Pulmonology

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

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

3. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

4. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

6. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

7. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

8. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

9. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

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

11. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

12. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

15. Viral pneumonia may have:

16. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

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

18. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

21. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

23. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

24. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

27. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

28. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

29. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

30. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

32. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

33. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

36. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

37. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

39. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

41. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

42. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

43. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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

47. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

48. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

49. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

50. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except: