Pulmonology

1. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

4. Asbestosis is not related to:

5. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

6. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

7. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

9. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

10. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

11. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

14. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

15. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

18. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

19. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

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

21. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

22. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

23. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

24. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

25. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

27. Emphysema is associated with all except:

28. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

29. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

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

31. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

32. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

34. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

35. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

37. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

38. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

40. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

41. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

43. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

44. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

47. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

48. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

49. Bradypnoea is associated with:

50. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in: