Pulmonology

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

2. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

3. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

4. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

5. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

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

8. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

9. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

10. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

11. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

12. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

13. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

14. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

15. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

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

17. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

19. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

20. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

21. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

22. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

23. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

24. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

25. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

26. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

27. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

28. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

30. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

31. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

32. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

33. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

34. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

35. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

37. Asbestosis is not related to:

38. Brassy cough is seen in:

39. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

41. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

43. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

45. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

46. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

49. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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