Pulmonology

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

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

3. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

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

7. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

8. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

10. Emphysema is associated with all except:

11. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

12. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

13. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

14. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

15. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

17. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

20. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

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

24. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

26. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

27. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

29. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

30. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

33. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

34. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

37. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

39. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

40. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

43. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

44. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

45. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

46. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

47. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

49. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

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