Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

7. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

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

11. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

12. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

15. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

18. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

20. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

21. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

22. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

23. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

24. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

27. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

28. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

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

31. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

33. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

34. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

35. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

36. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

38. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

39. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

40. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

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

43. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

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

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

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

49. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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