Pulmonology

1. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

2. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

3. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

4. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

6. Hypercarbia is associated with:

7. Emphysema is associated with all except:

8. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

10. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

11. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

13. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

14. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

15. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

16. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

17. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

18. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

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

22. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

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

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

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

26. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

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

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

29. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

30. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

32. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

35. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

36. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

44. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

45. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

47. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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