Pulmonology

1. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

2. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

3. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

5. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

6. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

9. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

10. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

11. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

12. Asbestosis is not related to:

13. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

14. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

17. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

19. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

21. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

23. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

25. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

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

27. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

28. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

29. Brassy cough is seen in:

30. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

31. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

34. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

35. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

38. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

39. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

40. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

41. Clubbing is present in all except:

42. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

45. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

46. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

47. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

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

49. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

50. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of: