Pulmonology

1. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

2. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

3. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

4. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

5. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

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

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

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

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

10. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

11. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

12. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

16. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

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

18. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

19. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

20. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

21. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

22. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

23. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

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

26. Which is false regarding emphysema?

27. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

28. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

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

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

33. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

34. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

35. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

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

45. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

48. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

49. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

50. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of: