Pulmonology

1. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

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

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

4. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

5. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

9. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

14. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

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

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

17. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

18. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

19. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

21. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

22. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

25. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

26. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

27. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

29. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

30. Viral pneumonia may have:

31. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

32. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

33. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

34. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

36. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

38. Brassy cough is seen in:

39. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

40. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

42. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

43. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

46. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

48. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

49. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

50. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in: