Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

3. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

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

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

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

7. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

10. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

11. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

14. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

16. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

18. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

19. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

20. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

21. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

22. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

23. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

24. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

25. Stridor is characteristically found in:

26. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

27. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

32. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

33. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

35. Brassy cough is seen in:

36. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

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

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

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

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

42. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

45. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

47. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

49. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

50. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by: