Pulmonology

1. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

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

5. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

8. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

10. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

11. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

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

16. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

17. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

18. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

20. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

21. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

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

24. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

25. Hypercarbia is associated with:

26. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

28. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

31. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

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

34. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

36. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

38. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

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

42. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

43. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

44. Emphysema is associated with all except:

45. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

48. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

49. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

50. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in: