Pulmonology

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

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

3. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

4. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

5. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

6. Bradypnoea is associated with:

7. Clubbing is present in all except:

8. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

10. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

11. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

12. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

14. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

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

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

17. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

19. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

21. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

22. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

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

26. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

27. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

28. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

29. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

32. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

35. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

38. Emphysema is associated with all except:

39. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

40. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

41. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

43. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

44. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

47. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

48. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

49. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

50. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except: