Pulmonology

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

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

3. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

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

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

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

7. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

9. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

10. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

11. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

12. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

14. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

15. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

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

17. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

18. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

21. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

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

25. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

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

27. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

28. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

29. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

30. Which is false regarding emphysema?

31. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

32. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

33. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

34. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

36. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

37. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

39. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

40. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

41. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

43. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

44. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

45. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

47. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

48. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

50. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as: