Pulmonology

1. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

2. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

3. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

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

5. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

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

10. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

11. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

12. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

13. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

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

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

16. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

18. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

19. Asbestosis is not related to:

20. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

21. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

22. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

24. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

25. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

26. Stridor is characteristically found in:

27. Hypercarbia is associated with:

28. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

30. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

32. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

33. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

35. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

36. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

37. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

38. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

39. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

41. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

42. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

44. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

45. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

47. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

48. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

49. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

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