Pulmonology

1. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

2. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

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

6. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

14. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

15. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

16. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

17. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

18. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

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

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

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

24. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

25. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

28. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

29. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

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

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

32. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

33. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

35. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

36. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

37. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

38. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

39. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

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

41. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

43. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

44. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

45. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

47. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

48. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

50. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to: