Pulmonology

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

2. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

5. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

6. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

7. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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

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

12. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

14. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

15. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

18. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

19. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

20. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

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

22. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

23. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

25. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

26. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

27. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

28. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

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

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

32. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

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

36. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

38. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

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

41. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

42. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

45. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

46. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

47. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

48. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

49. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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