Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

4. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

7. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

8. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

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

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

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

12. Stridor is characteristically found in:

13. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

14. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

15. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

16. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

17. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

18. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

19. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

20. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

22. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

23. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

24. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

25. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

26. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

28. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

30. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

31. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

32. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

35. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

37. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

40. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

42. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

43. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

44. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

45. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

46. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

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

48. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

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