Pulmonology

1. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

2. Asbestosis is not related to:

3. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

4. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

7. Bradypnoea is associated with:

8. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

11. Clubbing is present in all except:

12. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

13. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

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

17. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

19. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

21. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

23. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

24. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

25. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

26. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

27. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

28. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

29. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

30. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

31. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

33. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

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

37. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

39. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

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

41. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

43. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

44. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

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

46. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

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

50. Farmers’ lung is caused by: