Pulmonology

1. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

4. Viral pneumonia may have:

5. Which is false regarding emphysema?

6. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

7. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

10. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

11. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

13. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

15. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

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

19. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

21. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

22. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

23. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

24. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

25. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

26. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

27. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

29. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

30. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

31. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

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

35. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

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

37. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

38. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

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

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

41. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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

43. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

44. Hypercarbia is associated with:

45. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

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

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

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

49. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

50. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as: