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

48. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

50. Clubbing occurs earliest with: