Pulmonology

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

2. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

3. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

4. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

9. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

10. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

13. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

15. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

16. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

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

20. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

21. Brassy cough is seen in:

22. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

23. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

24. Emphysema is associated with all except:

25. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

26. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

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

29. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

30. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

31. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

32. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

34. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

37. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

38. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

39. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

40. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

41. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

43. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

44. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

45. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

46. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

49. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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