Pulmonology

1. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

2. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

3. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

4. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

5. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

6. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

9. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

10. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

11. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

12. All are features of hypercapnia except:

13. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

14. Clubbing is present in all except:

15. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

17. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

19. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

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

21. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

22. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

24. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

27. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

28. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

30. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

31. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

32. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

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

34. Hypercarbia is associated with:

35. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

36. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

37. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

40. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

41. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

42. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

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

45. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

46. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

47. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

49. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

50. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except: