Pulmonology

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

2. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

3. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

4. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

7. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

8. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

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

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

13. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

14. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

15. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

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

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

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

19. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

20. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

22. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

23. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

24. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

25. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

27. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

30. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

31. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

32. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

34. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

36. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

38. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

39. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

41. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

42. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

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

44. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

45. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

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

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

48. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

49. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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