Pulmonology

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

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

3. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

5. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

7. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

8. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

9. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

10. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

11. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

13. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

15. Which is false regarding emphysema?

16. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

17. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

20. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

21. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

22. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

23. Brassy cough is seen in:

24. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

25. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

26. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

27. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

28. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

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

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

33. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

34. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

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

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

37. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

38. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

39. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

41. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

42. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

43. Hypercarbia is associated with:

44. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

45. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

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

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

49. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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