Pulmonology

1. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

3. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

6. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

7. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

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

10. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

12. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

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

16. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

17. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

18. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

19. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

20. Clubbing is present in all except:

21. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

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

25. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

26. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

28. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

29. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

30. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

31. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

34. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

35. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

36. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

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

38. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

39. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

41. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

42. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

45. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

47. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

48. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

49. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

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