Pulmonology

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

2. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

3. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

4. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

5. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

6. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

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

11. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

14. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

15. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

16. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

17. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

18. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

21. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

22. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

23. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

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

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

26. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

27. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

28. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

29. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

30. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

32. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

34. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

35. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

37. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

40. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

41. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

42. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

43. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

44. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

45. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

47. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

48. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

49. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

50. Clubbing is present in all except: